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Middle East International Film Festival announces 2009 dates
The third edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) will take place from October 8-17 and will be held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.The call for entries for the 2009 edition will open in May at a press conference during the Cannes Film Festival. Popular initiatives ...
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NewsSteven Spielberg claims BAFTA for video game
Steven Spielberg has claimed his third BAFTA, but on this occasion it was for his debut as a gamescreator with video game Boom Blox.
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Screen International announces new editor
Conor Dignam is to be the new editor of Screen International and Screendaily.com. Formerly the editor and publishing director of Broadcast, Dignam has been most recently working at Screen's parent company Emap as director of digital content. There, he has overhauled the company's 10 biggest publishing websites.He has been writing ...
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NewsOscar winners - Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture
Winners of the 81st Annual Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActressPenelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina BarcelonaBest Original ScreenplayDustin Lance Black, MilkBest Adapted ScreenplaySimon Beaufoy, Slumdog MillionaireBest Animated FeatureWall-E, Andrew StantonBest Animated ShortLa Maison en Petits Cubes, Kunio KatoArt DirectionThe Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Donald Graham Burt (art direction) ...
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Berlin briefs: Day two
Pathe closes Cheri dealsPathe International has closed two pre-market deals on Stephen Frears' Cheri which screens In Competition next Tuesday. Lumiere has signed it up for Benelux and Nordisk for Scandinavia. Other distributors already in place include Miramax Films in North America, Rai/01 in Italy and Icon in Australia/New Zealand. ...
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Chevalier's French Connection takes France on Solet's Grace
Lightning Entertainment has closed a deal for France with Yves Chevalier's French Connection for Leomax Entertainment's psychological horror movie Grace. The film had its world premiere at Sundance recently and this week played at the Gerardmer Festival du Film Fantastique in France.Directed by first-time film-maker Paul Solet, the film is ...
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Denmark 's Zentropa moves into Norway
Danish production company Zentropa is to set up Norwegian based Zentropa Norge to focus on the production of Norwegian films. The company will also co-produce films in collaboration other Norwegian and foreign film companies. Zentropa Norge has cited animation as a priority, but it is understood that live-action feature films ...
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Sundance 2009 news and reviewsround-up
All the main stories, sales and reviews from Screen's team in Park CityClick section for moreSundance newsSundance reviewsSundance hope fornew indie dawn
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800 delegates for Rotterdam's CineMart
Rotterdam 's CineMart looks set for a busy 26th edition with the festival reporting that close to 800 international film professionals confirming their presence. Companies attending include: The Works Media Group; Bavaria Film International; Films Distribution; Fortissimo; Wild Bunch; The Match Factory; Celluloid Dreams; Visit Films; Trust Nordisk; Le Pacte; ...
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Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button top BAFTA nominations
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire looks favourite to add BAFTA honours to its huge Golden Globe success.The film - which picked up four Globes this week including best picture - is nominated in 11 categories including best film, best director (Boyle), best actor (Dev Patel), best supporting actresss (Freida Pinto), best ...
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NewsSlumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet big winners at Globes
Kate Winslet scored a stunning double triumph at the 66th GoldenGlobes last night while SlumdogMillionaire upset the form guide andshut out pre-show joint favourites The Curious Case Of BenjaminButtonand Frost/Nixon.
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Rotterdam boasts 43 world premieres
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will feature 43 world premieres as well as 35 international and 34 European premieres.The line-up includes a strong showing from Eastern Europe with Andrei Khrzhanovsky's Room AndA Half and Alexei Balabanov'sMorphiaand Armenian director Harutyun Khachatryan's Border. All will appear in the Spectrum section.As previously ...
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Imagenation Abu Dhabi creates Middle Eastern film division
Abu Dhabi company Imagenation has set up an arm to develop films and digital content from Middle Eastern talent with an eye to international markets.The division is to develop and fund five to sevenprojects working with creative talent from the region.No budget has yet been announced but the move again ...
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SCREEN REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008
In the first of a three-part review of the year. Screen looks at some of the key issues for the international film industry in 2008. Click to see full story.CRUNCH TIME: harsh economic conditions push online distribution and D-cinema to centre stage, says Michael GubbinsREALITY BITES:A bleak year for the ...
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SCREEN REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008: PART TWO
In the second of a three-part review of the year, Screen looks at some of the critical issues affecting the international industry. To see part one click here.BOX OFFICE: Twilight and Dark Knight put a shine on the year's takings, says Jeremy KayFESTIVAL ROUND-UP: The winners at this year's key ...
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2008 Review Of The Year - market reports
2008 was a year that began with some expectancy of recovery after what had been something of a grind the previous year.But the US independent market was in no state to make the big leaps forward.What's more, despite signs ofhope at Berlin, the markets were soon overtaken by economic events.An ...
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SCREEN REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008: PART ONE
In the first of a three-part review of the year. Screen looks at some of the key issues for the international filmindustry in 2008. Click to see full story.CRUNCH TIME:harsh economic conditions push online distribution and D-cinema to centre stage, says Michael GubbinsREALITY BITES: A bleak year for the US ...
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Slumdog Millionaire leads London critics' nominations
Slumdog Millionaire heads the list of nominees for the 29th London Critics' Circle Film Awardswith six nominations, including Best British Film.In a strong UK line-up, there are five nominations for Hunger, Frost/Nixon and Happy-Go-Lucky.The highlight of the night will be the Critics' Circle's presentation of the Dilys Powell Award for ...
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Rotterdam festival announces jury and competition selections
The Rotterdam film festival has announced jury members jury and competition selections for the VPRO Tiger Awards. Three winners will be chosen from fifteen features by a jury that comprises: the artist Marlene Dumas; the Turkish film maker Yesim Ustaoglu; the Hungarian film maker Kornel Mundruczo; and Park Ki-Yong, filmmaker ...
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White Lightnin' earns Berlinale Panorama spot
Dominic Murphy's Sundance-bound directorial debut White Lightnin' is among the first titles to win a place in the 2009 Panorama section at Berlin.The story of Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White, starring Carrie Fisher, newcomer Edward Hogg and Muse Watson earned its place following the Berlinale's December screenings.Mike Downey, who produced ...