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O-Scope takes US rights to Shapiro's Monogamy
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights from Submarine to Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s narrative feature film debut Monogamy.
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MDA unveils dates for inaugural ScreenSingapore
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has confirmed that the inaugural ScreenSingapore event will be held from June 5-12, 2011, with the trade exhibition section scheduled to run from June 7-9.
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Michelle Carey to head Melbourne's film festival
Michelle Carey, the new artistic director of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), is an internal promotion rather than new blood.Carey began her relationship with MIFF as one of the organising team behind MIFF’s 37ºSouth Market in 2007 and has been senior programmer alongside former executive director Richard Moore for ...
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NewsMetrodome completes acquisition of Target Entertainment
Deal includes Target’s rights businesses as well as production labels Pink Sands and Target US.
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NewsJapanese exhibitor T-Joy employs Twitter to offer user-selected screenings
Japanese exhibitor T-Joy and internet marketing company Bluem Inc. have launched a campaign to boost admissions by giving the public a chance to request films on the big screen.
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NewsStallone is back: Expendables conquers US on $35m
The lure of Sylvester Stallone’s old school action extravaganza proved irresistible for North American audiences as the boys with toys blew Julia Roberts’ comeback vehicle Eat Pray Love out of the water.
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NewsInception soars past $300m overseas for Warner Bros
Inception’s $36m haul meant it still had too much in the tank for the competition although Toy Story 3 continued to bring joy to Disney chiefs as it became the company’s biggest animation release overseas.
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NewsJulia Roberts to receive San Sebastian's Donostia award
Julia Roberts will collect the Donostia lifetime acheievement award at this year’s San Sebastian film festival where she will also be promoting her new film Eat Pray Love, which will feature in official selection.
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NewsChina's Winter Vacation lights up Locarno summer
Locarno’s top award, the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro), has been awarded by the international jury headed by Singaporean film-maker Eric Choo to Li Hongqi for his third feature Winter Vacation.
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Sundance Institute unveils series of producer support initiaitives
The Sundance Institute has announced a series of initiatives to support independent feature and documentary producers.
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NewsRoss hails global animation champion Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 has become the highest worldwide grossing animated film of all time on $920m.
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NewsOlivier Père says his first Locarno exceeds expectations
Ahead of the awards ceremony at the Piazza Grande on Saturday evening, Olivier Père is very enthusiastic about his first outing as Locarno’s artistic director.
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NewsDeauville to welcome David Chase, John C. Reilly, Zac Efron
The Deauville Festival of American Film this year will add a TV component for the first time.
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NewsImagina sells Spanish drama Paper Birds to Japan
Spanish outfit Imagina has sold Emilio Aragon’s $8m music drama Paper Birds to Alcine-Terran for theatrical distribution in Japan, ahead of its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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NewsLondon Film Festival to close with Danny Boyle's 127 Hours
The 54th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, has selected Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours as its Closing Night Film on Oct 28.
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NewsNetwork takes UK rights to Asian slasher film Dream Home from Fortissimo
Network Releasing has acquired all UK rights to Pang Ho-Cheung’s Dream Home, a slasher movie set against China’s housing crisis.
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NewsRolling Stones 1972 tour film coming to 800 cinemas
Distributors Eagle Rock Entertainment and Omniverse Vision have teamed up to bring a re-mastered and restored version of The Rolling Stones concert ‘Ladies & Gentleman…The Rolling Stones’ to cinemas worldwide.
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Online competition launched for Relative Desire soundtrack
UK production company NyAC is launching an online competition – Soundtraxs - to create a feature film soundtrack for Michael Baig Clifford’s upcoming feature film Relative Desire.
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NewsCambridge to open with Adele Blanc-Sec, close with Made In Dagenham
The 30th Cambridge Film Festival will open with the UK premiere of Luc Besson’s fantasy costume drama The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec starring Louise Bourgoin and Mathieu Amalric.
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NewsTamara Drewe to open third Branchage film festival
Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewewill open the third Branchage International Film Festival, which runs Sept 23-26 on the island of Jersey.