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NewsUSC film school earns star from Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce
The USC School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) will receive a “star of recognition” from the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce on September 10 to mark the school’s 80th anniversary.
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NewsGhent to honour Kevin Costner with career award
Kevin Costner will receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for Career Achievement at the upcoming 36th Ghent International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium.
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NewsRTL Television, Universal extend licensing deal
RTL Television and NBC Universal International Television Distribution have entered a new multiple-year licensing agreement.
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NewsWeinsteins take North America and select territories on The King's Speech
The Weinstein Company has acquired North America and select territory rights from See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions to The King’s Speech starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.
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NewsSundance introduces Next section for low budget film-makers
Sundance Film Festival top brass have launched Next, a section dedicated to the work of cash-strapped film-makers who find new ways to tell their stories.
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NewsApparition, SPWAG swoop on Boondock Saints sequel
Apparition and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) have moved quickly to acquire The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day following its Comic-Con presentation and will release in the US on October 30.
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NewsSummit extends Twilight into virtual world Habbo
Summit Entertainment is looking to extend its vampire franchise Twilight online through a new deal with social networking site, Habbo.
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NewsBlockbuster sells Irish division for $45m
Blockbuster Entertainment, the home entertainment chain, has sold its Irish subsidiary Xtra-vision to local consortium Birchhall Investments for $45m (€32million).
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NewsMueller "back-loads" festival line-up to keep all eyes on Venice
The 66th Venice Film Festival kicked off the autumn festival season on Wednesday (September 2), bringing a raft of new titles to the market, a majority of which are still seeking distribution deals in major territories.
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NewsThe Silent Army selected as Dutch Oscar submission
Jean van de Velde’s The Silent Army has been named as the Netherlands’ best foreign language submission for the 2010 Academy Awards.
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NewsCanada’s Equinoxe Films quits distribution
Montreal-based distributor Equinoxe Films is pulling out of distribution after its principal backer, France Film, withdrew its funding.
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NewsFilm critics Tioseco, Bohinc killed in Manila robbery
Renowned Filipino-Canadian film critic Alexis Tioseco and his partner, Slovenian critic and programmer Nika Bohinc, were shot dead during a robbery at their home in Quezon City on Tuesday night.
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NewsSPC takes US and Latin America on Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired US and Latin American rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs from Paris-based TF1 International.
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Hong Kong’s Filmko to produce 3D period drama
Hong Kong-based Filmko Holdings is producing a 3D period drama adapted from Spanish classic Don Quixote, to be directed by Chinese filmmaker Agan.
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NewsThe Host 2 to receive funding for CGI development
The Korea Creative Contents Agency (KOCCA) has announced that The Host 2 is the winner of its Global Projects Technology Development Support Program.
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NewsBrian Oliver and Cross Creek Pictures launch $40m film fund
Former Arthaus Pictures principal Brian Oliver is collaborating on a fund with Louisianan investors to make three to five films a year in the $5m-$100m range.
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NewsKazakhs select Kelin as foreign language Oscar submission
Ermek Tursunov’s epic romance Kelin has been named as Kazakhstan’s official foreign language Oscar submission ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto.
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NewsDana Adam Shapiro wraps shoot on narrative debut Monogamy
Principal photography has wrapped in New York on Monogamy, the debut narrative feature from Oscar nominated Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro.
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NewsFilm Independent unveils Filmmaker Forum panellists
Groundswell Productions founder Michael London, UTA agent Rich Klubeck and Mandalay Pictures’ Cathy Schulman will be among the panellists at Film Independent’s fifth annual Filmmaker Forum in October.
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NewsRussell Harvard, Shoshannah Stern join wrestler biopic Hamill
Russell Harvard and Shoshannah Stern will star in Film Harvest’s Hamill, based on the life of deaf championship wrestler and current UFC fighter Matt Hamill.