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NewsDoha Film Institute launches mentoring initiative
DFI grantees will receive mentoring from industry professionals as part of the initiative which will take place during the upcoming third Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsRaindance winners include Stranger Things, Just Between Us, Tilt
Festival saw 62% rise in attendance.
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NewsEuropa Distribution warns opening up of territorial rights threatens MGs
The implications of the digital age for independent distributors dominated discussions at Europa Distribution’s fifth-annual conference held within the auspices of Thierry Frémaux’s Festival Lumière in Lyon.
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NewsBertolucci starts shoot for Io E Te for Fiction-Wildside
HanWay to handle international sales; Jacopo Olmo Antinori and Tea Falco star.
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Pony Canyon picks up Busan opener Always
South Korean distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening film Always, directed by Song Il-gon, to Pony Canyon for Japan.
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NewsReal Steel's $22.1m punch knocks Smurfs off int'l perch
Real Steel narrowly finished ahead of Johnny English Reborn to knock The Smurfs off the number one spot thanks to an estimated $22.1m weekend haul from 19 territories through Disney. Meanwhile UPI said it would cross $1bn for the year-to-date on Monday (10).
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NewsReal Steel shows box office mettle to claim US on $27.3m
Audiences were in the mood for Hugh Jackman as a disillusioned ex-boxer who trains a robot fighter and reconnects with his son. Buena Vista distributed the DreamWorks feature.
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Hong Kong’s Edko, Irresistible launch action duo
Hong Kong-based Edko Films and Irresistible Films have unveiled two new productions for release in 2012 – crime thriller Nightfall, starring Nick Cheung and Simon Yam, and police action film Cold War.
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NewsSwedish director Lagerlof presumed dead after location scouting accident
The 42-year-old director was scouting location on Sweden’s west coast for Camilla Lackberg’s Fjallbacka Murders project.
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NewsTyrannosaur takes top prize in Dinard
Paddy Considine’s feature debut has won the grand jury prize and the best screenplay award at the Dinard Film Festival.
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NewsIger extends Disney contract and secures chairman title
Bob Iger will hold the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer through Mar 31, 2015, when a new CEO will be named. He will serve as executive CEO for 15 months through Jun 30, 2016. His current contract was set to expire on Jan 31, 2013.
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NewsRufus Norris' Broken to start shooting Oct 17
Cast for the Cuba Pictures project, backed by BBC Films, includes Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, and Rory Kinnear.
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NewsSteve McQueen’s Shame to close Leeds film festival
Festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary, also unveils Golden Owl competition titles.
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NewsBBC Films safe from yesterday's BBC job cuts
BBC Films, which employs 13 staff, won’t be impacted by the BBC job cuts announced yesterday.
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NewsKotting shooting waterways experimental doc Swandown
Andrew Kotting is now shooting Swandown, an experimental feature documentary and travelogue.
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NewsMalgara in line to become next president of Biennale
Italian culture minister Giancarlo Galan has tapped businessman Giulio Malgara as the next president of leading Italian arts organization the Biennale.
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Aaron Eckhart to star in I, Frankenstein for Lakeshore
Eckhart will portray Adam Frankenstein in the upcoming production. Principal photography is set to commence in Australia in January.
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NewsEuropa Distribution annual conference kicks off in Lyon
The potential of social networks as a marketing tool, VOD and digital transition will be key topics at the fifth-annual conference.
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NewsActress Diane Cilento dies aged 78
Oscar nominated Australian actress was married to Sean Connery and Anthony Shaffer.