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Expanded Dubai Filmmart racks up more than 3,000 screenings
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Filmmart has announced that 3,193 screenings took place through its popular Cinetech trading platform, and at least two major deals were concluded during the week-long event (Dec 12-19).
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Skillset launches 3D training bursaries
Skillset to release $31,000 (£20,000) for stereoscopic 3D training.
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Dygra Films to make 3D animation Lost & Found
Spanish animation company Dygra Films is developing a new 3D animation project called Lost & Found, to be directed by the company’s president Manolo Gomez.
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NewsMGM heads Birnbaum and Barber say restructure is finalised
MGM has announced that the company’s restructuring has become effective with exit financing of $500m in place.
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Asylum's McGuinness joins Double Negative in Singapore
Nathan McGuinness has been appointed as creative director of visual effects company Double Negative’s Singapore operation.
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NewsPanahi sentenced to 6 years in jail and banned from filmmaking for 20 years
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making films, making political statements, doing media interviews or travelling abroad for 20 years.
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NewsKing's Speech, Another Year lead London Critics' Circle nominations
The London Critics’ Circle has announced the nominees for its 31st Film Awards, led by The King’s Speech and Another Year with seven nominations each.
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MPAA appoints Thorland to anti-piracy post
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has added Karen Thorland to its legal team as vice-president and senior content protection counsel.
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NewsThe Social Network to receive Palm Springs ensemble award
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will bestow the Ensemble Performance Award upon The Social Network.
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NewsCripps, Ochs to deliver keynotes at maiden CinemaCon
Paramount Pictures International president Andrew Cripps and Warner Bros International Cinemas president Millard L Ochs will deliver keynote addresses at CinemaCon’s International Day.
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NewsWild Bunch takes on Asterix Chez Les Bretons
The $70m+ film has confirmed Gerard Depardieu reprising his role as Obelix.
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Al Gethami wins Dubai's Young Journalist Award
Sarah Al Gethami, a Saudi student at Dubai’s Middlesex University, won the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award.
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NewsJiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly sets records in China
Chinese filmmaker Jiang Wen’s Chinese Western-styled action film Let the Bullets Fly became the fastest Chinese-language film to break RMB100m mark ($15.15m) in Chinese cinemas, in only two and half days.
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NewsMusic Box takes US rights to Brother (Hermano)
Music Box Films has taken all US rights to Brother (Hermano), this year’s Venezuelan submission for the Foreign Language Oscar.
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Academy declares 248 films eligible for best picture Oscar
Two hundred and forty-eight feature films have been deemed eligible for the 2010 Academy Award best picture category.
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NewsGerman films in Berlin to include Lutter's The Education
The Berlinale has unveiled the first six films to be selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme.
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NewsImagenation/Hyde Park takes on international rights to Ghost Rider 2
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have acquired international rights to Columbia Pictures GhostRider—Spirit of Vengeance.
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NewsStray Bullet, Screaming Man take top prizes at 7th Dubai fest
Stray Bullet from Lebanon’s Georges Hachem took the first prize in the Muhr Arab competition at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, while A Screaming Man was awarded the same honour in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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NewsIntandem on board for finance, sales of Catweazle movie
Intandem Films will serve as executive producer and worldwide sales company for the film version of Catweazle.
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NewsTron: Legacy opens top in North America on $44m
Buena Vista’s Tron: Legacy easily dominated the North American charts on an estimated $43.6m while Relativity Media’s heavyweight Academy Awards contender The Fighter surged 15 places to number four on $12.2m.