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NewsRealD chosen for Hobbit premieres
Attendees at premieres in New Zealand and London will receive specially branded RealD 3D glasses in dark green plastic.
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NewsTremor FX cinema seat vibration tech fills first order
Caribbean Cinemas will be the first movie theatre in the world to adopt Tremor FX active theatre seats [pictured].
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NewsICG president Steven Poster on cinematographers in a digital universe
ScreenTech talks to Steven Poster about the cinematographer’s place in a new digital landscape.
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NewsChristie launches Solaria One projector for emerging markets, community cinemas
Projector delivers DCI-compliant images at 8,000 lumens within the DCI colour space and 10,000 lumens when presenting alternative content.
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Screen Australia invests in Avery, Lance debuts
Screen Australia has invested in two debut features - Julius Avery’s Son Of A Gun and Stephen Lance’s My Mistress - and provided two years of working capital to four producers: Jessica Brentnall, Angie Fielder, Nicole O’Donohue and Nelson Woss.
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NewsThe Act of Killing wins CPH:DOX
Other winners include Leviathan, Beware of Mr Baker and A Normal LIfe.
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NewsJohnnie To's Drug War revealed as second surprise film in Rome
Drug War (Duzhan) by Johnnie To has been revealed as the second surprise film completing the roster for the Rome Film Festival’s 2012 Competition.
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TWC picks up Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer
Leading South Korean distributor CJ Entertainment has confirmed The Weinstein Company has picked up English-speaking rights to Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming Snowpiercer after a screening of a 10-minute promo reel at the AFM.
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NewsGermany boosts film funding to €70m
Germany’s State Minister for Culture and Media Bernd Neumann has secured an additional €10m for the DFFF incentive programme’s annual budget from next year, bringing the total available to domestic and international productions up to €70m.
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Shortlist announced for Scottish Shorts
Twelve teams of emerging writers, directors, animators and producers have been shortlisted for the Scottish Shorts programme 2012/13.
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NewsDoha to honour late director Yash Chopra
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) is to pay tribute to the work of acclaimed Indian director Yash Chopra, who died last month.
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NewsSpain's Vértice faces uncertainty after losing $13.9m
Vértice 360, one of Spain’s biggest producer-distributors, has announced losses of $13.92m for the year to date.
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NewsAndrew Scott joins Irish comedy The Stag
Co-written by Oscar-nominee Peter McDonald and John Butler, the film is set to commence shooting on Monday (Nov 12).
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NewsSundance’s Film Forward reveals line-up
Touring festival Film Forward has unveiled the titles that will be taken to communities throughout the US and around the world in 2013.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Colin Firth will star in Genius while Catherine Deneuve will play the lead in Robert Cantarella’s debut feature.
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NewsPirate Bay film to be distributed for free
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay is at the forefront of the pro-piracy movement. It’s only fitting then that new feature doc about them, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard, is to be given away for free.
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NewsDIFF unveils line-up for co-production market
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the 15 projects selected for this year’s co-production market, Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsSkyfall targets $400m tally in third weekend
The enduring appeal of James Bond has propelled Sony and MGM’s thriller to $334.6m in less than two weeks and there should be plenty more fireworks this weekend to shake and stir international box office.
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NewsBenaroya Pictures boards Hateship as financier
Benaroya Pictures has come on to finance Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. As reported exclusively on Screendaily last week, the Weinstein Company commenced international pre-sales at the AFM.
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NewsAFI FEST audience rewards A Royal Affair, Nairobi Half Life
AFI FEST 2012 organisers have announced the audience award winners leading up to Thursday’s night’s world premiere closing night gala screening of Lincoln.