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NewsSkillset to help small creative businesses take on first apprentice
The UK government is offering small creative businesses the chance to benefit from £1500 incentive payments in exchange for taking on an apprentice.
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NewsNew Toronto-based sales and distribution company launches
108 Media’s first acquisition is the Korean hit animation Leafie: A Hen Into The Wild.
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NewsJames Cameron praises filmmakers killed in Australian helicopter crash
Andrew Wight [pictured], the producer of Sanctum and many adventure documentaries, and Mike deGruy, a specialist underwater cinematographer, died in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday.
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NewsHarvest, Sun Redrock launch $800m fund to invest in Asian and Western companies and films
Harvest Alternative Investment Group (a subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management) and Bruno Wu’s Sun Redrock Investment Group have formed the new Harvest Seven Stars Media Fund, which will raise an initial $800m in capital.
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NewsShine Pictures appoints Marina Brackenbury as head of development
She will be tasked with overseeing and expanding Shine’s development slate.
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NewsFinecut acquires Hong Sang-soo's Another Country
The South Korean sales company will be screening a promo reel at the upcoming European Film Market.
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NewsJinga adds horror Rites of Spring to EFM slate
US horror already sold to IFC for US and Mongrel for Canada.
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NewsWestEnd picks up thriller Bethlehem ahead of EFM
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd picks up debut about a complex relationship between an Israeli secret services agent and a Palestinian teenager.
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NewsGhost Protocol retains top spot over chilly int’l weekend
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol held firm in the face of sub-zero temperatures across much of Europe to reign supreme internationally for the second week running.
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NewsMelancholia wins big at Denmark's Robert Awards
Melancholia collected 10 prizes, including best film, director and actress at the Danish Film Academy Awards, held Feb 5.
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NewsID takes on 1940s-set Hamlet
Montreal-based ID Communications has taken worldwide rights to Hamlet, a feature film adaptation written and directed by Bruce Ramsay.
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NewsTribeca Teaches programme expanded to Los Angeles
The Tribeca Film Institute launches new programme in Los Angeles and celebrates African American women’s leadership in its Tribeca Youth Screening Series.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils £15m production fund
The former screen agency has secured £7.5m of European Regional Development Funding which will be match funded by private investors for films based and/or shooting in the region.
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NewsChronicle sees off Woman in Black at US box office on Super Bowl weekend
Opener Chronicle scores an estimated $22m in North America as top two impress.
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NewsAsia Pacific Film Festival to be held in Shanghai
The organisers of the Asia Pacific Film Festival have announced that the 55th edition will be held in Shanghai, marking the first time the event has been held in mainland China.
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NewsConstanza Arena becomes executive director of Cinema Chile
Replaces Bruno Bettati and Sergio Gandara.
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NewsRotterdam Tiger Awards to go Clip, Egg and Stone, Thursday Through Sunday
UPDATE: Monsieur Lazhar wins audience award; FIPRESCI award goes to Neighbouring Sounds and NETPAC prize goes to Sentimental Animal.
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NewsAspect strikes three-picture genre deal with Blanc/Biehn
Michael Beihn to star in all three films.
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NewsHugo, Potter, Dragon Tattoo triumph at Art Directors Guild Awards
As the Art Directors Guild Awards were handed out on Saturday, winners included Hugo (period film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (fantasy), and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (contemporary).
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