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NewsHeartbeats takes Australia's richest film prize
This year’s $52,000 (A$60,000) Sydney Film Prize has been awarded to love triangle story Heartbeats, from Canadian writer/director Xavier Dolan.
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Close, Franco, Dunst bring their shorts to Palm Springs
Directorial efforts from Glenn Close, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco will be among the line-up at the 16th Palm Springs International ShortFest.
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Locke starts UK shoot for Three Stags
UK writer/director Mark Locke started principal photography this weekend on his second feature, Three Stags.
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NewsReliance to launch Raavanan, Villian on June 18
Reliance MediaWorks’ BIG Cinemas is handling the US theatrical release and marketing for Tamil-language film Raavanan and its Telegu-dubbed version Villian.
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NewsCJ, Bona start strategic partnership for Chinese films
Korea’s CJ Entertainment and China’s Bona International Film Group (BIFG) have established a strategic partnership to co-invest and co-produce at least two films a year in China.
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NewsFantastic Mr Fox claims top prize at Annecy animation festival
Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox has picked up the Cristal for best feature at France’s International Animation Film Festival Annecy, which ran from June 7-12.
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New law to make broadcasters pay into German film fund
Germany’s broadcasters will be required to make statutory payments to the German Federal Film Board (FFA) in future after the Bundestag passed an amendment to the existing German Film Law (FFG) on Friday [11].
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NewsEighties remake The Karate Kid battles to number one on $56m
Hollywood released an updated a pair of pop culture staples from the 1980s this weekend to mixed results as The Karate Kid from Sony beat Fox’s The A-Team to open top on a terrific $56m, according to studio estimates.
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NewsSex sells overseas for Warner Bros during World Cup
Sex And The City 2 maintained its winning ways overseas thanks to a confirmed $23m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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The Woman With A Broken Nose sweeps unofficial Serbian awards
Srdjan Koljevic’s The Woman With A Broken Nose won five awards in the national competition of Cinema City Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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SFG to launch joint venture with Technicolor
China’s state-owned film studio Shanghai Film Group (SFG) has announced it is to set up a joint venture with post-production group Technicolor.
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AOP, Castel Film Studios prepare Holocaust hoax tale The Apple
New York-based Atlantic Overseas Pictures (AOP) and Castel Film Studios in Romania have teamed up to produce The Apple based on a screenplay by Ivo Marloh.
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Peter O'Toole to narrate Fantastic Films and House Of Fear's Eldorado
Peter O’Toole has signed on as narrator on Fantastic Films’ and House of Fear’s 3D comedy horror Eldorado.
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NewsMunich Film Festival to open with Me Too
Abbas Kiarostami and Mads Mikkelsen to be honoured at the festival which opens on June 25.
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NewsPark Circus picks up Renoir classic
The Glasgow based company has acquired UK distribution rights to the restored version of Boudu Saved From Drowning.
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Andrew Chowns leaves Pact for Directors UK
Directors UK have announced the appointment of Andrew Chowns as its new CEO.
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NewsTaiwan pulls films from Shanghai festival
Eight Taiwanese films pulled from the showcase of 13th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, June 12 – June 20) as a side-bar activity Taipei Film Week was cancelled.
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NewsAruba closes first edition striking balance between international, local needs
In an economy where long-running festivals are struggling, the Aruba International Film Festival had a solid inaugural run. “For the first year, I think it’s a success,” says one of the festival’s founders, Guiseppe Coioccarelli.
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NewsBeijing’s Straw Family announces slate of pan-Asian productions
Hong Kong filmmaker Jacob Cheung’s Beijing-based company Straw Family announced a slate of four pan-Asian projects on the eve of the Shanghai International Film Festival (June 12-20).
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Manchester to host Abnormal Devices Festival in October
Manchester will host this year’s Abandon Normal Devices Festival of new cinema and digital culture, which will feature new commissions from internationally renowned artists, filmmakers and cultural provocateurs.