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NewsRotterdam completes Tiger Competition, adding several Latin American titles
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the remaining titles in its Tiger Awards Competition.
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Pfeiffer joins DreamWorks comedy Welcome To People
The three-time Oscar nominee has come on board as Alex Kurtzman prepares to commence filming in Los Angeles next week.
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NewsVertice Cine acquires Mateo Gil’s Blackthorn for Spain
Madrid based outfit 6 Sales has sold Agora scriptwriter Mateo Gil’s Blackthorn, starring Sam Shepard and Eduardo Noriega, to indie distributor Vertice Cine for release in Spain.
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NewsTF1 adds two new comedies to slate
Unifrance Rendez Vous slates includes Wok The Kasbah and The Day I Saw Your Heart.
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NewsReliance MediaWorks launches RMW Studios
The new Hollywood-compatible design comprises eight sound stages within Film City, Mumbai.
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NewsArterton, Garfield among nominees for BAFTA Orange Rising Star award
The 2011 BAFTA Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award nominees are Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, Aaron Johnson and Emma Stone.
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NewsGermany box office revenues slip almost 9% in 2010, local films struggle
Box-office revenues in Germany fell year-on-year by almost 9% in 2010, according to figures collated by Rentrak EDI.
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NewsBullitt director Peter Yates dies, aged 82
British director Peter Yates, best known for directing the 1968 film Bullitt with Steve McQueen, has died.
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NewsTangled rules overseas on $26.3m, Tourist passes $100m
Disney’s animated hit Tangled won the overseas crown thanks to an estimated $26.3m haul that beat Sony’s stewardship of GK Films’ The Tourist by the narrowest of margins.
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NewsParamount takes German, Swiss rights to Chalet Girl
More buyers are checking in to Chalet Girl, the British romantic comedy directed by Phil Traill and starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Brooke Shields, Bill Bailey and Bill Nighy.
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NewsGaumont strikes partnership with Legende
Gaumont has taken a 37.5% stake in Légende SAS, the French company owned by Alain Goldman, producer of La vie en rose.
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Film shoots up in Thailand despite political unrest
Thailand’s Department of Tourism has announced that the country earned $60m (baht1.8bn) from foreign shoots in 2010, doubling the $30m (baht900m) earned the previous year.
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NewsTrue Grit crosses $100m in US to lead sluggish weekend
True Grit’s remarkable run continued as the Western closed out the first full weekend of 2011 on top courtesy of an estimated $15m gross.
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NewsNSFC selects The Social Network as best film of 2010
The National Society Of Film Critics became the latest group to anoint David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama the best film of 2010 and used the occaiosn to call on the MPAA to overhaul its “inconsistent and censorious” ratings system.
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Elijah Wood returns to Middle Earth in Hobbit role
Elijah Wood will reprise his role as Frodo in The Hobbit for Peter Jackson.
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Relativity promotes COO Marcus to chief strategy role
Relativity Media COO Andrew Marcus has been promoted to president of corporate development and strategy.
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NewsWild Bunch's next Asterix to star Baer, Deneuve
Wild Bunch’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema slate also includes Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie starring Emmanuelle Beart; and Philippe Garel’s That Summer.
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NewsHollywood dominates Spanish box office in 2010
Only two Spanish film sin top 30: Three Steps Above Heaven and Julia’s Eyes.
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NewsBlack Swan, King's Speech lead films on BAFTA longlist
The British Academy has announced the films longlisted for its 2011 awards, with Black Swan and The King’s Speech leading the pack, recognised in 15 categories each.