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NewsFortissimo picks up Michelle Yeoh martial arts thriller
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights to martial arts thriller Jianyu Jianghu (working title), starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions.
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NewsDisney's Up tops international weekend with $27.9m haul
Disney stayed atop the overseas charts as its four active titles generated $45m, led by an estimated $27.9m haul for Up from 4,500 screens in 24 territories.
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NewsKorean sleeper hit Old Partner secures Japanese release
Korean sales company Indiestory has announced that sleeper hit documentary Old Partner is due to open in Japan this December.
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NewsThe Assembly sweeps China’s Golden Rooster Awards
Feng Xiaogang’s war drama The Assemblywas the big winner at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards, mainland China’s top film honours (Oct 17), winning four prizes including best film and best director.
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NewsOdd Lot, Bold unite on joint sales venture Affinity International
Bold Films and Odd Lot Entertainment’s international sales arms have merged as Affinity International and will officially launch at AFM next month.
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NewsGreen Lantern no longer shining on Sydney
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will not be filming Green Lantern in Sydney as originally planned, because of the increasing cost of locating footloose productions in Australia due to the rising Australian dollar.
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NewsLanthimos' Dogtooth wins at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth won the C$15,000 Louve D’Or at the 38th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema at the weekend.
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NewsXavier Dolan's I Killed My Mother triumphs at Vancouver
Xavier Dolan’s Quinzaine title I Killed My Mother won the Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film as the 28th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) wrapped at the weekend.
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NewsHipsters, Persian Cats among MEIFF Black Pearl winners
Valery Todorovsky’s Russian entry Hipsters (Stilyagi) won the $100,000 narrative feature Black Pearl award as the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) came to a close at the weekend.
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NewsWhere The Wild Things Are devours US competition with $32.5m launch
Warner Bros’ fantasy tale Where The Wild Things Are led the North American box office at the weekend courtesy of an estimated $32.5m launch.
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SAG elects David P White chief negotiator
The Screen Actors Guild’s national board of directors has appointed David P White national executive director and chief negotiator.
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NewsShepard and Noriega to star in Mateo Gil’s western Blackthorn
Veteran US actor Sam Shepard and Spanish star Eduardo Noriega will head the cast of Mateo Gil’s new project Blackthorn, a western set to shoot in Bolivia next year.
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NewsIntra snaps up worldwide rights to The Man Who Will Come
Italian sales agent Intra Movies has picked up worldwide rights to Giorgio Diritti’s The Man Who Will Come (L’uomo Che Verra), which screens in competition at the fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival.
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NewsUPIE to distribute Paramount DVDs in New Zealand
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) will distribute Paramount’s entire home entertainment slate in New Zealand, it was announced today.
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NewsUK government to back new film centre
UK prime minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Friday (October 16) that the government will provide $73m (£45m) in funding for a new national film centre on London’s South Bank.
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NewsMenemsha takes US and Canadian rights to K5's A Matter Of Size
The German and UK based sales agent K5 International, has closed a deal with Menemsha Films for the US and Canadian rights to Frez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon’s A Matter Of Size.
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NewsTaiwan’s Zeus set to produce triptych love story Juliet
Taiwanese producer Khan Lee is lining up a portmanteau love story, Juliet (working title), as the second installment in its Pushing Hands initiative, designed to support new talent.
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NewsKick Off, Trouble take New Currents Award at PIFF
The 14th Pusan International Film Festival closes today (Oct 16) with the top New Currents award going to Shawkat Amin Korki’s Kick Off and So Sang-min’s I’m In Trouble.
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NewsFFI boards international sales on Redford's The Conspirator
Focus Features International (FFI) has got in league with Robert Redford’s high-calibre historical project The Conspirator, which started production this week in Savannah, Georgia.
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AFI FEST switches The White Ribbon for A Prophet
AFI FEST has added Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner The White Ribbon to the line-up, replacing AProphet.