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NewsFilm-makers call for distribution and exhibition to remain central to the MEDIA Programme
Ken Loach, the Dardenne brothers and Jerzy Skolimowski among signatories supporting 37% budget increase
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NewsCameron, Gianopulos address Beijing film fest
James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos were among the heavyweights who spoke at the Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) today about co-production and China’s growing role in the international film business.
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NewsCinemaCon: Paramount trumpets One Shot, G.I. Joe 2, Dictator
The first studio presentation of CinemaCon 2012 featured a surprise appearance by Sacha Baron Cohen in support of the May 16 release of his new comedy The Dictator.
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Keep The Lights On, Cherry added to Inside Out
Ira Sachs’ Keep The Lights On and Stephen Elliot’s Cherry will screen at the Inside Out Toronto LBGT line-up.
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NewsHeadhunters hits its mark to become UK's highest grossing foreign language release of 2012
Momentum’s adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel crosses the £1m mark.
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NewsBritish Independent Film Festival opens with Airborne
Third annual festival takes place in five UK cities
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest to produce From The Sea To The Land Beyond
The documentary about Britain’s coastlines is being directed by Penny Woolcock and will have its premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June.
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NewsEFP selects Producers on the Move for Cannes
25 emerging producers chosen for the networking initiative, including the first producer selected from Georgia
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Shoreline takes int’l sales on Tribeca premiere Freaky Deaky
The film debuted at the New York City festival on Sunday (22) and stars Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White, Andy Dick and Billy Burke.
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IFC Midnight takes North America on Room 237
Rodney Ascher’s documentary concerns the theories surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining.
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NewsCinemaCon: Qube Cinema, THX among new tech announcements
Qube Cinema announced it will install 39 Qube XP-D servers for distributor Kuwait National Cinema Company, completing the chain’s transition to digital cinema. Qube digital cinema systems are upgradeable and can be outfitted for full 4K playback with the addition of Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Blocks.
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NewsToni Collette, Dev Patel to star in thriller Defiant
Bill Bennett will direct the film, set against the world of honour killings in India. The Little Film Company is handling international sale and will bring to Cannes.
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NewsWolfgang Hammer, Terry Press named CBS Films co-presidents
Press had been consulting for the studio since 2010 and will oversee creative, distribution, marketing and physical production for CBS Films.
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NewsJere Hausfater named COO of Aldamisa International
Aldamisa International co-chairs and co-CEOs Sergei Bespalov and Marina Bespalov made the announcement on Monday (23) in the run-up to Cannes, where Hausfater will commence pre-sales on the sequels to Sin City and Machete.
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NewsMatt Di Angelo to star in Two Days In The Smoke
The British crime thriller is being directed by Ben Pickering.
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Seeking A Friend to premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival
Lorene Scafaria’s feature directorial debut Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World is a comedic drama starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as strangers who get together as an asteroid approaches earth. Focus Features will release in the US on Jun 22.
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NewsCinemaCon: keynotes sell int'l growth as event gets underway
International Day at CinemaCon (23) kicked off in Las Vegas with a pair of addresses that offered a tub-thumping appraisal of international box office growth and reiterated several other familiar themes.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week to open with Rufus Norris’ Broken
Feature selection also includes Alejandro Fadel’s Los Salvajes, Ilian Metev’s Sofia’s Last Ambulance and Meni Yaesh’s Les Voisins de Dieu
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Tribeca unveils Latin America Media Arts Fund grantees
Tribeca Film Institute has announced the winners of the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund and the first-ever winner of the Heineken Voces grant in combined awards amounting to $60,000.
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Raven Banner, Green Dog, Reigning Entertainment team up for Savaged
The Toronto-based genre sales and distribution company will handle world sales and is financing the project with Cart Before The Horse Productions.