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FeaturesParallel lives
Arguably India’s biggest film star, Aamir Khan has had a prolific year as a producer, with Peepli Live named this year’s Indian Oscar submission. But he also chose to star in his latest production Dhobi Ghat and, Khan tells Mike Goodridge, he wants his fanbase to know what to expect ...
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FeaturesWeekly international box office - Nov 26 - 28
Deathly Hallows conjured up $115.6m from 16,093 screens in 61 territories in its second weekend to remain top of the international chart.
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NewsPatrik Eklund starts shooting debut feature Flimmer
Swedish director Patrik Eklund, whose shorts have been Oscar nominated and awarded in Cannes, has started his first feature, Flimmer, on locations at Luleå in northern Sweden.
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FeaturesLeague of nations
The 2010 European Film Awards, held December 4 in Tallinn, Estonia, is trying to open doors for the continent’s film-makers — both within and beyond Europe. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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NewsBBC Trust says BBC Films is great value, but needs to build recognition
BBC Films should build greater audience recognition and impact, particularly through a “more consistent presence on BBC2”, a review by the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsHogg, Ballard to star in The Comedian
Edward Hogg and Jamie Ballard have signed on to star in Tom Schkolnik’s debut feature, The Comedian, which is due to start shooting in London next year.
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FeaturesGareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards talks about the unique guerrilla style of filmmaking he used on his highly acclaimed debut feature Monsters, and about his next sci-fi film in the works.
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FeaturesA bigger stage
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Dec 2), now in their fourth year, aim to boost the profile and earning potential of films from the region — on awards night and beyond. Sandy George reports
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Italy to get first IMAX screen near Milan
Italy will get its first IMAX screen, thanks to a joint venture between IMAX Corporation and the Odeon UCI Cinemas group for the Italian market.
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Alternative content for exhibitors website launched
A new website has been launched promoting live alternative content to cinema exhibitors.
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NewsInvestors hope to build Europe's largest studio in St. Petersburg
AFK Sistema, the largest diversified public financial corporation in Russia, is planning to establish the Europe’s largest film studio on the base of Lenfilm, one of Russia’s oldest and largest film studios, based in St.Petersburg.
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NewsThessaloniki kicks off first edition under new director Dimitri Eipides
The 51st Thessaloniki international film festival (TIFF) kicks off today with the gala screening of Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours. It will wrap Dec 12 with Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan.
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NewsVertigo plans Foursquare promotion for Monsters
UK distributor Vertigo Films is launching an innovative online marketing campaign to coincide with the UK release of Gareth Edwards’ Monsters on Friday
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NewsAlice Morrison steps down from regional agency Vision+Media
Alice Morrison has stepped down as chief executive of Manchester based regional screen agency Vision+Media.
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FeaturesForeign affairs
Screen profiles all 65 films submitted for this year’s foreign-language Academy Award — a true smorgasbord of styles, genres and personal and political subjects
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NewsJakimowksi to shoot English-language debut in spring
Casting is currently underway on Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski’s first English language feature Flying Blind, which is due to shoot in Lisbon in the spring.
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Future Shorts plans second global event ONE in 12 countries
Future Shorts ONE, a monthly global event showcasing the best in short film, live music and interactive design, will take place in 60 cities and 12 countries this Saturday.
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FeaturesAmanda Nevill
After this week’s announcement that the BFI would be taking on a number of key activities formerly overseen by the Film Council, Screen’s Wendy Mitchell spoke to BFI Director Amanda Nevill about how the BFI would have to change moving forward.
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FeaturesWorld In Action
Screen profiles the 65 films submitted for the foriegn-language film Oscar, including first-time entrants Ethiopia
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