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Sherlock Holmes, Crazy Heart among World Soundtrack nominees
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of nominees for the 2010 Awards.
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Good Pitch filmmakers to include Woolcock, Sington, Noujaim
The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation has selected the projects for the Good Pitch UK (scheduled for Sept 10 in London) and the Good Pitch at the Social Capital Markets Conference (Oct 3 in San Francisco).
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NewsRobert Read promoted to SVP at Universal
Robert Read has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide HD Marketing for Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) and Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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NewsVenice adds Skolimowski's Essential Killing to competition
The Venice Film Festival has finalised the competition line up, adding Essential Killing by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski with the Biennale saying the film will now be “finished in time for Venice.”
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Swiss government suggests creation of new film funding body by 2012
Changes are afoot in Swiss cinema to reorganize the national film funding system from 2012.Also, Nyon festival announces changes.
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NewsJeremy Hunt says UKFC closure will cut out 'expensive bureaucracy'
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has hit back at critics of his plans to abolish the UK Film Council. In an article written for Sunday’s Observer newspaper, Hunt emphatically explains that the move was so that money earmarked for culture was spent on culture, not overheads.
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NewsSan Sebastian boasts eight world premieres in New Directors line-up
Constantin Popescu’s Principles Of Life, Hao Jie’s Single Man, Sophie Schoukens’ Marieke, Mariekeand Mikkel Munch-Fals’ Nothing’s All Bad are among the titles to world premiere in the New Directors section at San Sebastian.
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NewsInception reaches quarter-billion overseas on $48m hold
Inception maintained its winning ways as an estimated $47.8m hold from more than 8,144 screens in 61 markets helped the sci-fi thriller stay top overseas.
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Millennium sells US rights on The Mechanic to CBS Films
CBS Films has acquired US rights from Millennium Films to The Mechanic starring Jason Statham and directed Simon West.
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NewsThe Other Guys arrests Inception with $36m debut
Sony’s Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys usurped Inception for the first time in four weeks as it opened top on an estimated $35.6m.
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NewsBFI IMAX to screen Avatar: Special Edition
BFI IMAX is to screen a special edition of blockbuster Avatar with an extra 8 minutes of never-seen footage.
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NewsMelanie Griffith joins cast of Spanish drama At 2:15
The actress has been confirmed to star alongside Nick Nolte in Maria De Kannon Cle’s debut feature.
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NewsNacho Vigalondo to make English-language sci-fi thriller Windows
The Oscar-nominated Spanish director is in development on the project with 28 Weeks Later producer Enrique Lopez Lavigne.
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NewsJafar Panahi's short to open Venice Days
It is not known whether the Iranian film-maker, who spent two months in prison earlier this year, will be allowed to attend the festival.
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NewsCardiff screenwriter Stratton wins Big 5 Comedy award
The inaugural award carried a cash prize of $1600 from Working Title Films.
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NewsShooting underway on Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Filming will take place on location in London, Scotland and Morocco.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
New productions by France’s Christophe Ruggia, Germany’s Til Schweiger and Romania’s Adrian Sitaru stand out on Screenbase this week.
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NewsKim Dong-ho to step down from Pusan role
Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) founding director Kim Dong-ho will make this year’s edition his last.
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NewsInception heads into weekend as overseas box office favourite
After crossing $200m by Thursday [5] Inception was expected to retain its crown. Warner Bros will look to keep momentum going with two significant launches in Spain and Brazil.
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NewsNever Let Me Go to open London Film Festival
The 54th BFI London Film Festival, presented in partnership with American Express, will open on Oct 13 with the European premiere of Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go.