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NewsHAF 2015 line-up includes Chang, Bober, Kawase projects
Terence Chang, Philippe Bober and Naomi Kawase are among the producers of the 30 projects selected for this year’s Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF, March 23-25).
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NewsMumbai fest sets dates, new director
The Mumbai Film Festival has confirmed that Anupama Chopra is taking over as festival director starting with this year’s edition (Oct 29-Nov 5) while filmmaker Kiran Rao will head the board of trustees.
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NewsChinese IPTV giant strikes BAFTA deal
Three-year deal with China’s leading internet television company begins with BAFTA Film Awards.
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NewsPoint Break moves to December
In a move that will have EFM buyers who acquired international rights from Lionsgate watching closely, Warner Bros has moved the action reboot off its original July 31 date to December 25.
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NewsHobbit holds off Running Man in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies held on to the top spot at the China box office for the week Jan 26-Feb 1, grossing $42.84m, although reality show spin-off Running Man put up a fight with $37.05m over its opening weekend.
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NewsSwedish admissions down 2%
Swedish cinemas registered a total of 16.3 million admissions last year, down 2% on 2013 – but the 25.1% local market share was the highest since 2009.
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NewsSundance: Top 10 ‘buzz’ films
INFOGRAPHIC: The Hunting Ground and Me And Earl And The Dying Girl led the pack.
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NewsEFM: Hawke, Hader join Maggie's Plan
In the run-up to the EFM in Berlin, Protagonist Pictures announced final casting on Rebecca Miller comedy Maggie’s Plan.
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NewsDoha Film Institute to fund 21 projects
Filmmakers from 24 countries, including the US and Italy, to receive funding
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NewsSouth Korean film industry sales hits all-time high
South Korea’s film industry sales hit an all-time record of KW2.03trillion ($1.85bn) last year.
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NewsSepia Films, Just Singer line up Perfect High
The partners have announced the start of production in Victoria, British Columbia, on the teenage heroin addiction drama.
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NewsMonterey Media takes The Pardon
The distributor has acquired US and Canadian rights to the true-life drama starring Jaime King.
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NewsStation To Station sells for Submarine
Submarine Entertainment has licensed Doug Aitken’s Sundance film in a slew of international territories ahead of an anticipated US announcement.
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NewsLantica, Relativity to co-finance Our Father
Lantica Media, formerly known as Indomina, will co-finance and co-produce with Relativity Studios the upcoming thriller from Frank E Flowers as part of an overarching pact.
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NewsImax, Broad Green eye Voyage release
Imax Corporation has revealed its latest distribution play via its $50m war chest to finance original film, partnering with Broad Green Pictures to join Sophisticated Films and Wild Bunch on Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time.
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NewsPaddington hits $200m global BO
StudioCanal’s smash has become the biggest family release of all time for a non-US studio film as it earned the latest distinction in a box office run that has been bristling with accomplishment.
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NewsSloan honour to Stanford Prison Experiment
Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s The Stanford Prison Experiment has received the Alfred P Sloan Feature Film Prize and a $20,000 cash award as the Sundance Institute announced Science-In-Film honourees.
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NewsCharlie Hunnam to star in Lost City Of Z
The British star will play Col Percival Fawcett opposite Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson in James Gray’s adventure that Sierra/Affinity represents at the EFM.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn nabs The Farewell Party
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all North American rights from Beta Cinema to Sharon Mammon and Tal Granit’s euthanasia comedy. BOND/360, Zeitgeist Films and Image Entertainment have all been active in separate deals.
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NewsSXSW 2015 unveils feature roster
Top brass at the 22nd South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival have announced the feature line-up for the upcoming festival, set to run from March 13-21 in Austin, Texas.