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NewsThe Chemical Brothers amongst nominees for WSA Discovery Award
The British band, who wrote the score for Hanna, will compete for the award as part of the Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsJames Horner adds score to Doha opener Black Gold
Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) hosts the world premiere of Black Gold.
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Extremal teams up with Gary Pearl on financial product
Co-founder Aleck Grishkevich and Arthur De Vany have partnered with the former William Morris agent and producer Pearl and entertainment attorney Schuyler Moore.
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NewsDiego Batlle leads Toronto's Fipresci jury
TIFF hosts international critics jury for 20th consecutive year.
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NewsMichael Douglas to receive Santa Barbara honour
The Oscar winning star of Wall Street will collect the 2011 Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film honour on Oct 13.
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NewsMedia Asia to co-produce Lau's Guillotines with We Pictures
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has boarded Andrew Lau’s The Guillotines as co-producer alongside Peter Ho-sun Chan’s We Pictures. The film started shooting this week in China’s Shanxi province.
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NewsLondon Film Festival unveils 2011 programme including 13 world premieres
The line-up for the 55th BFI London Film Festival was revealed today at the Odeon Leicester Square; World premieres to include Marc Evans’ Hunky Dory [pictured] and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields.
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NewsNick Broomfield’s Sarah Palin doc to get US release through Freestyle
Sarah Palin – You Betcha! will open in theatres in New York and Los Angeles on Sept 30 following its world premiere in Toronto on Sept 11.
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BAFTA LA To honour Warren Beatty in November
The Academy Award winner will collect the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence In Film on Nov 30 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsVisit Films takes TIFF premieres The Odds and Fable Of The Fish
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has boarded international rights to teen murder mystery The Odds from writer-director Simon Davidson and drama Fable Of The Fish from Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.
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City Of Men director Paulo Morelli launches Story Touch
According to its makers, the software will allow users to see the whole script on one page and provides analysis to the entire creative crew.
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NewsDomestic summer season generated record $4.4bn
Figures issued by the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) on Wednesday showed an estimated 1% admissions rise over 2010.
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NewsABC Cinemien takes Stockholm East to Benelux
Venice Critics’ Week opener scheduled for an early 2012 release
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NewsWeinsteins poach Magnolia duo for digital distribution venture
Former Magnolia Pictures executives Tom Quinn and Jason Janego have joined Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ upstart division and will attend Toronto in their new roles. Meanwhile Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said the company intended to remain “vibrant” and expected to make an announcement on Wednesday.
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NewsAntonia Campbell Hughes, Julian Morris to star in Kelly + Victor
The feature adaptation of Niall Griffith’s novel about a passionate love affair has begun shooting in Liverpool.
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NewsEddie Murphy to host 84th Academy Awards
After much speculation, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer confirmed the comedian will compere his first Oscar show on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsInferno to tout Broken City at Toronto
The company sent out the screenplay before the Labor Day holiday weekend and anticipates heavy interest on the noir tale as buyers prepare to descend on Canada.
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NewsMGM hires Doug Finberg to head marketing
The executive arrives from his consultancy Finberg Worldwide and will serve as evp of marketing.
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NewsJohn Fogelman, J J Abrams unveil FactoryMade Ventures
The former WME board member announced the hybrid entertainment, media business development and consultancy on Tuesday (6) and said the Star Trek director, a longtime client, was on board as its principal investor.
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GE, Cinelan collaborate on three-minute doc series
Morgan Spurlock and Karol Martesco-Fenster will lead the initiative to create 30 three-minutes docs focused on the power of ideas. GE and video publiser Cinelan are sponsoring four Filmmaker Lounge receptions to run during Toronto from Sept 9-12.