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NewsMendoza's Lola revealed as second surprise film in Venice
Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s latest project Lola is the second surprise film added to the Venice Film Festival main competition line-up.
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NewsAdam Elliot wins best feature at Australian Directors Guild Awards
Film-maker Adam Elliot has won the Australian Directors Guild Award for best feature Mary And Max.
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NewsScreenDaily named one of the world's top ten film sites
ScreenDaily has been named one of the top ten film sites in world by The Sunday Times.
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NewsYellow Bird seeks to replicate Millennium success with new book deal
Yellow Bird, the Swedish production company behind the Millennium trilogy, has secured rights to six books in Liza Marklund’s Annika Bengtzon series.
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NewsIndonesian filmmakers condemn new film law
The Indonesian film industry is protesting against a film bill, passed into law on Tuesday, that increases censorship of local production and limits the distribution of foreign films.
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Myriad promotes Elias Axume to svp distribution and operations
Elias Axume has been promoted to senior vice-president of distribution and operations at Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures.
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NewsEntertainment unions join calls for tough action on digital pirates
A group of leading UK trade unions have joined forces with the creative industries in a bid to save thousands of jobs at risk from illegal file-sharing.
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NewsCinemanx finalises US distribution for Me And Orson Welles
One year after it launched at Toronto, Richard Linklater’s Me And Orson Welles has found US distribution through an alliance assembled by UK finance and production company Cinemanx (NX).
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NewsUK Film Council, Telefilm Canada return with showcases at IFP Independent Film Week
IFP has announced two international showcase screenings as part of its industry services at the 31st Annual Independent Film Week in New York in September.
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NewsDori Begley, Peter Van Steemburg move up Magnolia acquisitions ladder
Dori Begley has been promoted from director to vice-president of acquisitions at Magnolia Pictures.
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NewsPaladin adds Teardrop Diamond, Handsome Harry to release slate
Mark Urman’s new distributor Paladin has acquired US rights to period romance The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond and road movie Handsome Harry , bringing its initial slate to four.
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NewsWarner Bros unlocks fanboy vaults with DC Entertainment
Warner Bros Entertainment has restructured its DC Comics division and announced the launch of DC Entertainment (DCE) to be run by former Warner Premiere chief Diane Nelson.
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NewsTaiwan’s GIO to revoke Prince Of Tears subsidy
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has informed Prince Of Tears director Yonfan that it will take back the film’s $306,000 (NT$10m) subsidy unless it withdraws as Hong Kong’s selection for the foreign-language category of the Academy Awards.
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NewsNobody To Watch Over Me selected as Japan's Oscar entry
Director Ryoichi Kimizuka’s Nobody To Watch Over Me (Dare Mo Mamotte Kurenai) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
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NewsLondon Film Festival injects extra $1.5m into 53rd edition
The Times BFI London Film Festival is pumping half of its $3m (£1.8m) cash windfall from the UK Film Council into this year’s edition.
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NewsTFI International take Jew Suss and Father's Guests to Toronto
Along with the gala presentation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s highly-anticipated Micmacs, TF1 International will have two new films in its line-up at the Toronto Film Festival.
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First Run takes US rights to Bulletproof Salesman
First Run Features has acquired Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein’s documentary Bulletproof Salesman, about arms dealer Fidelis Cloer.
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NewsLondon Film Festival boosts awards for 53rd edition
The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival is boosting its awards this year introducing new categories, including Best Film and Best British Newcomer, and hosting a dedicated ceremony for the first time.
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NewsMike Goodridge to take editor's role at Screen International
Mike Goodridge, Screen International’s US editor, is to return to London to take up the editor’s chair of Screen.
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NewsGatlif’s Korkoro wins competition, audience prize at Montreal
Tony Gatlif’s Korkoro won the top competition prize and the audience award at the recently-wrapped Montreal World Film Festival.