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Sundance Institute announces Sloan, NHK winners
Robot & Frank, directed by Jake Schreier and written by Christopher Ford and Valley Of Saints, directed and written by Musa Syeed, have each been awarded the 2012 Alfred P Sloan Feature Film Prize. Close far Away wins the Sundance Institute / NHK award.
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News2012 Slamdance honours Bindlestiffs, Pine Hill
The jurors and audiences at the 18th annual event in Park City have spoken.“What a great way to end Slamdance’s 18th festival - by celebrating the films our excellent jurors and incredible audiences have awarded these emerging filmmakers,” Slamdance co-founder and festival director Peter Baxter said. “This year’s narrative and ...
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NewsHolmes 2 faces Underworld, Descendants at box office
Sherlock Holmes 2 has dominated the international arena in recent weekends but will need to muster all its nous to prevail against Underworld and The Descendants.
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Outsider Pictures acquires US rights to Juan Of The Dead
The zombie satire will screen at the Miami International Film Festival which runs from Mar 2-11.
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NewsMimi Steinbauer launches Radiant on eve of Berlinale
The international sales veteran who most recently served at Hyde Park International has resurfaced with her new company, Radiant Films International. Lullaby and I Am are the first two titles confirmed for the EFM.
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NewsIFC Midnight signs The Pact, Magnet drawn to V/H/S
A flurry of Sundance deals led by a pair of domestic buys of Midnight titles closed on Thursday as How To Survive A Plague, Wish You Were Here and Chasing Ice all found homes and VVS took Canadian rights to Arbitrage.
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Visual Effects Society elects officers for 2012
Jeffrey A Okun was re-elected as board chair for a fourth one-year term at the Visual Effects Society’s (VES) board meeting on Jan 18. Okun is also the head of visual effects for Prana Studios.
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NewsSpecial Screenings added to Berlin's Forum
12 new titles have been added to the Berlinale’s Forum, making the section complete.
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NewsRotterdam opens 41st edition with with Belvaux's 38 Witnesses
38 Witnesses actress Nicole Garcia talks about her own directorial projects.
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NewsEben Davidson adds acquisitions duties at Paramount
Paramount Pictures’ Eben Davidson will add acquisitions to his current duties as he takes on the post of VP Acquisitions and Production.
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NewsNonStop takes on Finnish thriller Body of Water
Local box-office hit will be at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market.
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NewsSundance Channel locks new Euro and Asia deals
Sundance Channel locks deals with Virgin in France, Veetime in Taiwan after busy 2011.
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NewsGreg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly in talks to join Writers
Lisa Wilson will introduce the project to international buyers at EFM through The Solution Entertainment Group and serves as executive producer with business partner and co-founder Myles Nestel. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsBlack Pond directors reveal plans for second feature
EXCLUSIVE: Young British directors Tom Kingsley and Will Shape are the surprise nominees for this year’s BAFTA Outstanding British Debut Award for their low budget feature Black Pond starring Chris Langham.
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NewsDogwoof continues Sundance buys with Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
Dogwoof’s earlier Sundance pickups for UK were Big Boys Gone Bananas!* and Putin’s Kiss
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NewsGoteborg to welcome record numbers of industry attendees for Nordic Film Market
Festival to screen 429 films; industry highlights include works in progress screenings, such as Jan Troell’s Truth and Consequence [pictured[.
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NewsBBC's Storyville benefits from DQF initiative
The BBC’s Delivering Quality First cost-cutting initiative has “smiled on” international film strand Storyville, opening up a regular late-night slot on BBC2.
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NewsFilms of Record to put life at Cern on YouTube
Films of Record is poised to start making content for the Cern YouTube channel, which will ultimately lead to a feature-length documentary similar in scale to Life In A Day.
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NewsHugh Bonneville to star in adaptation of Peter James' Dead Simple
EXCLUSIVE: Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has signed to play the lead in Dead Simple, a feature version of the bestselling crime novel.
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NewsIFC Films buys North American rights to Liberal Arts
The deal was poised to close on Wednesday evening (25) for one of the most popular titles of the festival to date, a coming-of-age tale written and directed by Josh Radnor who also stars alongside Elizabeth Olsen.