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Screen South picks producers for new development scheme
Regional screen agency Screen South has announced the nine producers who will take part in its producer development programme - Develop, Connect, Produce – which launches on Sept 13.
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NewsLevelK boards Brazilian family film Me and My Umbrella
Denmark-based international film sales company LevelK has taken on Me and My Umbrella (Eu e Meu Guarda-Chuva).
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NewsOptimum exorcises box-office demons in UK
Optimum’s horror The Last Exorcism debuted top in the UK over the Sept 3-5 weekend, giving the distributor its biggest ever three-day opening.
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Russian culture minister pushes ahead with film commission plans
Russia is moving ahead with plans for a new National Film Commission.
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Cinemavault licenses RWWM to Image in US, Telepool in Germany
Image Entertainment has taken US rights from Toronto-based Cinemavault to Julius Kemp’s horror tale ReykjavikWhale Watching Massacre.
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NewsShrek Forever After is overseas king for DreamWorks Animation
Shrek Forever After has become the highest grossing DreamWorks Animation film of all time at the international box office.
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D Films signs alternative content deal with Emerging Pictures
Canada’s D Films has signed an exclusive long-term output deal with New York-based Emerging Pictures to distribute alternative programming.
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NewsThe American hits Labor Day target for Focus on $16.4m
Summer ended with a whimper as Focus Features’ assassin drama The American starring George Clooney opened top on an estimated $16.4m over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend, rising to $19.5m since Wednesday’s [Sept 1] release.
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UK hosts new Film Directing 4 Women Film Festival
The inaugural Film Directing 4 Women Film Festival will kick off with a selection of award-winning shorts including Anya Camilleri’s award-winning Perfect, starring Stephen Moyer.
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EFP supporting campaigns for 47 films in Toronto
Under European Film Promotion’s Film Sales Support scheme, 47 European films from 18 European countries will receive help with their marketing campaigns during the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsArne Dahl's Swedish detectives readied for film-TV project
Sweden’s A-team – the local equivalent of CSI, a highly-trained special unit of detectives, created by Swedish writer Arne Dahl – is ready for the screen.
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Simon Presswell appointed SVP at Universal Networks International
Simon Presswell has been appointed SVP Marketing and Digital Initiatives, Universal Networks International (UNI) in a newly-created role.
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Park Kwang-su to step down from Busan Film Commission
Founding director of South Korea’s Busan Film Commission (BFC) Park Kwang-su is to step down from his position as head of the locations services organization. Filmmaker Oh Seok-geun will take his place as of tomorrow (Sept 7).
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NewsWang Bing's The Ditch is Venice's surprise film
Wang Bing’s film The Ditch (Le Fosse) is the surprise film addition to this year’s Venice Film Festival line up, bringing the total number of titles vying for the Golden Lion up to 24.
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Kristian Segerstrale and Roland Steindorf join LoveFilm board
Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of social network games developer Playfish, and Roland Steindorf, Head of the Supervisory Board of German telecommunications provider Versatel AG, have joined LoveFilm as non-executive directors.
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NewsGaming writer Rhianna Pratchett moves onto first feature film
Rhianna Pratchett is set to write the screenplay for her first feature film, a London-based drama about a group of female vigilantes, to be produced by Simple Productions.
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NewsOzon defends Potiche star Gerard Depardieu
Speaking in Venice this weekend, François Ozon has launched an impassioned defence of actor Gerard Depardieu, who co-stars in Ozon’s new film Potiche, a competition contender on the Lido.
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NewsSoda takes on brilliantlove for New British Cinema Quarterly series
Soda Pictures has acquired the UK and Irish rights to Ashley Horner’s brilliantlove and will release the film as part of its New British Cinema Quarterly series.
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Jan de Bont to direct Zhang Ziyi in Mulan
Jan de Bont has signed on to direct live-action epic adventure Mulan starring Zhang Ziyi, which is scheduled to start shooting at China’s Hengdian studios this autumn.
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NewsThe American leads the way on $13m as summer fizzles out
Summer ended with a whimper as Focus Features’ assassin drama The American starring George Clooney opened top on an estimated $12.9m over three days, rising to $16.1m since Wednesday’s [Sept 1] release.