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Eight Irish world premieres to screen at Galway Film Fleadh
The 21st Galway Film Fleadh, which will run from July 7 to 12, is to screen eight Irish world premieres.
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Newsm-appeal closes more sales on Dot.Com, Yuri's Day
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has closed several key deals post-Cannes.
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NewsPinewood takes on management of Toronto’s Filmport
The British film studio behind the Bond films now controls the fate of Toronto’s struggling, state-of-the-art studio operation. Pinewood Shepperton has taken charge of sales and marketing of Filmport Studios.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival appoints new director
In a move that has been warmly received in Dutch film circles, Willemien van Aalst has been appointed as the new director of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF).
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NewsEM Media adds Hip Hop feature doc to its slate
EM Media, the UK’s regional screen agency based in the East Midlands, announced a new addition to its slate today at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsWoody Allen to make next project in Paris
Woody Allen will follow his London based project with a romantic drama set in Paris, confirmed the film’s Spanish co-producers Mediapro.Mediapro signed a three picture deal with the US director at the beginning of last year, following the success of their collaboration on Vicky Cristina Barcelona. All three films will ...
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NewsTaipei film festival opens with Yang Yang
The Taipei Film Festival kicks off today (June 26) with the screening of local filmmaker Cheng Yu-chieh’s Yang Yang and will close on July 12 with Chang Tso-chi’s How Are You, Dad?
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NewsWarner Bros. Productions' Roy Button awarded an OBE
Roy Button, Senior Vice-President and managing director of Warner Bros. Productions, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the film industry, as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 2009 Birthday Honours List.
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Mogwai appears as surprise act at EIFF
Mogwai, a Scottish rock band, was the surprise headline act at a concert that followed the UK premiere screening of All Tomorrow’s Parties at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last night.
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NewsJones to follow Moon with $25m UK-German co-production
British director Duncan Jones is gearing up for a $25 million UK-German co-production. Jones describes the sci-fi Mute as a “thriller-mystery”. It will be set in Berlin at a variety of locations, including at Studio Babelsberg.
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Christine Brand promoted at MGM Networks Germany
Christine Brand has been promoted to managing director of MGM Networks (Deutschland) GmbH.
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NewsBabelgum hosts music festival web series
Online content platform Babelgum is working with production company Dig For Fire for an exclusive new music series, Road Trippin With Ice Cream Man.
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NewsNew music/film label Factory 25 launches with Frownland, 10001 Nights
Matt Grady, the former director of production at Plexifilm, has launched Factory 25, a Brooklyn, NY-based film and music label.
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NewsRotterdam brings festival hits to New York's Rooftop Films
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is joining forces with New York’s popular Rooftop Films to present two IFFR 2009 selections in Rooftop’s Summer Series.
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NewsTransformers sequel sets Wednesday opening record with $60m
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $60.6m on its first day of North American release, according to a preliminary estimate from Paramount, making it the biggest Wednesday opener ever.
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NewsFarrah Fawcett dies from cancer at age 62
Actress Farrah Fawcett has died today (Thursday) after a battle with anal cancer, her spokesman confirmed.
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NuImage's Elizabeth Wolfe moves to Freud's LA office
Veteran publicist Elizabeth Wolfe will Freud Communications as Senior Vice President beginning July 1.
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NewsMagnet scares up US deal for Tribeca horror hit House Of The Devil
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired US rights to Ti West’s horror film The House Of The Devil.
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NewsWeinstein Company comes on board for The Hammer
Cinemavault has confirmed new sales on Charles Herman-Wurmfeld’s comedy The Hammer.
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NewsOscars to widen field to 10 Best Picture nominees
In a bold move, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that the number of Best Picture Oscar nominees will rise to 10, doubling the field from the current five contenders.