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NewsHonorary doctorate for Raindance founder Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove, the founder of the Raindance Film Festival, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth College of Art on July 16
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NewsSFC awards funds to co-production projects
The Seoul Film Commission has announced the six winners of its first international co-production grant, which awards up to $15,600 in development funding to projects that will partly shoot in Seoul.
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NewsWoo set to direct Flying Tigers project in China
John Woo is planning to direct a film about the Flying Tigers – a US volunteer group that trained the Chinese Air Force to fly fighter planes during World War II.
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NewsRelativity prepares August shoot on SNL comedy MacGruber
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is preparing an August start on the comedy MacGruber, based on the Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch about an inept spy.
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NewsGil Cates, Ed Zwick in Academy governors board run-off
Voting in the Academy’s annual board of governors elections has resulted in a possibly unprecedented tie between directors branch candidates Gil Cates and Ed Zwick.
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NewsIndian Film Festival LA unveils fund for universal stories with Indian themes
The Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has launched the IFFLA Film Fund for film-makers with narrative and documentary features reflecting universal themes inherent in Indian culture.
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NewsMetrodome to release Thirst in the UK
UK distributor Metrodome is to release Park Chan Wook’s Cannes Jury prize winner Thirst in the UK, as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan.
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NewsING Belgium withdraws from film financing
Financial services company ING Belgium has scrapped its film financing activities to concentrate on its core business.
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NewsFilm4 Frightfest celebrates 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres
Film4 Frightfest is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres, including Jon Harris’s The Descent: Part Two, Rupert Glasson’s Coffin Rock and Andrew Miles’s Fragment.
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Endgame duo join Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures
Valhalla Motion Pictures chief Gale Anne Hurd has hired the Endgame Entertainment executives Wendy Japhet as president and Anne Teixeira as creative executive.
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NewsHindi releases, Ice Age 3 revive India’s box office
Three recent releases – Ice Age 3 and Hindi films New York and Kambakkht Ishq – have all had record-breaking openings in India indicating a revival at the local box office.
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NewsStar unveils slate of Chinese movie acquisitions
Star Chinese Movies, owned by pan-Asian broadcaster Star, has unveiled a slate of acquisitions that it will screen over the coming year.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi promotes Brunner to COO
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has promoted Stefan Brunner to the position of chief operating officer, responsible for all operational activities of the company, at the same time as continuing in his present role of chief financial officer.
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NewsSundance, Cinereach launch $1.5m support for socially conscious cinema
The Sundance Institute and film support body Cinereach have launched a three-year grant to form The Cinereach Project At Sundance Institute.
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NewsRomania's Golden Age to open Sarajevo
Romanian portmanteau film Tales From The Golden Age, which had its world premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year, has been selected as the opening night film of the 15th annual Sarajevo Film Festival which takes place from August 12-20.
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NewsScreen Media snaps up US rights to The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee
Screen Media Films is believed to have paid roughly $1m for US rights to Rebecca Miller’s ensemble drama The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.
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NewsWolfgang Braun joins Kinowelt as chief executive
German film industry veteran Wolfgang Braun has been appointed as CEO of sales and distribution company, Kinowelt. He replaces Jan-Pelgrom de Haas, who left the company at the end of last month.
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NewsUKFC launches £1.2m rural cinema scheme
The UK Film Council has allocated £1.2m of Lottery funding to a new scheme that aims to bring the latest digital cinema equipment to film fans in remote communities in the UK.
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NewsDoctor Who star David Tennant joins St Trinian's II
David Tennant, the star of hit UK TV show Doctor Who, and British popstar Sarah Harding have joined the cast of St Trinian’s II: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold, which began principal photography in London today (July 6).
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NewsVue appoints Daniel Heale as head of marketing
Vue Entertainment, the UK multiplex operator, has appointed Daniel Heale to the new role of head of marketing. The move aims to strengthen the chain’s marketing team and expand its portfolio of products and services.