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NewsMuseum 2 exhibits $50.1m global opening weekend
Night At The Museum 2 made a strong start at the international box office taking an estimated $50.1m, although last weekend’s big opener, Angels & Demons, remained the top earner with an estimated $60.4m.
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NewsTop Un Certain Regard prize goes to Dogtooth
Un Certain Regard sidebar honoured Dogtooth by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos with its Fondation Groupama Gan For Cinema prize on May 23 in Cannes.
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Wolff, Ross launch new distributor Entertaining Pictures
Economist Joe Barber has joined film executives Richard Wolff and Richard Ross to launch Philadelphia-based distributor, Entertaining Pictures.
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NewsMichael Haneke's The White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon won the Palme d’Or on Sunday night (May 24) in Cannes.
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NewsEcumenical jury awards Looking for Eric
Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric took top prize of the Ecumenical jury while special mention went to Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon.
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NewsCinemalaya announces competition line-up with ten world premieres
The Philippines’ Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival has announced its competition line-up of ten features that will make their world premieres this July in Manila.
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NewsJapan Digital Contents Trust ordered to reform
Japan Digital Contents Trust (JDC) the film and content fund management firm, has been ordered to reform its business practices by Japan’s financial services agency (FSA).
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NewsBullet-proof box office?
Despite a disappointing first quarter, international markets are proving surprisingly resilient to the economic downturn.
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NewsXavier Dolan's Mother sweeps up Directors' Fortnight prizes
Nineteen year old Canadian director Xavier Dolan swept the Directors’ Fortnight prizes in Cannes Friday night for I Killed My Mother.
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Cinefondation top prize goes to Baba
Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova’s short film Baba has been awarded the Cinefondation first prize.
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NewsGolem picks up Spanish rights to Antichrist, White Ribbon
Spanish distributor Golem has bought the rights to Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist and Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon for distribution in Spain.
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NewsAwaydays breaks UK, Spain sees Good
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week
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NewsAlta Films picks up Eric, A Prophet and Fish Tank
Alta Films has picked up three Cannes competition titles, Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet and Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, for distribution in Spain.
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NewsDungog promotes Australian film with eight world premieres
The Dungog Film Festival opens this Thursday with the world premiere of Stone Bros. It is one of eight film that will debut at the events.
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NewsNight At The Museum 2 descends on global box office
Comedy Night At The Museum 2 romps into the global box office this weekend, opening in 93 international territories at the same time as it debuts in North America.
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NewsSPC acquires US rights to A Prophet
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired North American and other territory rights to Jacques Audiard’s Palme d’Or frontrunner A Prophet from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsChina shows its strength
The Chinese box office got off to a bright start in 2009, boosting the theory cinema booms in a downturn. Can it continue throughout the year?
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NewsMoore's "roots of recession" doc gets October release
Michael Moore’s still untitled documentary will be released through Overture Films in North America on October 2.
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NewsMomentum's Sam Nichols to step down
Momentum managing director Sam Nichols is leaving the company at the end of the month to go travelling.
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NewsNew Moon shines as Cannes buyers snap up commercial fare
As Cannes 2009 approached its final days a clear picture emerged of the haves and have-nots, as streamlined teams of buyers focused in on broadly commercial fare with theatrical potential.