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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office Feb 25 -27
Fox’s Black Swan continued to lord it over its international rivals in its sixth week, posting a third consecutive number one performance.
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NewsDavid Mackenzie lines up two new films; Sigma plans move into TV
David Mackenzie, fresh off the Sundance premiere of Perfect Sense and last week’s world premiere of You Instead (which also heads to SXSW), has two new projects in the works through Sigma Films, the Glasgow-based production company he co-founded.
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NewsOscar winner Susanne Bier heads to Italy for All You Need Is Love
Fresh off her awards season success, Oscar winning Danish director Susanne Bier is heading to Italy to shoot her next film, which the director says will take a lighter, more comic tone than her intense drama In A Better World.
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NewsPolly Cochrane promoted to SVP & Group Marketing Director at Warner UK
Cochrane will develop the 40-strong integrated marketing group at WB, including theatrical, video game, TV and Blu-ray and digital divisions.
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NewsFuturikon follows Dragon Hunters with Playground Stories
French animation specialist Futurikon plans its first live action feature.
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Disney strikes out alone in Hong Kong distribution
Walt Disney Studios is launching its own distribution operation in Hong Kong, effective March 1, ending a long-standing relationship with local outfit Intercontinental Film Distributors.
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NewsF&ME to produce London thriller Mercy Street
Sam Taylor and Mike Downey of F&ME Entertainment are teaming with David Marlow of SilverLight Productions to produce Mercy Street, based on an original screenplay by Peter Miligan.
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NewsIcon UK Group sees restructuring; hires Vince Holden
Following Access Industries acquisition, Icon UK lays off 15% of workforce but plans to invest in new hires before Cannes; company to have greater emphasis on international sales while maintaining 15 theatrical releases per year.
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NewsEd Vaizey to speak at BSAC annual conference
MP Ed Vaizey among those addressing the BSAC conference in London on Thursday.
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NewsStory Engine plans crime writing focus, with Mike Hodges and Yellow Bird execs
Newcastle-based screenwriting conference Story Engine is planning a special theme this year, Scene Of The Crime.
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Weinsteins takes US rights to Exclusive's So Undercover
US distributors were circling the Miley Cyrus action comedy in Berlin where Exclusive Films International closed multiple territories.
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Japanese pay-TV service Wowow establishes LA hub
Japanese pay-TV company Wowow Inc has set up an office in Century City, Los Angeles, as it sources content for three new HD channels set to launch in October.
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Outdoor screening of Cameron Crowe’s The Union to open Tribeca
The documentary follows Elton John as he collaborates on an album with his early-career idol Leon Russell.
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NewseOne, Image renew Canadian distribution deal
Toronto-based eOne and California’s Image Entertainment have renewed their exclusive distribution agreement of Image product for theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital release in Canada, through 2015.
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Thornton's The King Of Luck to close SXSW
Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Nelson documentary will close the event on Mar 19.
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NewsAlcon sets sights on entering Blade Runner universe
Alcon Entertainment are on the cusp of pulling off a major coup as they enter final negotiations to secure film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to Blade Runner.