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NewsAnnabelle crosses $125m int’l
UPDATED OCTOBER 27: What looked like a tight international box office contest heading into the weekend saw Annabelle emerge as the comfortable winner thanks to a confirmed $26.2m haul.
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NewsFestival strategy crucial, say US in Progress experts
A handful of directors, producers and sales agents gathered for an introductory panel at the fifth American Film Festival (Oct 21-26) in Wroclaw, Poland as part of the festival’s US in Progress event.
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NewsTIFF’s 'Seven Samurai' look back with nostalgia
Tokyo International Film Festival’s ‘Seven Samurai’ directors compared the restrictive studio-controlled filmmaking environment of modern-day Japan to the golden age of Akira Kurosawa at a talk event on Sunday.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year
World Soundtrack Awards also honour Pharell Williams’ Happy from Despicable Me 2.
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NewsTakeshi Kitano criticises Japanese film industry
Japanese actor-director slams production companies’ close relationships with cinemas and how this is reflected in the country’s awards.
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NewsHefzy, Abdalla reteam on Black Tea adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: Film Clinic’s Hefzy also co-producing Mohamed Khan’s new film Before the Summer Crowds.
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NewsBouchareb receives ADFF honour, talks career
French-Algerian filmmaker and producer Rachid Bouchareb, who is being honoured with a career achievement award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, talked extensively about his career at a special ‘in conversation’ event.
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NewsBlind Dates wins at Zagreb Film Festival
Slovenian film Karpotrotter wins best documentary; No One’s Child gets audience award
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NewsStephen Daldry’s Trash wins top Rome award
Other winners included Chinese crime drama 12 Citizens and an Indian adaptation of Hamlet.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils tech showcase
Top brass have announced the inaugural technology showcase State Of The Art - Innovation, Storytelling And Technology.
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NewsDad’s Army first look
The first images from comedy reboot Dad’s Army have been released as well as fresh cast details.
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NewsTurtles shellshock Fury on social media
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles generate more buzz on social networks in the UK than Brad Pitt war movie.
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NewsMagnolia takes world on Iris
Albert Maysles’ documentary chronicles the life of 93-year-old fashionista Iris Apfel and will open theatrically in 2015. Separately, Lionsgate has set an October 2015 release for The Last Witch Hunter.
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NewsFyzz Facility opens LA office
UK producer-financiers The Fyzz Facility, run by producers Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones, is to open an LA office this month.
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NewsJames Franco’s Zeroville assembles star cast
EXCLUSIVE: Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Will Ferrell to star; Embankment to sell.
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NewsBen Wheatley to direct Free Fire
Kill List and High-Rise director to tackle action film; Protagonist to introduce at AFM.
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NewsCinema business to grow in Middle East
Empire CEO Mario Haddad and Gulf Films chief Selim El-Azar discuss distribution in the region at Abu Dhabi show business conference.
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NewsFalcon swoops on Ibrahim El-Batout’s El Ott
EXCLUSIVE: Film that premieres in competition at Abu Dhabi stars Egyptian actor Amr Waked as a gangster who challenges a child organ trafficker.
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NewsSony to halt South Korea distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Sony will cease to self-distribute in South Korea on December 31 as it emerged that the joint venture with Disney will be dissolved.