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NewsUKFC's Tina McFarling to join Premier PR
McFarling, who has been at the UKFC since its inception in 1999, will head up the London firm’s corporate PR department.
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NewsPoetry wins Grand Prix in Fribourg, The Fatherless bags prizes at Graz’s Diagonale
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s Poetry picked up the Le Regard d’Or Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Award at Switzerland’s Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) which celebrated its 25th edition this year.
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NewsWimpy Kid shows box office muscle on $24m US debut
Fox’s family sequel Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules debuted at number one on an estimated $24.4m as Warner Bros’ Sucker Punch had to settle for second place.
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NewsSony's Battle: LA extends overseas reign on $16m
Battle: Los Angeles added $16.2m from 7,714 screens in 55 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) as the tally climbed to $79.5m. Warner Bros had not reported weekend results at time of writing.
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NewsAWP completes principal photography on Sand Sharks
LA-based American World Pictures’ sci-fi feature is directed by Mark Atkins and stars Corin Nemec and Brooke Hogan.
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NewsNokia launches $10K short film competition
The winning film will be screened at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival in June.
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NewsEmir Kusturica to head up Un Certain Regard jury
The Serbian film-maker is a double Palme d’Or winner and has previously sat on the Cannes competition jury.
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NewsJulie Fontaine to head Lionsgate theatrical publicity
The executive most recently served as vp of domestic publicity at Disney where she worked on The Queen, Tron: Legacy and Gnomeo & Juliet, among others.
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NewsHarvey and Bob Weinstein launch TWC Games
The initiative will develop and publish video games from The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films properties.
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NewsVenice International Film Festival registration open
Applications are now being accepted for film registration for the Venice International Film Festival.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
This week a werewolf invades Galicia in Juan Martínez Moreno’s horror comedy and two teenagers kidnap their teacher in Safy Nebbou’s new feature set in France.
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NewsNonStop strikes DVD deal with Warner Bros for Nordics
Deal starts this month and upcoming titles include Let Me In and Barney’s Version.
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NewsScotland's Italian Film Festival opens with Beautiful Thing
Festival will offer spotlight on Toni Servillo including One Man Up.
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NewsZbanic receives $593,580 from Croatia for Love Island
Jasmila Zbanic’s new project Love Island has received $593,580 at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre’s competition for funding of film productions.
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NewsBattle: LA bids to hold on to Hollywood's overseas crown
Sony’s alien invasion film climbed to the top of the charts last weekend but does it have enough firepower to hold off the initial forays of Warner Bros’ Sucker Punch?
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Disney's Zokkomon to close Indian Film Festival in LA
The world premiere of Disney’s Hindi-language action adventure written and directed by Satyajit Bhatkal will close the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles on Apr 17.
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NewsIFC acquires US rights to Patrick Dempsey heist comedy Flypaper
Foresight Unlimited’s film premiered in Park City and stars Dempsey and Ashley Judd as a customer and bank teller caught up in a double robbery attempt.
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NewsTWC to release PG-13 version of The King’s Speech
The best picture Oscar winner grossed $133.1m as an R rated film at the North American box office and will open on 1,000 screens on Apr 1 only in the more family-friendly version.
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NewsIMAX inks biggest international deal, creates IMAX China
IMAX reaches 75-theatre agreement with China’s largest cinema operator and establishes local office in Hong Kong
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NewsDocumentary pioneer Richard Leacock dies at age 89
Pioneering documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock died on Wednesday at the age of 89, at his home in Paris.