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NewsYouTube, Emirates dangle $500k carrot over Your Film Festival
YouTube and Emirates, in partnership with the Venice Film Festival and Scott Free have launched the competition to find the best 15-minute video storyteller.
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NewsStrand takes US on Sundance entry Oslo, August 31st
Joachim Trier’s Norwegian film launched in Cannes last year and is set to screen at Sundance in Spotlight on Friday (20) and follows a young man in drug rehab who reflects on his life.
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NewsLiv Tyler to star in The Side Effect for Ti West
The horror filmmaker made the announcement on Wednesday (18) prior to the Feb 3 release of his latest feature The Innkeepers through Magnolia. West is producing with Ted Hope, UTA represents domestic rights and Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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NewsScreen Media 2012 slate features American Animal, L'Assault
President Suzanne Blech’s line-up includes the New Zealand Western Good For Nothing from Mike Wallis as reported exclusively by Screendaily on Tuesday.
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NewsNew Directors/New Films Festival 2012 line-up revealed
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and MoMA announced the seven titles on Wednesday (18), which include Joachim Trier’s Sundance-bound Norwegian entry Oslo, August 31st that has just been acquired by Strand Releasing.
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NewsGoDigital to handle digital distribution on Adopt Films slate
The first film under the deal will be Marie Losier’s award-winning The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye which opens theatrically on Mar 8. GoDigital will exploit VoD and EST rights.
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NewsThirteen Sundance films to open through Artist Services
The self-distribution initiative covers festival entries from last year stretching back to 1994, all of which will be available to rent, download or stream on platforms like iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, SundanceNOW, YouTube and Netflix.
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NewsAnnapurna, Open Road partner on Soderbergh’s Side Effects
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures will finance and produce the psychological thriller and Open Road has acquired all US rights. FilmNation is handling international and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next month.
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NewsTIFF divides children's festival Sprockets into two events
TIFF creates separate festivals for children aged 3-13 and 14-18.
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NewsGoteborg to host master classes from Scherfig, Lanthimos
Seminars on future of VoD and digital film marketing to also take place at 35th edition of festival, which runs Jan 27-Feb 6.
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NewsBerlin Panorama documentary programme to open with The Reluctant Revolutionary
Section has special focus on Arab World and Middle East.
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NewsBerlinale Camera to be presented to Haro Senft
For the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, Haro Senft will be awarded the Berlinale Camera.
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NewsHungary announces first wave of investments under Vajna's new Fund
Also, Hungarian Film Week revived by association led by Bela Tarr.
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NewsEAO: half of European screens now digital
New report reveals 18,500 digital screens in Europe, single-screen cinemas struggling.
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NewsAutlook, Films Transit partner on sales of Big Boys Gone Bananas
Peter Jager’s Vienna-based Autlook and Jan Rofekamp’s Quebec-based Films Transit (two of the leading doc sales outfits) have confirmed that they will be jointly selling the Sundance-bound Big Boys Gone Bananas.
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NewsAlicia Scherson wraps shoot for El Futuro starring Rutger Hauer
Chilean director has now wrapped principal photography for El Futuro, which was filmed in three countries: Germany, Italy and Chile.
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NewsMaureen Barron to replace Tania Chambers at Screen NSW
Maureen Barron has been appointed chief executive of Screen NSW and will return to her hometown of Sydney from Brisbane to take up the role on Feb 27.
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NewsInstinctive Films opens UK hub, readies slate
The Berlin-based company is launching a London office and is gearing up to announce a slate of British films in 2012.
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Tommy Lee Jones joins Emperor for Peter Webber
As previously announced the world war two saga will star Matthew Fox as a lovelorn Japanese expert investigating war crimes charges against Emperor Hirohito.
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NewsAbduction, Human Centipede 2 arrive on Facebook
Lionsgate distributes John Singleton’s thriller starring Taylor Lautner, which opened in theatres last September.