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FeaturesRoger Garcia
The new executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Roger Garcia, talks about his vision for the event and the challenges facing Hong Kong filmmakers.
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FeaturesMike Hodges
The director talks about the 40th anniversary of Get Carter, the state of the British film industry, and two new films he’d like to make.
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NewsAsian Side of the Doc wraps with two project awards, one pitch prize
Participants up 60% to 340, with two-thirds from Asia.
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FeaturesZeina Durra
British director Zeina Durra’s debut feature The Imperialists Are Alive! is screening at the Birds Eye View Film Festival in London this week. She talks to Screen about her upcoming projects and why she doesn’t want to be known as a ‘female film-maker.’
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2929 Productions to finance Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy’s Gary Sanchez Productions and its Funny or Die Films label will co-produce the film. 2929’s sister company Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights.
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NewsWrekin Hill, NECA form strategic distribution alliance
Wrekin Hill’s arrangement with film merchandising giant the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) gives Chris Ball’s distributor the ability to reach retailers and the fanboy demographic.
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NewsDallas to honour The Interrupters director Steve James
James, riding high following his competition award at Miami over the weekend for The Interrupters (pictured), will become the Dallas International Film Festival’s first documentary filmmaker to receive the Dallas Star Award.
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Gravitas picks up A Matador’s Mistress
The film formally known as Manolete stars Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz and chornicles the life of one of Spain’s great cultural icons.
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Indian Film Festival Los Angeles to honour business trio
Sony Pictures Television Networks president Andy Kaplan, Multi Screen Media Private Limited CEO Man Jit Sing, and PVR Cinemas chairman and managing director Ajay Bilji are in line for honours.
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NewsAT&T, Magnolia team up for SXSW doc Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
AT&T becomes p&a and multi-platform distribution and marketing partner alongside Richard Abramowitz’s theatrical pipeline Abramorama as Magnolia Home Entertainment takes remaining VOD and home entertainment rights for the new documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop.
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FeaturesToy Story 3 records biggest UK opening of 2010
To the top of the weekly box office and beyond for Disney’s summer blockbuster which records the biggest UK opening to date in 2010.
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Bumfrey to lead media team at Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking has appointed Simon Bumfrey as head of its Telecoms, Media & Technology team.
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FeaturesIndia races to restore its film classics
India is renowned for having one of the world’s most prolific film industries, but it’s only in the last couple of years that the country has started to think seriously about preserving its cinematic heritage.
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CommentBollywood gets serious
Mumbai’s mainstream film industry is starting to mix serious subject matter with commercial elements for some interesting results, Liz Shackleton writes.
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NewsInward investment in UK slips slightly from 2009's record highs
Inward investment in the UK is down in the first half of 2010, with the amount spent between January and June totalling $851m (£557m) compared with $941m (£616m) in the equivalent period last year, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today.
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Icon takes UK rights to Rare Exports from Kinology
Icon Film Distribution has taken UK rights to fantasy thriller Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and plans a Dec 3 launch in the UK.
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IMAX furthers reach in China with new eight-theatre deal
Building on impressive network growth in 2010, IMAX today announced an eight-theatre deal in China with entertainment developer and exhibitor Guangzhou Junyi Film & Television Group.
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NewsHansel and Gretel headed for live-action 3D update
Producers are Scott Gardenhour from The Institute (co-founded with Michael Bay) and Kira Madallo Sesay from Kalliope Films.
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FeaturesInternational Box Office - July 16 - 18
Examining the international performance of Shrek Forever After, Inception, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and more.