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NewsMoscow's Grand Prix won by UK's Junkhearts
Eddie Marsan named Best Actor, Sokurov calls for 2bn rouble rescue package for Lenfilm Studios.
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NewsHans Lonnerheden joins Nice Drama
Swedish producer of 2003 drama Evil named head of production for Sweden’s drama arm of Nice Group.
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NewsParkland Pictures to sell Sherlock Holmes vs Frankenstein
The film will be the feature debut of French director Gautier Cazenave.
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NewsRussia's Glavkino boasts largest sound stage in Eastern Europe
Glavkino’s in-house production division has already backed $16m action film August 8th.
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NewsNorway's Breien to shoot Down's Detective in Prague
TrustNordisk to handle sales on the Norwegian-Czech-Danish-German co-production.
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NewsTed scores biggest R-rated US comedy launch on $54.1m
Universal’s potty-mouthed cuddly toy harnessed enough of a following to knock The Hangover off its perch in the original R-rated comedy pantheon.
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NewsIce Age 4 red hot on $78m as Spider-Man spins $50m
Fox International’s animation juggernaut shows no sign of slowing up as the latest episode inspired a mighty launch despite opening on a smaller initial footprint than its predecessor. Sony’s Spidey reboot also debuted strongly in a relatively limited first wave.
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NewsAlan Entwistle developing baby drama 24weekers
The feature film is based on his own experience of being a father to a severely premature baby and is currently out for casting.
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NewsLUX Prize's 10 finalists include Our Children, Barbara, Tabu
Here in Karlovy Vary Sunday evening, the official selection of the films competing for the European Parliament’s 2012 LUX Prize were unveiled.
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NewsEdinburgh's upbeat 2012 paves the way for rebuilding festival
The Edinburgh Film Festival closed this weekend on a relatively upbeat note - and with new festival Director Chris Fujiwara (whose one year contract ends in September) eager to stay at the helm.
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NewsRestored Fireman's Ball premieres in Karlovy Vary
Yesterday, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival premiered the restored, digitised version of Milos Forman’s 1968 classic The Fireman’s Ball.
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NewsHelen Mirren talks 'Hitchcock' and 'The Door'
Speaking in Karlovy Vary, the Oscar winning actress talks about her roles in Sacha Gervasi’s Hitchcock and Istvan Szabo’s The Door.
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NewsHere, Then and One Mile Away win top awards in Edinburgh
Festival closes with screening of Brave.
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NewsIce Age 4 builds on muscular starts in France, Australia
UPDATE: As of Friday Fox International’s follow-up to the behemoth that is Ice Age 3 had grossed more than $11m from 12 of this weekend’s initial wave of 37 markets.
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NewsFrankenweenie to premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept 20
Tim Burton’s stop-motion feature version of his 1984 short will open the event in Austin, Texas, ahead of the US release through Buena Vista on Oct 5.
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NewsIndustry photographer Harry Myers dies aged 84
Industry photographer Harry Myers has passed away aged 84.
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Fever Productions craft multi-channel launch for Smiley
The filmmakers have set a day-and-date theatrical and streaming release for Oct 11 that utilises Tugg and the horror-thriller’s online fanbase.
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NewsEdouard Waintrop reappointed artistic director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Waintrop’s initial one-year contract as head of Cannes’ parallel section extended to 2013 edition.
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NewsDouble Steps, Francine, Francophrenia among New Horizons competition
Urszula Antoniak, Naomi Kawase, Amat Escalante, Lav Diaz and Przemysław Wojcieszek comprise international jury; festival toopen with Haneke’s Amour.
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NewsAcademy invites 176 new initiates to become members
Those being courted include Oscar winners Asghar Farhadi, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius and Octavia Spencer as well as a strong British contingent led by John Battsek, Nigel Sinclair, Sean Bean and Andy Serkis.