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NewsAvatar, An Education, Hurt Locker lead BAFTA nominations
Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker have each received eight nominations for this year’s Orange British Film Academy Awards, including best film and best director.
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NewsScreen teams with Stacey Parks and Thomas Mai for Berlin workshop
Screen International is teaming with Stacey Parks of FilmSpecific.com and Thomas Mai of FestivalDarlings.com to present a special half-day workshop at the Berlin Film Festival entitled “Dawn Of The Micro Major Film Producer.”
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NewsParamount takes worldwide rights to Waiting For Superman at Sundance
As the Sundance Film Festival kicked off today [21] Paramount announced it had acquired worldwide rights to Participant Media’s documentary Waiting For Superman ahead of the world premiere on Friday.
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NewsHowl co-directors line up Linda Lovelace biopic
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the co-directors of Howl (pictured) that is set to receive its world premiere in Sundance tonight [21], have lined up their follow-up project.
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NewsAvatar closes in on date with destiny
Heading into the sixth weekend Avatar stands at $1.17bn and looks odds-on to overhaul Titanic’s $1.242bn 12-year international box office record over the next few days in what is certain to be another mighty hold.
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NewsIndiePix acquires Venice Silver Lion winner Women Without Men
New York-based IndiePix has acquired all US media rights to Women Without Men, which won the Silver Lion Award in Venice last autumn, as well as Sundance entry All My Friends Are Funeral Singers.
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NewsAri Haas joins Myriad as manager of production and acquisitions
Ari Haas has joined Santa Monica-base Myriad Pictures as manager of production and acquisitions as the company prepares for the EFM in Berlin.
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NewsWriters Guild to honour Barry Levinson with Laurel Award
Barry Levinson will receive the Writers Guild Of America, West’s (WGAW) 2010 lifetime achievement Laurel Award for Screen.
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NewsUniversal promotes Scott Bernstein to evp production
Scott Bernstein has been promoted to Universal Pictures’ executive vice-president of production.
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NewsAustria to fast-track launch of €20m film incentive
The Austrian government is planning to pay out €5m ($7.1m) to film projects this year after ‘fast-tracking’ the introduction of its production incentive.
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NewsAustralian box office rises 15% in best year on record
Australia’s gross box office hit $988m (A$1.09bn) in 2009, up 15% on the previous year, and its best year on record. It is also the first time annual ticket sales have exceeded $907m (A$1bn).
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NewsSixth Birds Eye Film Festival launches
The sixth Birds Eye View Film Festival, devoted to women film-makers, will run from March 4 - 12 at the BFI Southbank and the Institute of Contemporary Art in London.
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NewsRob Marshall's Nine to receive birthday screening at Berlin
Rob Marshall’s Nine and new films by Doris Dorrie, Matti Geschonneck and Jo Baier will be screened as part of the Berlinale’s Special programme this year.
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NewsSlamdance unveils distribution tie with Microsoft
Slamdance has announced a worldwide video content collaboration with Microsoft on both Zune and Xbox platforms.
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NewsBanksy debut revealed as Sundance "surprise" film
Exit Through the Gift Shop, the directorial debut by celebrated street artist Banksy will have its world premiere as the surprise film in Sundance’s Spotlight section on January 24.
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NewsJeunet's Micmacs to open sixth Glasgow Film Festival
The sixth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival will open with Jean Pierre Jeunet’s revenge comedy Micmacs on February 18.
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NewsE1 to release River Road duo in Canada
E1 Entertainment (E1) will release River Road Entertainment’s The Runaways and The Tree Of Life in Canada. Apparition is handling US distribution on both films.
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Father John wins AFM's Favorite Film Pitch award
David Minnihan’s pitch of Father John will receive a People’s Choice Award as winner of the AFM’s 2009 Favorite Film Pitch contest.
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NewsEric Christenson to head sales for Hollywood Studios International
Eric Christenson (pictured) has joined Beverly Hills and New York-based Hollywood Studios International (HSI) as president of acquisitions and distribution.
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NewsShoreline catches worldwide rights to Sundance premiere Undertow
LA-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Javier Fuentes-Leon’s debut feature Undertow (Contracorriente) ahead of its world premiere at Sundance on January 26.