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Visit Films to handle foreign sales on Sundance premiere Jess + Moss
Visit Films has acquired international sales and festival rights to Clay Jeter’s directorial debut Jess + Moss ahead of its world premiere in Sundance on Sunday [23].
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NewsWarner Bros to create Harry Potter Tour at Leavesden
The US studio has employed design company Thinkwell Group to oversee the development of the attraction.
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NewsUK domestic production drops as inward investment hits record highs
Inward investment in UK film production was up to record levels in 2010, according to figures published by the UK Film Council today; domestic production and co-productions on the decrease.
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NewsGK TV series Camelot to screen at MIPTV
GK TV’s series Camelot, starring Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes, will launch at MIPTV (April 4- 7) in Cannes.
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NewsStefan Brunner leaves Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi COO Stefan Brunner has left the company after two and half years.
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NewsKorean box office rises 6.5% to record $1.02 billion
The Korean Film Council has announced its 2010 industry report with box office gross up 6.5% year-on-year to a record $1.02bn (KW1,150,100,000,000) despite admissions dropping 9.6% to 146.8 million.
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NewsCinema City acquires Palace Cinemas for $38m
Cinema City International announced today that is has acquired the Palace Cinemas’ chain.
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NewsRussian franchise pioneers new 3D technology
The Very Best Movie 3D, one of the first Russian productions to be filmed in 3D, is released theatrically in Russia today.
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NewsLarry Charles, Sacha Baron Cohen reteam on The Dictator
Scott Rudin is on board to produce the comedy based on a novel purportedly written by Saddam Hussein.
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NewsBullets, Confessions lead nominations for Asian Film Awards
Japanese drama Confessions, directed by Nakashima Tetsuya, and Jiang Wen’s satirical action adventure Let The Bullets Fly topped the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards (AFAs), with six nods apiece.
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NewsEaling Studios International comes on board for Bobby Fischer doc
Liz Garbus’ Sundance film has alrady sold for the UK, Canada and Australia/New Zealand.
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UK's Ingenious raising new £15m fund
Ingenious Media Investments has launched the third generation of its Shelley Media Fun.
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NewsAustralia's box office sets new record for third consecutive year
A gross box office of $1.126bn (A$1.13bn) in 2010 has delivered Australian exhibitors and distributors their third consecutive record year.
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NewsSimon Breen joins Bedlam to work on factual TV projects
Bedlam Productions, the UK company that was the starting force behind The King’s Speech, has hired Simon Breen as creative director.
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NewsAmazon acquires LoveFilm
Amazon today announced that it has acquired the remaining shares in LoveFilm. Reports value the deal at $320m.
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NewsHotDocs spotlights Italy, retro Reality and fetes Macartney-Filgate
Toronto-based festival also refreshes programming teams
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NewsGlasgow to host world premiere of Mackenzie's You Instead
Francois Ozon’s Potiche will open the seventh Glasgow Film Festival and Kevin Mcdonald’s The Eagle will close.
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Newsm-appeal picks up Rent Boys and Karen
m-appeal has picked up Rosa von Praunheim’s Rent Boys (Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo) ahead of its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Panorama next month.
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France's Orange Cinema channels and TPS Star to merge
The strategic partnership will fuse the 5-channel bouquet and TPS Star under one roof which will be held in a 50-50 partnership by the two parent companies.
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NewsSundance, Mahindra join forces on two filmmaking initiatives
India’s Mahindra Group is tying up with the Sundance Institute to launch an annual Screenwriters Lab in India and the Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.