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NewsLe Pacte lines up trio of new titles for Rendez-Vous in Paris
Le Pacte will debut three new titles on its line-up for the Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, which begins this week in Paris.
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NewsSony reboots Spider-Man as Raimi, Maguire leave franchise
Sony has abandoned plans to release Spider-Man 4 in summer 2011 and will reboot the franchise a year later following the departure of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire.
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NewsFrench Film-making legend Eric Rohmer dies at 89
French art-house legend Eric Rohmer has died, Agence France Presse reported Monday. The director passed away Monday morning in Paris at the age of 89 after being hospitalized last week.A veteran and pioneer of the New Wave, Rohmer made 24 films over a period of 50 years. His last, Les ...
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NewsWhite Ribbon, Hurt Locker among ASC nominees
The American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced its five feature nominees ahead of the 24th annual awards ceremony on February 27.
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NewsHornby, Tarantino among notable WGA omissions
The Writers Guild Of America (WGA) has unveiled its feature nominees in a year when the major talking points will turn to the list of notable absentees.
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Belgium's XDC acquires cinema equipment firm FTT
XDC, the Belgium-based digital cinema services company, has acquired Dusseldorf-based cinema equipment firm FTT.
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Greece takes over European Audiovisual Observatory presidency
The European Audiovisual Observatory has announced that Greece will hold its presidency for 2010.
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NewsHurt Locker, Avatar, District 9 among ACE nominees
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) have announced the feature nominees for the 60th Annual ACE Eddie Awards set to take place on February 14.Best edited feature (dramatic) nominees:Avatar (Stephen Rivkin, John Refua, James Cameron)District 9 (Julian Clarke)The Hurt Locker (pictured) Bob Murawski and Chris Innis)Star Trek (Maryann Brandon and Mary ...
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NewsOndine, The Eclipse dominate nominations for IFTAs
Neil Jordan’s Ondine (pictured) and Conor McPherson’s The Eclipse have each picked up eight nominations, including best feature and best director, for the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA), which take place on February 20 in Dublin.
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NewsSeven films chosen for Academy's make-up shortlist
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced today [January 11] that seven films have made it on to the shortlist for the make-up prize.
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NewsThe White Ribbon, Storm lead nominations for German film critics' awards
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon and Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm have each scored four nominations for the German Film Critics’ Association’s (VDFK) awards.
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NewsLevelK picks up Ounpuu's The Temptation Of St Tony
Tine Klint’s new sales outfit LevelK has picked up Estonian director Veiko Öunpuu’s The Temptation Of St Tony (Püha Tonu Kiusamine). It is the Copenhagen-based company’s first acquisition.
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NewsFrench box office hit decade high in 2009
The French box office hit a high in 2009 with admissions rising by 5.7% on the previous year to 199.7m. It is a record for the decade, just ahead of 2004’s 195.5m admissions.
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NewsHigh Point boards Czech war movie Protektor
High Point Films has snapped up world sales for Marek Najbrt’s Second World War movie Protektor.
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NewsHinduja Group to invest $55m in content over next three years
The Hinduja Group, the banking group with media interests, has announced plans to invest $55m (Rs 2.5bn) in the content business over the next two to three years.
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NewsCell 211, Agora lead Spain's Goya nominations
The Spanish Film Academy has honoured Daniel Monzon’s popular prison drama Cell 211 with a massive 16 nominations for this year’s Goya awards, followed by Agora with 13, and nine apiece for The Dancer And The Thief and The Secret In Their Eyes.
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NewsAvatar seventh biggest US film on $429m after $48.5m haul
Avatar stayed top in North America for the fourth weekend in a row with an estimated $48.5m haul through Fox that lifted the running total to $429m.
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NewsAvatar grosses $150m overseas to reach $915.1m
If the extraordinary heights of Titanic’s final box office once seemed unattainable, Avatar proved it is more than up for the challenge internationally at least as it climbed more than 4.5% in its fourth weekend to gross $150m and raise the tally to $915.1m.
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NewsAnchor Bay to release Toronto hit Alice Creed in US
Anchor Bay will release J Blakeson’s much fancied kidnapping thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed starring Gemma Arterton following its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsRegency Films relaunches as Raw Production London
Production company Regency Films is relaunching as Raw Production London. The company says the new name aims to reflect its “gritty, truthful films”.