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NewsJulien Temple’s Rio doc to feature Ronnie Biggs
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs is to appear in a new documentary about the city of Rio, directed by Julien Temple.
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NewsCarbone, Edmands, Collins win at US in Progress in Wroclaw
Companies in attendance included Urban Distribution, Wild Bunch, K5, and Artificial Eye.
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NewsPawel Pawlikowski begins first Polish language feature
EXCLUSIVE: Fandango Portobello to handle sales on writer-director Pawlikowski’s [pictured] drama Sister of Mercy, Le Pacte takes French rights.
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NewsCate Shortland’s Lore wins four Stockholm stallions
Australian writer-director Cate Shortland picked up an armful of prizes at the 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival for her post-war drama Lore.
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NewsMarco Mueller says his first edition of Rome was 'successful' but could have used more investment
EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of a turbulent first edition, Rome festival director vows cheaper tickets and fewer films in 2013, expects to be back for two more years.
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NewsProduction wraps on The Girl From Nagasaki
The husband-and-wife team of Michel Comte and Ayako Yoshida updates Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly.
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NewsTwilight scores $141.3m US debut; Lionsgate reaches $1bn
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 arrived on $141.3m for the second biggest launch in the Twilight franchise just behind New Moon’s $142.8m set exactly three years ago.
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NewsTwilight rules int'l on $199.6m as Sony crosses $4bn global
Summit’s record breaker Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 arrived on 12,812 screens in 61 territories through Lionsgate International for an estimated $199.6m opening weekend.
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Arpa to screen more than 60 films from 17 countries
Ajay Singh’s family film Upside Down are among the films making a West Coast premiere at the Arpa International Film Festival, set to run from Nov 29-Dec 2 in Los Angeles.
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NewsLarry Clark’s Marfa Girl wins Rome’s top prize
E La Chiamano Estate, booed by critics earlier in festival, takes two awards; Jessica Krummacher wins €30,000 Eurimages development prize.
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NewsThe Sugar Bowl wins at Aesthetica
Second edition screened over 200 international short films, as well as hosting masterclasses with industry professionals that were attended by over 1,000 people.
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NewsShooting begins on innovative Dutch feature App
Film is the first in the world to be supported with a synchronised second screen application for inside the cinema.
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NewsPlus Camerimage to honour Harris Savides
Gus Van Sant will accept the award on behalf of the late cinematographer.
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NewsJarecki adopts “grassroots” release for The House I Live In
US director Eugene Jarecki has spoken about the grassroots campaign for documentary The House I Live In - and the part that Brad Pitt has taken in promoting the film.
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NewsBellocchio planning opera and period drama
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Bellocchio developing 16th century drama and feature version of opera Pagliacci.
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NewsAustralian games industry promised $20m at SPAA closing
Australia’s Arts Minister Simon Crean has promised $20.7m (A$20m) over three years for an Australian interactive games fund, urging the industry to help set up the fund so that it will be of most assistance.
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NewsChina Lion to release Back To 1942 in North America
China Lion Film Distribution has announced that it will release Feng Xiaogang’s Back To 1942 in the US and Canada on Nov 30, day-and-date with its mainland China release.
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NewsTwilight finale prepares to sink teeth into global box office
UPDATE: The final episode in the franchise had reached more than $162.2m worldwide by Saturday (17), Lionsgate sources said. The number includes approximately $91m from 61 territories and $71.2m from the opening day in North America, which includes $30.4m from Thursday midnight shows for the sixth biggest opening day in ...
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NewsIMAX Corporation, Warner Bros sign three-year deal
The partners said on Thursday (15) that they will release up to 20 Warner Bros films on IMAX over the period, extending the core partnership that began in 2003.