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NewsScreen England appoints Ruth Pitt as executive director
Screen England has appointed Ruth Pitt to the new role of executive director and John Newbigin as it first independent chair.
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NewsFrance sends Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet to the Oscars
Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet will represent France as its submission for the foreign language Oscar this year.
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NewsUkraine Film Office launches co-production fund
The Ukraine Film Office this week launched a private equity support program for co-productions. The program will award up to three feature projects a year with up to $100,000 each.
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Swedish Film Institute appoints Suzanne Glansborg as film commissioner
Suzanne Glansborg, the former head of acquisitions with Canal Plus, has been appointed as film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute.
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NewsReykjavik film festival kicks off with I Killed My Mother
The sixth Reykjavik International Film Festival opens tonight (September 17) with a programme of more than 120 films from 40 countries.
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NewsNoel Clarke, The Works, Universal team up on 4.3.2.1
Noel Clarke has commenced principal photography on the heist thriller 4.3.2.1 for The Works UK Distribution and Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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NewsMelbourne fest announces support for two films
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s production fund has announced support for two projects – Michael Henry’s revenge-gone-wrong thriller Blame and Mark Hartley’s feature documentary Machete Maidens Unleashed.
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NewsTokyo International Film Festival to screen The Cove
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the line-up for this year’s edition (Oct 17-25), including the last-minute addition of controversial documentary The Cove, which chronicles the annual dolphin hunt in the Japanese town of Taiji.
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NewsRed Riding Trilogy, Precious to play at MEIFF
Top brass at the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) have unveiled the selections that will screen out of competition in the World Cinema Showcase line-up next month.
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NewsHerwitz picks up US sales rights on Toronto premiere Cooking With Stella
Andrew Herwitz’ Film Sales Company has picked up US sales rights to Dilip Mehta’s directorial debut Cooking With Stella ahead of this evening’s (September 16) world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsThe Last Station, A Prophet among initial dozen in AFI FEST line-up
Organisers at the AFI FEST 2009 have selected Lee Daniels’ Precious as their first gala presentation.
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NewsSimon Brooks to bring medal-winning Labrador to the big screen
Producer Simon Brooks is to turn bestselling book Endal: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought A Family Back From The Brink into a film.
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NewsPower to the Pixel reveals Ted Hope as keynote speaker, Pixel Pitch finalists
Veteran independent film producer Ted Hope will give the keynote speech at this year’s Power to the Pixel Cross-Media Forum, which will be held at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival in October.
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NewsStephen Rollins and Todd Allen launch Identity Entertainment
Producers Stephen Rollins and Todd Allen have formed a new venture called Identity Entertainment, which has signed a multi-picture deal with New York-based trading company, Ginepri Capital.
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NewsSusanne Bier returns to Denmark to make The Revenge
Danish director Susanne Bier is returning to her homeland for her next project, provincial town drama, The Revenge (Haevnen).
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NewsSpain's Kanzaman to make $15m action adventure Zanshin
Kanzaman, the Spanish production company, is set to make a 16th century action adventure film called Zanshin, involving battles between the Japanese and Spanish
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NewsThe Italian Job screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin dies at 77
Troy Kennedy Martin, the British screenwriter whose credits include The Italian Job, died of cancer yesterday (September 15) aged 77 years old.
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NewsMedia Asia scores deals on Venice title Accident
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Distribution had a busy Toronto, sealing a string of deals on Soi Cheang’s Accident, which recently premiered in competition at Venice.
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NewsWMM acquire Min-Sook Lee's My Toxic Baby
Women Make Movies (WMM) has acquired Min-Sook Lee’s documentary My Toxic Baby at Toronto.
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NewsWeinsteins, Vivendi sign home entertainment pact
The Weinstein Company has signed a deal granting Vivendi Entertainment (VE) exclusive home entertainment distribution rights to its library.