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NewsUKFC: John Woodward says target is to close down by April 2012
Woodward tells industry that today’s move by DCMS “is short-sighted and potentially very damaging, especially as there is at present no roadmap setting out where the UK Film Council’s responsibilities and funding will be placed in the future.”
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Icahn sues Lionsgate over debt-to-equity swap
Carl Icahn, the man who would be king of Lionsgate, is suing the studio over its move last week to convert $100m of debt into equity.
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NewsUK government to shut UK Film Council, Lottery funding to continue
The UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that it will abolish the UK Film Council and have a more direct relationship with the BFI.
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NewsReykjavik festival to honour Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch will receive the Honorary Creative Award at the upcoming Reykjavik International Film Festival.
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NewsAftershock breaks Chinese and Hong Kong box-office records
Feng Xiaogang’s disaster drama opens on 4,000 Chinese screens; Aftershock also marks the first time a foreign-language film will be released by IMAX.
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NewsSucker Punch, Avengers, Other Guys captivate Comic-Con
The studios rolled out their big guns at Comic-Con over the weekend as panels from Warner Bros, Marvel Studios and Universal stirred up the crowd.
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New Belgian distributor Starway strikes output deal with E1
New Belgian outfit Starway Film Distribution is to launch in September and will be handling exclusively E1’s films.
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Group rallies to save UK's Bray Film Studios
A campaign has been launched to oppose the potential demolition of the Bray Film Studios, which were set up in 1951 by British horror label Hammer Films.
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Sharma launches international sales outfit for Indian films
Former Reliance Big Pictures and Yash Raj Films executive Jawahar Sharma has launched a sales outfit in partnership with Cinergy Productions to handle international distribution of Indian films.
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NewsInception dreams on with $44m hold as Salt spices up charts
Inception’s estimated $43.5m number one hold in North America saw the sci-fi thriller race towards the $150m mark after barely two weeks in play.
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NewsToy Story 3 trumps Inception with $62m overseas weekend
An estimated $62m weekend haul propelled Toy Story 3 to $351m overseas and while it is stretching it to say the animation’s prospects could reach infinity and beyond, at this pace a long and prosperous life looks guaranteed.
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Watchmen producer pounces on film rights to comic book The Untamed
Watchmen and Hellboy producer Lloyd Levin has acquired film rights to Stranger Comics’ The Untamed ahead of the comic’s publication.
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Quartet to adapt Will Eisner's graphic novel A Contract With God
Alex Rivera, Tze Chun, Barry Jenkins and Sean Baker are to direct the late Will Eisner’s graphic novel A Contract With God.
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Gardiner promoted to Head of Fox Searchlight UK
Kate Gardiner, currently Marketing Manager at Twentieth Century Fox UK, has been promoted to Head of Searchlight UK.
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Grlic's Just Between Us triumphs at Pula
Rajko Grlic’s Just Between Us won seven Golden Arenas at the Croatian national Pula Film Festival, including best film and best director.
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NewsRelativity achieves studio goal following Overture deal
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has effectively become a studio overnight following a deal to acquire the distribution and marketing operations of Overture Films.
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NewsPiFan top awards go to Bedevilled, Monsters, Fire of Conscience
At the 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), Jang Cheol Su’s graphic thriller Bedevilled snapped up the top Best of Puchon Award, along with the Fujifilm Eterna Award and Best Actress Award for Seo Yeong Hee.
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NewsDeauville competition includes Cyrus, Winter's Bone, Buried
The competition in Deauville (Sept 3-12) will include American films ranging from Debra Granik’s Sundance winning drama Winter’s Bone to Cannes Critics Week selection The Myth of the American Sleepover to Diego Luna’s directorial debut feature, Abel.
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San Sebastian world premieres include Villaronga's Black Bread
The San Sebastian film festival has announced four Spanish titles for its official selection, which will all compete for the Golden Shell.
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China, Singapore sign co-production agreement
China and Singapore have signed a film co-production agreement which covers feature films and telemovies across live-action, animation and documentaries.