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NewsThe Hobbit journeys to the top of the UK box office
Warner’s Lord of The Rings prequel takes $18.8m (£11.6m), including previews, to debut at number one.
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NewsHobbit scores biggest North American December release
The estimated $84.8m three-day haul through Warner Bros makes New Line/MGM’s fantasy adventure the biggest film ever to open in December.
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NewsHobbit destroys international foes with $138m launch
Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth delivered an other-worldly result as New Line and MGM’s first in a new JRR Tolkien trilogy opened on 18,200 screens in 56 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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NewsSeven films advance in Oscar make-up category
The shortlist comprises Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Misérables, Lincoln, Looper, Men in Black 3 and Snow White And The Huntsman.
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NewsPicturehouse partners with MUBI
Partnership will enable Picturehouse members to receive 90 days of free access to MUBI as part of their annual membership.
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NewsJulien Temple wraps Rio documentary Children of The Revolution
Rio-themed film will be delivered in October 2013.
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NewsSF Norge acquires majority share in Motion Blur
Subsidiary of Scandinavian major Svensk Filmindustri has acquired a 51% majority share in the Norwegian production entity.
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Hugues Barbier bolsters ranks at Toronto’s Raven Banner
Barbier arrives as manager of festivals/acquisitions after serving in an organisational and programming role at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival for more than four years.
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Freestyle acquires Julia Dyer’s The Playroom
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media have taken theatrical and all DVD and VOD rights to the drama and have set a Feb 8 day-and-date release.
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NewsNew distribution fund set to boost Flemish films
EXCLUSIVE: Flanders Image is preparing to launch a financial support scheme that will award funds to international distributors of Flemish films.
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NewsShowbox picks up Yoon Jong-bin's Kundo
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex will handle international sales on hit director Yoon Jong-bin’s upcoming Kundo: Age Of The Rampant which has recently cast top stars Ha Jung-woo (The Yellow Sea) and Gang Dong-won (Secret Reunion).
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NewsNetwork Distributing acquires rights to 450 films from StudioCanal library
EXCLUSIVE: British classics include On The Fiddle starring Sean Connery [pictured].
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NewsChina box office round-up: Life Of Pi, Cold War rule in November
The Chinese film market warmed up in November as overall admissions and box office were on the rise compared to the slightly slower market in October.
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NewsWadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival
Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda won both best film and best actress in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Turkish drama Inside won best film and best actor in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition.
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NewsScreen Australia backs Thornton, Ayres projects
Screen Australia is to invest in five new feature films, three of which are from the proven directors Warwick Thornton (Samson And Delilah), Tony Ayres (The Home Song Stories) and Kriv Stenders (Red Dog).
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NewsLes Arcs showcases Work in Progress features
Details revealed of 11 upcoming European features seeking distribution and sales agents.
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Ganguly debut set to be Banished
Bengali actress Churni Ganguly, who appeared in Kaushik Ganguly’s Sound and Laptop, is set to make her directorial debut with a feature film about Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin.
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NewsCairo to get first indie screen
Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said of Zero Production and The Kite Runner star and filmmaker Khalid Abdalla spearhead creation of Cimatheque theatre.
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NewsRabbit's Killing next for Jayasundara
Paris-based Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara’s next feature will be a tale of homecoming set in Galle, a port-city in southern Sri Lanka.
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NewsRotterdam starts new competition for films without Benelux distribution
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is introducing a new competition that aims to support film distribution in Dutch cinemas.