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NewsMon Oncle, Rear Window among Lynch AFI Fest selections
AFI FEST has unveiled the five features selected by its first guest artistic director, David Lynch.
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Camera D'or winner Ano Bisiesto takes top prize at Nouveau Cinema Festival
The 39th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema wrapped Sunday [24] and bestowed its top prize, the Louve d’Or (Golden She-Wolf), to Michael Rowe’s Mexican experimental S&M picture Ano Bisiesto (Leap Year).
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NewsScorsese to present restored La Dolce Vita in Rome; festival announces previews
Martin Scorsese will present a world premiere restoration of Fellini’s classic La Dolce Vita at the fifth International Rome Film Festival on Oct 30.
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NewsBerry to enter awards race with Frankie & Alice
Halle Berry has thrown her hat into the awards contest as it was announced that Freestyle Releasing will give Frankie & Alice a qualifying run on December 17 in New York and Los Angeles.
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NewsVisit Films announces slew of sales in run-up to AFM
New York-based sales company Visit Films has closed a number of deals ahead of next week’s AFM in Santa Monica.
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Mr Fox, Nanny McPhee, Up and Toy Story 3 up for Bafta Children's Awards
Fantastic Mr Fox is amongst the nominations for best feature film at BAFTA’s Children’s Awards which take place next month.
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British Council honours Nayla Al Khaja as Screen Entrepreneur
The United Arab Emirates’ first female producer Nayla Al Khaja has been honoured at the British Council’s International Young Interactive and Screen Entrepreneur Awards.
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NewsOlivier Assayas discusses influences from Rohmer to Bresson
French writer-director Olivier Assayas discussed his career during yesterday’s Screen-sponsored BFI London Film Festival masterclass.
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LA Greek Film Festival sets 2011 dates
The fifth annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will run from June 9-12, 2011.
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NewsWinter's Bone and Two Escobars win at new American fest in Poland
Winter’s Bone and The Two Escobars have taken top honours at the inaugural American Film Festival (AFF) in Wroclaw, Poland, the first film event in Eastern Europe devoted to American cinema.
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NewsDesplat wins Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
French composer Alexandre Desplat was a double winner at the World Soundtrack Awards, which took place last night at the 37th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsNIAF honours producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
Italian producer and president of Napoli football club Aurelio De Laurentiis was honoured by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its 35th awards gala in Washington DC on October 23.
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Unified falls for teen comedy Cherry ahead of AFM
Los Angeles-based production, financing and international sales company Unified Pictures will arrive at next month’s AFM with the teen comedy Cherry.
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 rules international on $22.2m launch
Paranormal Activity 2 dominated the overseas arena as the opening wave of releases through Paramount / PPI produced $22.2m according to revised figures issued on Monday [25], knocking Universal’s Despicable Me off its perch. Universal chiefs won’t mind too much as they revealed the company’s combined overseas box office was ...
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NewsParanormal 2 inspires $42m in US box office activity
A superb $42m debut saw Paranormal Activity 2 soar to the top of the charts as Jackass 3-D secured second place to set up a one-two finish for Paramount.
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NewsLocal and international stars on hand as Tokyo kicks off 23rd edition
The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off yesterday evening with the opening screening of David Fincher’s The Social Network.
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Mazursky in line for LAFCA career honour
Paul Mazursky will receive Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (LAFCA) Career Achievement Award “for his collective work and contributions to film”, the body announced last night [24].
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NewsHeisenberg’s The Robber wins in Zagreb
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber won the Golden Pram award for the best feature film at the eighth Zagreb Film Festival.
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Gabriel Yared to be honoured at EFAs
The European Film Academy’s European Achievement in World Cinema Award 2010 will go to composer Gabriel Yared.
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NewsSilent Souls, Rain take top prizes at Abu Dhabi’s Black Pearl Awards
Silent Souls, from Russia’s Aleksei Fedorchenko, won the award for best narrative film in the Black Pearl Awards at the close of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 14-23).