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NewsM-Appeal picks up Israeli debut for Cannes market premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based sales company picks up first-time Israeli film-maker Michael Mayer’s Out In The Dark
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NewsPatrice Leconte’s The Suicide Shop to open Annecy
Films in competition include Approved For Adoption, Zarafa and Ronal The Barbarian; Irish animation to be spotlighted in country focus.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight features Ben Wheatley, Michel Gondry, Jaime Rosales and Anurag Kashyap
Bookended by two films about time travel, the Fortnight runs May 17-27 and will showcase 21 features and 10 shorts.
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Bollywood IIFAs to be held in Singapore in June
The International Indian Film Academy (IFFA) has announced that this year’s IIFA Weekend and Awards will be held in Singapore from June 7-9.
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NewsCinemaCon: Disney greenlights The Muppets 2, new Pixar film
In a lengthy and star-studded presentation at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Tuesday evening (24), studio top brass announced a Muppet Movie sequel and said the newest Pixar production is the undated Latin-themed Dia De Los Muertos.
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NewsCinemaCon: MPAA, NATO paint rosy picture for exhibitors
MPAA chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd and NATO president and CEO John Fithian used their keynote addresses on the second day of the Las Vegas convention to accentuate the positive in front of a packed house of attendees at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
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Chris Aronson to succeed Bruce Snyder as head of Fox domestic distribution
The studio announced on Tuesday (24) that Snyder will retire on Jul 6 after 36 years at the studio, having overseen distribution since 1989.
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NewsCrime Scene sets Owen Wilson for thriller The Coup
John Erick Dowdle will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales while CAA represents US rights.
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NewsArmie Hammer, Ben Kingsley among cast for thriller Cut Bank
eOne represents international sales and will launch the crime thriller based on Roberto Patino’s Black List script in Cannes.
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Inaugural Look East: Korean Film Festival hits Hollywood in June
The festival will run from Jun 23-24 and features South Korean screenings and VIP events. Hyundai Motors is the lead sponsor.
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NewsCinemaCon: Sony Digital Cinema unveils high frame rate upgrade
The company said all of its existing Sony Digital Cinema 4K customers would be able to experience “unsurpassed 3D image quality” through high frame rate playback without the need for complex hardware upgrades.
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NewsForeign finalists selected for 2012 Student Academy Awards
Finalists selected from 51 entries include student work from Australia, the UK and Germany
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Justin Lin picks up film rights to comedy Chinglish
The director behind Universal’s Fast And Furious franchise felt compelled to snap up rights after he saw David Henry Hwang’s Broadway play.
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NewsPinewood's Richard Attenborough stage open for business
The new 30,000 sq ft stage is currently being used for Working Title’s Les Miserables.
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NewsSC Films dances with 3D animation Jungle Shuffle
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit acquires 3D family animation from producer of The Reef.
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Screen Australia taps specialists for funding decisions
Producers Tristram Miall (Strictly Ballroom) and Jan Chapman (Bright Star, The Piano) and director Chris Noonan (Miss Potter, Babe) are three of the seven-person pool of people that Screen Australia will regularly call on to help make decisions on the agency’s feature film investments.
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Wolfe Releasing takes US rights to Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki’s SXSW comedy will open theatrically later this year in partnership with The Film Collaborative following a low six-figure deal.
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NewsHeadhunters director heads to the sea for Tordenskjold
Morten Tyldum to direct $12.2m historical drama, produced by Norway’s Filmkameratene with Denmark’s Zentropa
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Tribeca Film Institute announces Heineken Affinity Award
The new honour will launch at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and aims to empower and recognise African American filmmakers.
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NewsRadu Muntean signs up for East Is East initiative
Radu Muntean is among the Romanian film-makers who will take part in an initiative to help young disadvantaged Londoners get involved with the film industry.