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NewsIron Sky director revives Hitler in 3D
EXCLUSIVE: Adolf Hitler is to be recreated in digital 3D in I Killed Adolf Hitler, the new live action sci-fi feature from the team behind hit Iron Sky.
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NewsK5 chugs with more Night Train sales
K5 International has sold Bille August’s Night Train To Lisbon to Eastern Europe (EEAP ), Latin America (Swen), and Italy (Archibald).
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Digital Domain to open studio in Abu Dhabi
US-based Digital Domain Media Group (DDMG) is collaborating with twofour54 to establish a media school and purpose-built studio in Abu Dhabi, with the aim of driving development of the production industry in the Middle East.
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China’s Wanda Group buys AMC Entertainment
China’s Wanda Group has signed an agreement with AMC Entertainment Holdings to buy out 100% of the US entertainment group for $2.6bn.
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NewsPower to the Pixel announces new prizes
ARTE’s £6,000 Pixel Pitch Prize joined by new beActive Comedy Prize, Cinekid Prize & Mozilla Prize for non-fiction.
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Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy cues up Cannes duo
Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy is producing and selling two upcoming projects from Im Sang-soo, whose The Taste Of Money is screening in competition, and Hur Jin-ho, whose Dangerous Liaisons has been selected for Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsRobert Jones to produce A Patch Of Fog
The film is the winning project to come out of Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme for local writers.
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NewsShochiku plans global Kinoshita retrospective
Japanese studio Shochiku is planning a ten-city retrospective to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Keisuke Kinoshita, whose digitally restored The Ballad Of Narayama is screening in Cannes Classics.
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NewsCannes deals roundup for Atrix, Hungarian National Fund, Cinema Republic
Hot titles include The Children From Mount Napf and 18 Meals.
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Maximum Conviction lands key deals for Voltage
Voltage Pictures has announced pre-Cannes sales on the Steven Seagal action-thriller Maximum Conviction that also stars Steve Austin.
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Strategic Film Partners adds The FP, Crooked to Cannes slate
Alex Barder’s Strategic Film Partners is in the thick of talks with buyers on a slate that includes The Trost Brothers’ dance battle film The FP, which Drafthouse Films released recently in the US.
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Alamode Film boards two German projects
Munich-based distributor Alamode Film is already lining up its next projects after making its first foray into production by serving as the German co-producer on Alain Resnais’ competition title You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (Vous N’Avez Encore Rien Vu).
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Italian regions boost support of foreign production
The Apulia Film Commission Foundation in Italy is has launched a new international Fund in support of foreign film productions.
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NewsNicole Kidman said to be reuniting with Lee Daniels on Butler
EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar-winning actres is reportedly poised to join the cast of IM Global hot seller The Butler, reuniting with director Lee Daniels whose The Paperboy receives its world premiere here on Thursday.
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Garance Capital to launch second fund
French film investment group Garance Capital is planning to launch a new €5-€10m institution-backed fund to compliment its existing fund aimed at individual investors.
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Finnish showcase planned for September
The Helsinki International Film Festival will launch the Finnish Film Affair, the first industry showcase for new domestic films.
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NewsAvengers brings in further $55.1m at US box office
Another mighty haul saw Marvel Studios’ action epic soar to $457.1m and hold on to its number one rank for the third consecutive weekend.
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NewsThe Avengers surges past $700m international
A further $56m from 54 territories saw Marvel Studios’ superhero spectacular hold on to its international crown with ease as the running total climbed to $723.3m.
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Universal slayed by Fortissimo’s Killing
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has picked up a slew of territories, including the UK and France, to Chinese-Mongolian epic An End To Killing from Fortissimo Films.
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Eurimages to hold meeting at Dubai film festival
European funding body Eurimages will hold a board meeting in Dubai during this year’s edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which runs December 9-16.