All Screen articles in March 21 2014 – Page 5
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XYZ Films boards Redeemer
XYZ Films will serve as executive producer and handle international sales on the Chilean martial arts film to star local star Marko Zaror.
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Need for Speed tops UK chart
eOne’s video game adaptation clocks non-final $3.3m (£2m) to dethrone 300: Rise of an Empire; StudioCanal’s Under the Skin posts strong UK bow of $396,000 (£238,203) from just 47 sites.
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Spanish Affair breaks Spanish records
Comedy scores best opening for a Spanish film since The Impossible.
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Michael Noer readies new film
Award-winning Danish director behind R and Nordvest to set new feature around a love story at an old people’s home.
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India at a crossroads
This year’s FICCI Frames conference in Mumbai (March 12-14) was dominated by India’s upcoming general elections.
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KOFIC launches family film fund
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has launched a ₩10bn ($9.3m) fund for development and films that will qualify for ratings of all ages or 12+
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Blind Dates takes top Sofia prize
Georgia was the big winner at the 18th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) which closed at the weekend with the Grand Prix for Best Film and Best Director award going to Levan Koguashvili’s second feature Blind Dates.
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Mike Bassett sequel in the works
EXCLUSIVE: A sequel to Mike Bassett England Manager, the 2001 cult comedy, is planned to shoot later this year.
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Joffe making 'Hunchback' TV series
The Killing Fields director teams with FremantleMedia International to develop series.
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Seven Stars pacts with Content Media
Content Media acquires Chinese production and distribution companies from tycoon Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Media; deal includes the Chinese theatrical release of Grace of Monaco.
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Film Independent unveils Doc Lab fellows
The seven-week 2014 Documentary Lab is designed to help filmmakers who are in post-production.
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A new side of Colombia
Cartagena world premiere Manos Sucias shows a different side to the Colombian drug trade.
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Spacey, Howard in Tribeca Talks
Top brass at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) have announced the line-up for the 2014 Tribeca Talks and Tribeca Innovation Week’s four-day Future Of Film series.
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Wolf wins Miami grand prize
A Wolf At The Door, licensed internationally by Mundial, has taken the Knight Grand Jury Prize at the 31st Miami International Film Festival (16).
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James Cameron rallies 3D filmmakers
The Avatar director urged filmmakers to “go nuts” with 3D and predicts the medium will come “roaring back” to the home market.
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Peabody rules US charts on $21.2m
DreamWorks Animation’s family release Mr. Peabody & Sherman climbed to the top in its second session through Fox after narrowly edging out Warner Bros’ 300 sequel with an estimated $21.2m.
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Speed takes pole on $46m
UPDATE MAR 18: DreamWorks’ Need For Speed powered to an estimated $45.6m in its first international wave of 40 territories through Disney and Mister Smith territories.
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‘3D needs to win back audiences’
Executives from Warner Bros and Odeon have expressed the need to win back trust in 3D family films, while research shows China is set to lead the 3D market by the end of 2014.
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Incredibles 3D in the works
Pixar’s director of 3D reveals that a re-release of The Incredibles and Ratatouille is in the pipeline.