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NewsBAFTA unveils Breakthrough Brits
BAFTA has unveiled 18 newcomers working in the film, TV and games industries as its 2014 BAFTA Breakthrough Brits, in partnership with Burberry.
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NewsAspiration Media to release Noble
Fledgling LA-based distributor Aspiration Media has made its first buy, taking UR rights from Continental Media to Noble. In a separate development, Image has acquired US rights to fantasy AFM title Digging Up The Marrow.
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NewsCinelou Releasing to distribute Cake
Cinelou Films producers Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon have launched prestige label Cinelou Releasing and kick off with Jennifer Aniston dark comedy Cake.
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NewsFreestyle to release Three Night Stand
Freestyle has acquired US theatrical and digital rights from Myriad Pictures to the rom-com, which Myriad will be selling at the AFM.
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NewsPeter Medak in HFFLA honour
This year’s 14th Hungarian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (HFFLA) presented by Bunyik Entertainment marks the centenary of Hungarian animation and the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust.
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NewsRADiUS, CNN Films team up on sex crimes doc
Kirby Dick will direct an untitled film about campus sex crime for RADiUS and CNN Films. Separately, Tribeca Film has picked up the documentary I Am Big Bird.
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NewsLouis Drax adds more cast
Oliver Platt, Molly Parker and Barbara Hershey have joined Miramax’s The 9th Life Of Louis Drax and Aiden Longworth has signed on to play the title role.
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NewsStudioCanal brings 3D Crusoe, Russell Brand doc to AFM
Russell Brand teams with Michael Winterbottom on financial crisis doc.
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NewsAbsent One off to roaring start at Danish box office
Keeper of Lost Causes sequel is a huge hit as third film in series is being planned with Arcel to direct.
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NewsBays to lead Birds Eye View's second Filmonomics
Birds Eye View is planning the second year of its training scheme Filmonomics to launch in January 2015.
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NewsCorn Island wins at Athens Panorama
Panorama of European Cinema Festival pays tribute to Suleiman, Laverty, Ferris and Tsiolis.
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NewsJohn Lasseter talks about Japanese inspirations
Walt Disney chief creative officer (CCO) John Lasseter talked about the influences of Japan, its art and Hayao Miyazaki’s animation in particular on his work, Pixar and even in winning his wife’s hand at a talk on “Cool Japan” held by the Tokyo International Film Festival on Friday.
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NewsCauseway kicks off Irish Gothic label
Belfast-based Causeway Pictures is launching its Irish Gothic label, which is focused on genre films that have inspiration from Irish legends.
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NewsEmma Watson first look in Colonia
Mikael Nyqvist joins Emma Watson and Daniel Bruhl in Chilean drama.
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NewsKajaki gets charity previews
Revenue from premiere and previews of Aghan war film to go to military charities.
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NewsFury tops UK chart
Sony’s war drama posts $4.4m (£2.7m) debut, including previews, to dethrone Turtles; Icon’s The Babadook lands with $557,000 (£345,862) from 147 sites ahead of Halloween.
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NewsScreen critics curate Black Nights strand
Boyhood, Foxcatcher, Birdman, Phoenix, Mr Turner among critics choices.
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NewsDavid Proud stars in thriller iWitness
David Proud, who has broken ground as a disabled actor playing a wheelchair-using character on EastEnders, is now set for another first by playing an able-bodied character in psychological thriller iWitness.
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NewsOuija tops US box office on $20m
It may have been a slow session, but that won’t stop Universal executives celebrating a number one berth heading into Halloween this week and top brass at The Weinstein Company feeling good about St. Vincent.