All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 84
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NewsSerkis to shoot Animal Farm in 2014
Performance capture pioneer Andy Serkis has revealed he plans to shoot his directorial debut, an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, in the second half of 2014.
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NewsCIS plots path as industry grapples with digital reality
Technological changes are challenging traditional funding models but also opening up new ways to make, finance and distribute features, said Hollywood veterans at the Cinematic Innovation Summit (CIS) in Dubai yesterday.
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NewsWide House sings along with Champ
Paris-based sales company Wide House has picked up international rights to Mahmoud Kaabour’s Champ Of The Camp, a musical documentary capturing life in the UAE’s labour camps, which premieres at DIFF tomorrow (Dec 7).
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NewsRai Trade seals AFM, Rome deals
EXCLUSIVE: Titles include The Mercury Factor, Neverlake, L’Intrepido and Song e’ Napule.
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NewsEuropaCorp to sue over embezzlement claims
French newspaper reported company is under investigation over public investment into Cité du Cinema. EuropaCorp “surprised” and “outraged” by claims of misappropriated funds.
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NewsParisFX to spotlight Gravity, WWZ, Spivet
Ile de France Film Commission unveils ParisFX line-up. Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Dreamworks animation chief Kristof Serrand among speakers.
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NewsLes Arcs unveils co-pro and work-in-progress titles
Fitzgibbon, Sitaru, Vicari, Huddles, Runarsson and van Geffen will be at Les Arcs this December.
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NewsRasoulof misses AFI, Stockholm
Concerns are growing for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof who had his passport confiscated and was banned from travelling outside of his native Iran by local authorities in September.
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NewsFrench films made $282m in 2012
Taken 2, Intouchables and The Artist were key French exports and more than 144 million spectators for French films last year.
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NewsOther Angle runs with Achache’s Gazelles
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Other Angle also adds sales on heist caper The Last Diamond.
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NewsGaumont takes on When Animals Dream
EXCLUSIVE: French sales company to unveil teaser and first images of coming-of-age-horror tale.
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NewsLes Arcs unveils competition titles
Love is the Perfect Crime and The Notebook among competition titles.
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NewsEschbach’s Indie Sales expands team
Former Le Pacte sales executive joins sales veteran’s fledgling Paris-based sales company.
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NewsRai Trade taking Mercury Factor to AFM
Thriller inspired by China’s 2008 milk scandal stars Luca Barbareschi and Zhang Jingchu.
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NewsGrumbach acquires BAC Films
Company set to boost production and film financing activities under new ownership.
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NewsDahan slams Weinstein’s Grace of Monaco re-edit
French filmmaker tells Liberation newspaper there are two versions of Grace of Monaco - “his and mine”.
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NewsPower to the Pixel: Cross-Media crosses over
The Power to the Pixel’s annual Cross-Media Forum, showcasing the latest developments in multiplatform production in the digital media world over the past 12 months, unfolded at the BFI’s Southbank this week.
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NewsCanal+ Canada to take on Netflix
French pay-TV group Canal Plus is set to launch French-language SVOD and VOD services in Canada in November via Paris-based video-sharing platform DailyMotion, the companies announced in a joint statement.
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NewsLumière fest launches Classic Films Market
Heritage festival spearheaded by Thierry Fremaux bumps up industry presence.