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News$40m independent studio underway in Russia
Moscow authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of a new fully independent film studio, Movie Town.
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NewsGigantic launches new online platform for first-run indie films
Gigantic Group is launching a full-service “online exhibition venue” for first-run independent films, called Gigantic Digital Cinema.
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NewsNew York, Terminator set to kickstart Indian box office
India’s box office market swings back into action this week with the release of three US films and Yash Raj Films’ New York, the first in a string of big-ticket Hindi films that were delayed by the stand-off between producers and multiplexes.
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NewsTraining scheme to launch careers of British talent
Eleven British filmmakers will participate in Second Picture Syndrome, a training programme that develops and packages mid-budget ($10m to $25m) films for the international market.The film-makers have been chosen for their ability and ambition to make mainstream commercial cinema with international appeal. The scheme will help them to develop projects ...
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NewsIsrael Film Festival wraps successful LA run
The Israel Film Festival, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the United States, set a new attendance record during the two-week run in Los Angeles. More than 19,000 people attended.
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NewsPalm Springs Shortfest kicks off 315-film programme
The 2009 Palm Springs International Shortfest kicked off its 300+ film programme last night in the California desert resort town.
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NewsSarkozy taps Frederic Mitterrand as culture minister
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has reshuffled his cabinet with at least one key change affecting the entertainment business.
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NewsCine Expo crowd gets preview of Avatar
20th Century Fox gave a Cine Expo audience a preview of footage from James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar last night. It was the first public screening of footage from the eagerly anticipated 3D picture.
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NewsGrand Rapids plans first festival in August
Grand Rapids, Michigan will host the inaugural Grand Rapids Film Festival from August 26-28.
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NewsTessa Ross honoured by London Film School
Tessa Ross, Controller of Film and Drama at Channel 4, has been named an Honorary Associate of The London Film School. She was given the title last night at a Q&A event which followed a screening of Slumdog Millionaire.
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NewsPierre Morel to be honoured at Cinema Expo Awards
Pierre Morel is to be named International Director of the Year, for his film Taken, at the 2009 Cinema Expo Awards Ceremony tonight. The film starring Liam Neeson took $77m internationally and grossed $222m at the box office worldwide.
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NewsNorwegian cinemas sign digital roll-out deal with US studios
The Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino, has signed a virtual print fee (VPF) agreement with five Hollywood studios, to help finance the world’s first non-commercial national digital expansion.
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NewsUK film censor takes softer view on drugs
The British Board of Film Classification has revised its guidelines to allow references to drugs in ‘U’ rated films, if they are ‘infrequent and innocuous’. In the past such reference would have earned a film a ‘PG’ classification.
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NewsStephen Fry to star in Dardentor
Three aspiring teenage film-makers have scored a coup after British writer and actor Stephen Fry signed on to act in their debut project.
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NewsKadokawa slate heavy on local productions
Kadokawa Pictures has unveiled a 12-picture distribution slate for 2009-10, headed by in-house productions such as $20m drama Shizumanu Taiyo starring Ken Watanabe.
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NewsCreative Kingdom plans $650m Thai studio complex
Los Angeles-based themed architecture designer, Creative Kingdom, has unveiled plans for a $650m movie studio and residential development, CNXMovie World Studios, in Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand.
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NewsJon Amiel to direct hitman comedy for Sidney Kimmel
Jon Amiel has come on board to direct comedy Old Timers (working title) for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
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NewsTransformers 2 heads into 60-territory launch for Paramount
Giant robots invade the international marketplace this week as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens with 10,769 prints in 60 markets day-and-date with its North American launch.
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NewsZac Efron signs on for Dixon's Mandate thriller
Zac Efron has signed on to star in an untitled thriller for Mandate Pictures. Leslie Dixon, the veteran screenwriter behind Freaky Friday and The Thomas Crown Affair, is writing the script.
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NewsToronto unveils new city section, announces first programme selections
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the first selections for its 34th edition (September 10-19).