All Screen articles in October 17 2014 – Page 2
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FeaturesJon Fitzgerald, Brad Parks, Hollywood Film Festival
After Jon Fitzgerald and Brad Parks’ philanthropic body Cinecause acquired the Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) in February of this year, the event has received a total make-over and now promotes socially conscious films.
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NewsBarrie Osborne turns to Kickstarter
The Oscar-winning producer of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy is putting together funds for the environmentally themed family drama Talk Is Cheep.
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NewsCinedigm hires Faye Walker
Faye Walker has joined Cinedigm as svp of customer acquisitions. Separately, OddLot has announced two promotions in its development team.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils New Auteurs, Shorts, American Independents
Güeros, 10,000 KM and Happy Valley will screen at the festival as top brass announced programming in three sections.
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NewsSony DADC Media Solutions appoints Rightsline
Sony DADC Media Solutions has selected Critical Mass Studios software as a service (SAAS) subsidiary Rightsline to power rights management on its new Venue service for creating OTT video channels.
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FeaturesWelcome to Chilewood
Eli Roth and his Santiago-based partner Nicolas Lopez talk to Jeremy Kay about how they are reinventing the rules of film-making and turning their energy and ideas into a genre boom in Chile
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NewsSierra/Affinity to sell Mr. Right at AFM
Lakeshore Entertainment has injected a title into a typically quiet run-up to the market, announcing that Sierra/Affinity will introduce buyers to the romantic action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
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NewsEd Vaizey: BFI should expand remit for TV, animation
The UK culture minister talks about the current strengths and challenges of the British film industry.
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NewsStockholm to honour Uma Thurman
The festival’s 25th edition will feature a contribution from Ai Weiwei and competition titles including Whiplash, Nightcrawler and Foxcatcher.
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NewsGenz starts shooting Nimbus' Tordenskiold
Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) plays the titular Danish-Norwegian Vice-Admiral
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NewsCPH:DOX welcomes Poitras as guest curator
CPH:DOX has announced its 2014 programme including more than 200 documentaries from around the world.
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NewsUniversal exec issues ‘event cinema’ warning
Event cinema will be key to helping theatres survive but the industry should be wary of repeating the mistakes of 3D, according to a Universal exec.
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NewsJazo PR expands into Toronto
Laurent Boye has expanded his Los Angeles-based boutique firm into its second Canadian location.
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NewsVue to acquire Italian cinema leader
Vue Entertainment International reaches agreement to acquire The Space Entertainment, Italy’s largest cinema chain
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NewsNetflix growth stalls after price hike
Netflix has blamed its decision to hike subscription fees for lower than forecast growth recorded over the past quarter.
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FeaturesMike Elliott, Emu Films
Emu Films’ Mike Elliott talks to Andreas Wiseman about the challenges - and rewards - of making the transition from respected AD to feature producer.
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CommentAsk the Experts
Screen asked festival and awards season experts: ‘Which actor or director would you like to be stuck with in an elevator?’