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Fabrication Films adds five to AFM slate
The LA-based company will seek to tempt buyers with a new slate that includes the world war II epic Lidice and horror tale 6 Degree Of Hell.
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NewsHuayi Brothers and Bona Film Group to invest in China Lion
The deal will create a distribution bridge between the US and China.
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NewsSimon Pegg, Nick Frost become patrons of MediCinema
British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are the newest stars to formally support MediCinema, a charity that brings full-size cinemas into hospitals for patients.
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Busan West Asian Film Festival to screen 11 features
Features from China, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam comprise the line-up as organisers of South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival’s spin-off prepare to get underway on Nov 11.
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NewsShame, Tinker Tailor, Tyrannosaur lead BIFA nominations
They each picked up seven nods; We Need To Talk About Kevin and Kill List follow closely behind with six.
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Sundance unveils New Frontier projects for 2012 festival
The programme has moved to The Yard in Park City and will also exhibit at the Salt Lake Art Center for the second year. Both locations will be open to the public from Jan 20-28 and New Frontier will remain at the latter venue through May 19.
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NewsThe Boy From Nine Miles to be adapted into 3D animation
Based on the childhood of reggae legend Bob Marley, the feature will be pitched at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsDogwoof picks up Sundance winning doc How To Die In Oregon
The acquisition comes ahead of its European premiere tonight at the Rome Film Festival.
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NewsVinterberg starts shooting The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen
Shoot will run Nov 4-Dec 21 in Denmark.
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NewsDisney pacts with UTH for Russian TV channel
Disney is expanding its reach in Russia through the recent establishment of a joint venture with UTH Russia, which will specialize in the production of films and TV series in Russian language as well as showing Disney’s signature programming.
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NewsDeneuve, Koch, Cleese start shoot for Greek film God Loves Caviar
Catherine Deneuve, Sebastian Koch and John Cleese are among the international cast of Yiannis Smaragdis’ God Loves Caviar, shooting in Greece.
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NewsAfter Kickstarter success, Journey To Jah team to continue filming later this year
With new funding raised, Germany-based directors Noel Dernesch and Moritz Springer are set to return to Jamaica to film their feature documentary Journey To Jah.
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NewsCzech director Martin Marecek big winner in Jihlava
Czech director Martin Marecek’s Solar Eclipse was the evening’s big winner at the weekend’s awards ceremony of the 15th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival which was followed by a screening of Jafar Panahi’s This Is Not A Film.
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NewsBoots tramples US competition on $34m debut
DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots strode to the top of the charts thanks to an estimated $34m haul which combined with the $17m international launch through PPI for a $51m worldwide opening weekend.
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NewsTintin scores formidable $56m international launch
Steven Spielberg’s family animation adventure is off to a flying start through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) and Paramount Pictures International (PPI). France stands out with a confirmed $20.9m debut on 935 screens.
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NewsUntouchable wins grand prize, best actor awards at Tokyo fest
Other winners include The Woodsman And The Rain, Play, Albert Nobbs, Kora and When Pigs Have Wings.
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NewsHasta La Vista wins in Valladolid
Karma films gets cash prize towards distribution; The Snows of Kilimanjaro takes second prize.
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NewsWhere Do We Go Now wins audience award at Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Merzak Allouache’s Normal was named Best Arab Narrative Feature, Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope won the documentary audience award at the festival, which closed Saturday night.
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Doris Day to receive LAFCA career achievement award
The critics group have decided to honour the star of such classics as Calamity Jane, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Tunnel Of Love, Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and That Touch of Mink.