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CommentA premiere out of this world....
Black and white footage of iconic moments in history accompanied by a rousing soundtrack – always good.
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NewsUK chancellor to extend Enterprise Investment Scheme
New EIS rules could be a major boost for UK production companies looking to raise private financing for films; government also sets up new Creative Industries Council.
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NewsAuteuil plans three more Pagnol adaptations with AS Films, Pathe
Daniel Auteuil is planning a series of three new films based on Marcel Pagnol’s plays Marius, Fanny and Cesar.
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NewsItaly's new culture minister named; arts budget reinstated to 2010 levels
Giancarlo Galan, the former governor of Italy’s Veneto region and most recently minister of Agriculture, has been named Italy’s new culture minister.
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FeaturesThe regional divide
As the UK industry is invited to consult on a draft strategy for new regional body Creative England, Sarah Cooper discovers that there is a fierce debate going on behind the scenes.
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NewsTornasol to work with Cell 211 director Daniel Monzon on murder mystery
Spanish outfit Tornasol Films, producers of Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes, will work on an English-language murder mystery film with director Daniel Monzon, hot off his huge success with Cell 211.
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Lionsgate sets director for What To Expect When You're Expecting
The studio has hired Kirk Jones of Nanny McPhee and Waking Ned Devine fame to direct the ensemble rom-com based on Heidi Murkoff’s bestselling maternity manual.
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NewsTomorrow When The War Began to screen at ActionFest 2
The official US debut of Japanese cult genre Battle Royale and the North American premiere of Australian smash Tomorrow When The War Began (pictured) are among entries in ActionFest 2 in North Carolina.
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NewsScorsese, Liman, De Niro among Tribeca special events
Brian Williams will interview Robert DeNiro and Alec Baldwin will put questions to Doug Liman in two of several on-stage attractions unveiled by festival top brass today [23].
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NewsLars von Trier considers Nymphomaniac project
The film could be his most controversial to date, about a woman who discovers her eroticism.
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FeaturesAs Luck Would Have It
Cult Spanish director Alex De La Iglesia follows the success of his Silver Lion winning film The Last Circus with this dark film starring Salma Hayek, which was blacklisted for five years before being rescued by Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez.
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NewsSky veteran James joins LoveFilm
European DVD and internet subscription service LoveFilm has appointed Nick James as its new Digital Technical Development Director.
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NewsGalloping Horse secures second-round private equity financing
Financiers include culture fund of CCB International, Kaixin Investment, ChinaEquity, Zero2IPO and New Access Capital.
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NewsFederal government’s proposed budget commits $240m to Canadian moving pictures
Buried deep in Canada’s proposed federal budget lies an unprecedented “commitment” to the Canada Media Fund, granting it the coveted “A” status to receive $102m (C$100m) annually for five years.
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FeaturesFilmart 2011: Growing confidence in pan-Chinese market
Hong Kong Filmart had a busy year in terms of networking and big launches, with some deals closed; but some Asian sellers bemoaned the lack of Western buyers attending.
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NewsFilm London to receive $2.1m from Mayor of London
Despite a 22% drop on last year’s funding, it represents an ongoing commitment from the Mayor of London to film.
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NewsLord Puttnam calls for increase in P&A Fund; says education is key in future of film
FDA President Lord Puttnam calls for rise in Distribution Fund budget as Lottery investment rises; expresses “dismay” at the delay of the Digital Economy Act.
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CommentKicking around Tribeca
Dinard has its golf tournament, and now Tribeca has its football (that’s soccer for our Stateside readers).
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Comment“Departure for Culture, Media and Sport...”
A Freudian slip echoes Lord Puttnam’s concerns about the UKFC-BFI merger…