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Brooke Shields joins Brendan Fraser on Furry Vengeance
Brooke Shields and Dick Van Dyke have joined Brendan Fraser in Summit Entertainment and Participant Media’s family comedy Furry Vengeance.
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NewsDemi Moore, Scarlett Johansson to present films at LA Shorts Fest
LA Shorts Fest 2009 (July 23-31) promises to be particularly star-studded, with Courteney Cox, Demi Moore and Scarlett Johansson all expected to attend.
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Sony hires Raja Gosnell to direct The Smurfs
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have hired Raja Gosnell to direct the live-action and animated Smurfs feature.
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NewsFox International becomes first distributor to cross $1bn in 2009
Fox International has become the first distributor to cross $1bn this year following a string of mighty performances by Ice Age 3, Night At The Museum 2 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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NewsTransformers 2 becomes second fastest North American release to reach $300m
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen has became the second fastest film in history to reach $300m at the North American box office.
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NewsBruno soars in Australia with $1.4m first-day haul
Bruno has scored the second biggest opening day of the year in Australia behind Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen with a $1.35m Wednesday launch.
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Calgary shoot underway on Tucker And Dale Vs Evil
Production has begun in Calgary on the comedy Tucker And Dale Vs Evil starring Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk.
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NewsSri Lanka enters Flowers Of The Sky in Academy Awards race
Wonderphil Productions Flowers Of The Sky has been named as Sri Lanka’s official selection for best foreign film in the 2010 Academy Awards race.
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First Doha Tribeca Film Festival announces autumn dates
The inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival will run in Doha, Qatar, from October 29-November 1.
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NewsBarry Johnson named Searchlight vp national publicity
Barry Dale Johnson has joined Fox Searchlight effective July 23 as vice-president of national publicity and will relocate to New York.
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NewsBritish doc Mugabe selected for Oscar-qualifying showcase
Mugabe And The White African, the British-made documentary, has been selected for an Oscar-qualifying screening at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) 13th Annual Documentary Showcase in Los Angeles and New York.
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NewsJaime Winstone to star in first British 3D horror film
British actress Jaime Winstone has been lined up to star in Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons, the first British horror film to be shot in 3D.
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NewsHollywood dominates Italian box office over first half of 2009
American films dominated the Italian box office over the first half of the year taking 65% of the box office earnings.
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NewsSpain reveals new regional $835,000 film fund
Rodrigo Cortes’ drama Buried is one of the first films to benefit from a new $835,487 (€600,000) regional Spanish fund.
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NewsFrance reduces film release windows
The Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français and the government have agreed to reduce the window between theatrical film releases and their debut on other platforms.
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NewsPuttnam urges UK film industry to be bold online
Lord David Puttnam this week urged the British film industry to be bolder in engaging with audiences online – or risk losing out on many of the opportunities being created by the digital revolution.
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NewsThe Tipping Point Film Fund launches in UK
A not-for-profit film fund that aims to raise money to support independent film-makers through donations launched in the UK today (July 8).
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NewsFilm London announces local film competition winners
Film London’s Best of Borough Film Awards awarded East London film-maker Alex Taylor the jury award on July 6 for his short film, Kids Might Fly.
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NewsPower to the Pixel seeks cross-media projects for first competition
Filmmakers involved in cross-media projects are being invited to pitch for a $10,000 (£6,223) cash prize at this year’s Power to the Pixel event during The Times BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsO’Sullivan to relocate from the UK to head Ausfilm
Jackie O’Sullivan, who has divided her time between the Australian and UK film industries for many years, will take up the role of chief executive of marketing body Ausfilm from August 10.