All articles by Screen staff – Page 95
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NewsIn The Loop sweeps the board at Scottish Baftas
Armando Iannucci’s political satire In The Loop was the big winner at the Scottish Baftas last night (November 8) picking up awards for best director, best writing and best actor.
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NewsBright Star shines in UK, France and Spain open The Box
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.
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NewsPonyo and Disney's Princess to bookend London Children's film fest
Hayao Miyazaki’s animation Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea and first UK screening of Disney’s The Princess And The Frog will bookend the 5th London Children’s Film Festival (LCFF), which runs November 21 – 29.
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NewsCameron's Avatar forces Chinese blockbusters to shift release dates
Four Chinese blockbusters have changed their January release dates to avoid competing with James Cameron’s Avatar, which will go out on January 1.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund supports 27 projects with $571, 357
The Hubert Bals Fund, part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), is handing out $571, 357 (€385,000) to 27 film projects this autumn.
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NewsHMR Film and Reach Up High board zombie flick Devil's Playground
HMR Film and Reach Up High Entertainment have boarded Black & Blue Film’s forthcoming zombie film, Devil’s Playground. It will begin shooting at Elstree Studios on November 30.
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NewsPlaystation Video launches with Bruno, Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and Bruno are among the films that will be available on the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service before Christmas.
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NewsPark Circus signs distribution deal with HanWay
Park Circus Films has signed a distribution deal with HanWay Films to theatrically represent a selection of its library titles.
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NewsHigh Point launches specialist non-fiction label
High Point Media Group, independent distribution and sales company, is launching a specialist non-fiction label for the first time.
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NewsLiz Mermin's Team Qatar wins best film at first Doha Tribeca festival
Team Qatar, a documentary about the Qatar’s first national high school debating team, took the audience award for best film in festival at the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF).
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NewsThe Film Agency for Wales expands board to 14
The Film Agency for Wales has expanded its board from ten to 14 with a raft of new appointments.
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NewsHuayi share price doubles on stock market launch
Huayi Brothers Media became one of the hottest stocks on its first day of trading last Friday on China’s ChiNext stock market. Its opening-day price reached $10.37 (RMB70.81), more than double its launch price.
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NewsThai film banned from World Film Fest under new film act
An independent Thai film featuring gay sex and confrontational politics was banned from the World Film Festival of Bangkok (WFF), becoming the first casualty of the confusing new Film Act.
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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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