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NewsTwilight director Catherine Hardwicke in talks to direct British gangster movie Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: Former City investment manager Nicola Horlick to produce via Derby Street Films.
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NewsSierra/Affinity adds Emperor epic to sales slate
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and rising Japanese actress Eriko Hatsune star in the political thriller with romantic undertones set around the time of the Japanese surrender during the second world war. Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales while CAA represents North American rights.
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NewsObituary: Tonino Guerra, pillar of postwar Italian cinema
The Italian screenwriter whose work helped define postwar Italian cinema died on Wednesday (21) after battling an ongoing illness. He was 92.
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NewsMarcia Gay Harden signs on Get A Job for CBS Films
Dylan Kidd directs the tentatively titled multi-generational comedy about four college graduates who try to face up to the realities of adulthood.
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NewsSPWA takes US and Canadian ancillary to The First Time
Jonathan Kasdan’s teen romance premiered at Sundance and was produced by Friends With Benefits’ Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
Leading UK film industry figures have given a broadly enthusiastic response to the UK Budget. There have been widespread expressions of delight at the promised tax relief for high-end TV drama, animation and video games.
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NewsCMG snares sales rights to heist thriller Get Lucky
Gateway Films and Atlas Independent are producing the film, currently in post. Atlas retains North American rights.
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NewsFilmmaker John Akomfrah receives European Cultural Foundation honour
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) has awarded its Princess Margriet Award to Ghana-born, UK-based filmmaker John Akomfrah.
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Toulouse’s Cinélatino to go ahead despite killings
Festival cancels open-air inaugural ceremony but rest of event, running March 23 to April 1, remains intact.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: More on drama and animation tax breaks
George Osborne has confirmed that the government plans to introduce tax breaks for the TV, animation and gaming industries.
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NewsInaugural Argentine Film Festival in London to deliver Chinese Take-Away
Sebastian Borenzstein’s box office hit will open the UK festival, which runs April 19-22.
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IFTA, PGA prepare for LA conference season
Eli Roth will give the keynote address at the 13th annual IFTA Production Conference on Apr 20 in Beverly Hills, one of three prominent conferences set to take place in Los Angeles in the next three months.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: EIS cap raised to £5m instead of predicted £10m; high-end TV, animation, games to get tax relief
EIS changes are still subject to EU State Aid approval; TV, games and animation tax relief could come into effect from April 2013.
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Inception Media Group adds five to library
The Santa Monica-based company has acquired North America distribution rights to a quintet of old and new titles that will be made available across multiple platforms including VoD and digital.
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NewsBAFTA and Royal Albert Hall announce film composer talks series
First event kicks off with Rachel Portman [pictured].
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales backs new films from Coixet, Hopkins, Murphy
The Film Agency for Wales is backing three new features with £460,000 in funding: Isabel Coixet’s Panda Eyes, Duane Hopkins’ Bypass, and Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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NewsSky names SVOD service Now TV
Sky has revealed that its new internet TV service will be titled Now TV.
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NewsBedlam to start shooting Eran Riklis' Zaytoun on April 1
Project starring Stephen Dorff will shoot for nine weeks in Israel.
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NewsContent Media secures Target agreement
Content Media has been appointed by the administrators of Target Entertainment as the “preferred distribution partner”.
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NewsHuman Rights Watch Film Festival to open with UK premiere of The Island President
16th edition of the festival opens tomorrow in London this and runs to March 30.