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Korean drama Silenced wins audience award in Udine
The Far East Film Festival closed its 14th edition in Udine, Italy with more than 50,000 viewers attending this year’s edition.
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NewsLaddaland, Headshot take top honours at Thai Film Awards
Horror thriller Laddaland and Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s Headshot were the big winners at the Supannahong Awards, also known as the Thai Film Awards, which took place in Bangkok last night (April 29).
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NewsNice Drama to adapt Ohlsson's Swedish crime trilogy
The Stockholm based production company plans to turn Swedish writer Kristina Ohlsson’s trilogy into three 90 minute TV movies.
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NewsDi Bonaventura, Seven Arts, Prodigy pact for Natali's $60m Neuromancer
Renowned US producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Transformers, Constantine) is to partner with Seven Arts Entertainment Inc and Prodigy Pictures on William Gibson adaptation Neuromancer, it was confirmed this weekend.
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NewsLevelK takes on 33 Liberty Lane starring Watson, Oh, Hardin, Vardalos
Peter Hewitt to direct the sex-phone company comedy.
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NewsEros picks up Indian rights to Peddlers
India’s Eros International has acquired Indian rights to Peddlers, produced by Anurag Kashyap Films and Sikhya Entertainment, which has been selected for Cannes Critics’ Week.
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NewsWu’s Seven Stars to build Chinawood outside Tianjin
Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Entertainment is working with the government of the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, to establish a film and media hub, “Chinawood Global Services Base”.
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NewsCPH PIX's New Talent Grand PIX goes to Brazil's Neighbouring Sounds
Monsieur Lazhar wins audience award.
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NewsMalaga's top prize goes to Patricia Ferreira's The Wild Boys
Popular actor Paco Leon takes second prize for Carmina o Revienta in the festival devoted to Spanish cinema.
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NewsMan stays top in US, Hunger Games crosses $600m global
Screen Gems’ rom-com Think Like A Man grossed an estimated $18m for an excellent $61m. Overall box office fell around 30% against the same weekend last year, although things should pick up when The Avengers opens.
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NewsMatthew’s Laws wins Nyon Grand Prix; Sasnals triumph in Linz
Matthew’s Laws, Dutch filmmaker Marc Schmidt’s journey into the world of autism, was awarded the Grand Prix at Nyon’s Visions du Réel International Documentary Film Festival in Switzerland (Apr 20-27), which reported admissions up year-on-year by 4,000 to 25,000.
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NewsThe Avengers races to $178.4m international opening weekend
Marvel Studios’ superhero soup scored record-breaking debuts from its launch in 39 territories in the first five days through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International ahead of the May 4 arrival in North America.
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NewsStopped On Track claims four Lolas including best film
Andreas Dresen’s moving cancer drama earned the Golden Lola at the German Film Awards on Saturday night (Apr 28) and won for best director, male lead for Milan Peschel and supporting actor for Otto Mellies.
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NewsAny Day Now, Burn earn Tribeca audience awards
Travis Fine’s narrative (pictured) and Tom Putnam’s documentary claimed the prizes on Saturday night, earning $25,000 apiece in the first time audience awards were handed out for both disciplines.
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NewsThe Avengers races to $73m int'l tally before weekend
SATURDAY UPDATE: The superhero mash-up has grossed an estimated $73.1m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International from Wednesday through Friday and is active in 41 territories.
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NewsWorld premiere of Grassroots to close Seattle Int’l Film Festival
Stephen Gyllenhaal’s comedy stars Jason Biggs and will bookend the festival with the previously announced opening night screening of Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister (pictured). The festival is set to run from May 17-Jun 10.
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Working Title extends Universal deal through 2015
The new deal becomes a first-look arrangement rather than the exclusive deal shared by the parties since 1999.
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Tribeca Film Institute hands out TAA All Access honours
Rhymes For Young Ghouls and The New Black were selected from 11 projects at a ceremony on Thursday night (26) to win the $10,000 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards for narrative and documentaries, respectively.
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NewsVerve picks up My Brother The Devil, Couple In A Hole
Verve to release Sally El Hosaini’s Sundance and Berlin drama in the UK this autumn.
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NewsCarlos Diegues to chair Caméra d’Or jury
The Caméra d’or is awarded to the best first film presented in the Official Selection, Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight