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NewsJet Li to star in fantasy drama White Snake
Chinese action star Jet Li will be starring in fantasy period drama White Snake(tentative title) with Po-chu Chui (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle) producing and Tony Siu-tung Ching (An Empress and theWarriors) directing.
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Barreto and Goldcrest team on Art of Losing
LC Barreto/Filmes do Equador of Brazil and the UK’s Goldcrest Films have announced a co-production deal for period drama The Art of Losing (A Arte de Perder). The deal was announced at Festival do Rio.
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NewsAronofsky, Swank, Duvall and Schamus get IFP tributes
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has named director Darren Aronofsky, actors Hilary Swank and Robert Duvall, and Focus Features CEO James Schamus as recipients of career tributes at the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards.
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Screen Media buys White Lion for North America
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to South African live-action family adventure White Lion from Showcase Entertainment.
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NewsIndomina takes Fire of Conscience for US
Indomina Releasing has acquired US rights to Hong Kong action thriller Fire Of Conscience after the film’s screenings at this week’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
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American World adds two for Mipcom
American World Pictures has taken on worldwide sales rights to Savages Crossing and Kill Katie Malone.
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NewsBall leaves Exclusive to launch new venture
Chris Ball is leaving his post as co-chairman of Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s Exclusive Media Group to establish Wrekin Hill Entertainment, a new independently financed production and US distribution company.
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Paramount restructures licensing and video movie divisions
Paramount Pictures is restructuring four of its divisions and laying off 53 employees worldwide. The move will reportedly save the studio $10m a year.
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NewsWall Street and Legend expand internationally
Fox’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Warner’s The Legend Of The Guardians: the Owls of Ga’Hoole are among studio releases looking to gain ground in the international marketplace this weekend.
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Entertainment One gets library value boost
Leading Canadian film, TV and music company Entertainment One Ltd has announced interim results including a library valuation which increased 14% to over C$250m ($242m).
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David Lynch to receive Film Award Cologne 2010
Last year’s award is still waiting for Polanski.
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Flood takes top award at Haifa Film Festival
Mabool (Flood), a drama about a dysfunctional family complicated by the return home of their autistic son, came up tops at the Haifa film Festival which closed last night.
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Fireworks International signs BAFTA distribution deal
Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm, has signed an agreement with BAFTA for distribution rights (excluding UK) to all BAFTA programming for the next three years.
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UK screen agency Vision and Media to implement 4 day week for staff
The regional screen agency for the Northwest of England said it could not rule out redundancies.
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Shortlist for Animatron Festival announced
Content platform Babelgum has announced the shortlist of films for its inaugural Animatron Animation Film Festival.
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FeaturesChris Jones
Chris Jones talks about his role as the creative director of the first London Screenwriters’ Festival, which will run Oct 29-31.
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Ten10 Films bites on The End Of The Line for SA
South African distributor Ten10 Films picks up Rupert Murray’s Sundance and BIFA nominated documentary The End Of The Line.
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Slovenia picks 9:06 for Oscar race
The Slovenian Film Fund announced today that the country’s submission for the best Foreign Language film Academy Award is Igor Sterk’s 9:06.
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Norway's digital rollout to be complete ahead of schedule
Norway’s complete, national digital roll out – the first in the world, including 414 screens all over the country – will be ready before next summer, a year ahead of the original schedule.
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NewsReliance Big Entertainment, Playtone create Electric City
Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) today announced a joint-venture with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s production company Playtone for a multi-platform digital experience called Electric City.