All articles by Screen staff – Page 90
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NewsMicmacs in France, UK gets Starsuckers
Screens looks at the local and independent release in key markets.
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NewsBlack & Blue acquires remake rights to cult horror The Asphyx
Black & Blue Films has acquired the remake rights to 1971 cult horror film The Asphyx. It will be written and directed by Matthew McGuchan.
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NewsEdko Films opens China’s first arthouse cinema
Broadway Cinema, the cinema management brand of Hong Kong’s Edko Films, has opened the first arthouse cinema in China – Broadway Cinematheque MOMA – in Beijing’s MOMA residential compound.
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NewsCreative Coalition welcomes Mandelson's anti-piracy plan
The Creative Coalition Campaign has welcomed plans to crack down on internet piracy outlined by Lord Mandelson today (October 28).
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NewsWhite Ribbon wins Screen International Hollywood World Award
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon won the Screen International Hollywood World Award last night at the Hollywood Awards gala in Los Angeles.
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NewsMPA and Chinese copyright group collaborate to fight illegal camcording
Motion Picture Association (MPA) and China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage closer collaboration between the two organisations, particularly on illegal camcording.
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NewsUK receives An Education, The White Ribbon in France
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsPinewood's $327m expansion plans rejected
Pinewood Studios’ plans for a major $327m (£198m) expansion of its UK site have been rejected by the local council.
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NewsChan teams with monks on $30m action epic Shaolin
Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse will head the cast of $29.28m (RMB200m) action epic Shaolin, which marks the first time in 27 years that a film has been authorised to shoot in China’s legendary Shaolin temple.
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Matrix stuntman to head cast of China Film’s Kung Fu Man
The Matrix series stuntman Tiger Hu Chen is set to star in a Chinese-language action drama Kung Fu Man, financed by China Film Group and Chinese private investor He Gang.
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NewsDDA announces management buy-out
DDA Public Relations’ Lawrence Atkinson and chief financial officer John Stannard have acquired a substantial equity stake in the company as part of a management buy-out.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsThe Assembly sweeps China’s Golden Rooster Awards
Feng Xiaogang’s war drama The Assemblywas the big winner at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards, mainland China’s top film honours (Oct 17), winning four prizes including best film and best director.
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NewsUK quenches Thirst, Spain adopts Orphan
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsPeter Jackson's The Lovely Bones selected for Royal Film Performance
Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones has been selected for this year’s Royal Film Performance. The world charity premiere will take place in late November in London’s Leicester Square.
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NewsTabakman's Eyes Wide Open wins best feature at Ghent
Haim Tabakman’s Eyes Wide Open has won the grand prize for best film at the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsIsraeli distributor pledges Loach profits to support local film
Ken Loach’s Israeli distributor, Lev Cinema and Films, has pledged to use the local profits from Looking For Eric and his next film, Route Irish, to promote Israeli cinema following the director’s recent protests against the state’s action in Gaza.
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NewsMoon touches down in Spain, UK gets Le Donk
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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FeaturesInto the unknown
The model for exhibition, finance and consumption of movies has remained the same for the best part of a century - but digital technologies are changing everything. ScreenDaily teamed with Ernst & Young, Heenan Blaikie and First California Bank to assemble a panel of experts who made their observations on ...
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NewsUK's National Theatre appoints NT Live producer as digital chief
The National Theatre has appointed David Sabel as its first digital head of media to oversee its developing digital strategy, including its cinema initiative NT Live.