All articles by Screen staff – Page 102
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NewsUK industry welcomes tougher plans for tackling digital pirates
The UK film industry has welcomed moves by the government to toughen up measures to tackle illegal file-sharing and to introduce them more quickly.
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NewsJet Li to star in first non-action drama Ocean Heaven
Action star Jet Li is set to star in a contemporary Chinese-language drama Ocean Heaven, to be directed by debut filmmaker Xue Xiaolu, which marks the actor’s first non-action project.
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NewsShane Meadows' This Is England to be developed for TV
British film-maker Shane Meadows is developing his 2006 film This Is England into a four-part TV drama for the UK’s Channel 4. It marks the director’s TV debut.
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NewsTaiwan changes rules for mainland actors
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has announced a policy change that enables more mainland actors to work on Taiwanese film productions.
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NewsGermany gets Summertime Blues, Antichrist invoked in Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsUKFC and BFI merger proposed
The UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) are to be merged under plans announced by Film Minister Siôn Simon today (August 20).
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FeaturesLocarno 2009 award winners
The full list of competition winners at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival
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NewsJean-Jacques Annaud to direct Wolf Totem
French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Lover, Seven Years In Tibet) has been brought on board to direct $30m Chinese-language drama Wolf Totem, which is being co-produced by Hong Kong’s Bill Kong and Beijing-based Forbidden City Film Co.
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NewsUKFC trials funding scheme to support digital marketing
The UK Film Council is seeking help distributors to build digital marketing campaigns through a new scheme that will allow them to apply for funding earlier in the application process.
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NewsJet Tone, Fortissimo appeal GIO ruling
Jet Tone Films and Fortissimo Films – the production company and sales agent behind Cheng Hsiao-tse’s Miao Miao, which is at the centre of a funding row – have issued a statement saying they will pursue “all available legal recourse” to defend their rights to keep Taiwan government funding for ...
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NewsUK enjoys Mid-August Lunch, Hunger in Germany
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsTaiwan’s GIO orders Jet Tone to return Miao Miao grant
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has ordered the Taiwan branch of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s Jet Tone Films to return the $121,600 (NT$4m) grant that it was awarded for the film Miao Miao.
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NewsUK's Exhibitors' Association launches digital funding group
The Cinema Exhibitors Association is launching a funding group that will help small to medium-sized operators convert to digital technology. The CEA is now seeking someone to lead the launch of the group.
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NewsMandate Pictures helps Lionsgate to strong Q1 revenue
Independent film studio Lionsgate Entertainment has reported higher than expected revenue for the first quarter due to strong performance at Mandate Pictures and its TV production arm.
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NewsUK independent film producers hit as recession continues to bite
Independent film producers are suffering more during the economic downturn than their counterparts in TV and radio, according to new data from analysts PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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NewsNapoleon invades Spain, Germany receives Broken Embraces
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets.
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NewsZhang Pimin promoted to deputy director of China's SARFT
China’s State Council has promoted Zhang Pimin, deputy director of the country’s Film Bureau, to the same role for the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). He replaces Lei Yuanliang who is retiring.
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NewsComposer Marvin Hamlisch to be honoured at World Soundtrack Awards
Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar-nominee Alexandre Desplat, Mark Streitenfeld and renowned Japanese composer Shingeru Umebayashi will perform at this year’s Ghent Film Festival.
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NewsTreasury minister Stephen Timms to lead Digital Britain
Treasury minister Stephen Timms is replacing Lord Stephen Carter as UK communications minister. It is understood the appointment aims to keep the government’s Digital Britain plan on track.
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NewsSam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy to close London Film Festival
The world premiere of Nowhere Boy, the hotly anticipated debut film from British artist Sam Taylor-Wood, will close The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival.