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Dorsch leaves German Films
Christian Dorsch has left the German film industry’s Munich-based promotional agency German Films Service + Marketing GmbH “to take up new professional challenges.”
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NewsSarah Bolger cast in lead for 3D fantasy adventure Starbright
Irish actress Sarah Bolger has been cast in the lead of Canadian writer-director Francesco Lucente’s 3D fantasy fairytale adventure Starbright which will begin shooting in the US in early 2011.
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FeaturesGraham King
With two mega-budget films in production under a new deal at Sony Pictures and the launch of their own distribution outfit, FilmDistrict, Graham King and his business partner Tim Headington have become Hollywood’s most ambitious empire-builders.
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Midnight's Children among Greenberg Fund recipients
The Harold Greenberg Fund, run by Canadian media company Astral, has named 18 new and ongoing projects to be funded under its English-language script development program.
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Vaughan to direct GreeneStreet/Das' Boomsday
Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas) is to direct GreeneStreet Films and Das Films’ Boomsday, adapted from the Christopher Buckley comic novel.
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NewsKino nabs The Robber for US
Kino International has acquired all US rights to Benjamin Heisenberg’s Austrian thriller The Robber (der Rauber), which screened last week at the New York Film Festival.
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NewsMGM details reorganisation plan
MGM has unveiled details of the bankruptcy plan which, if approved, will leave the long-beleaguered studio mostly owned by its lenders and headed, as expected, by Spyglass Entertainment chiefs Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum.
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NewsSocial Network debuts on close-fought international weekend
Buzz-producing awards contender The Social Network has its first international opening this weekend, though it is not likely to be among the handful of US studio films dividing up most of the spoils at the international box office.
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NewsGood Morning to the World wins Dragons & Tigers in Vancouver
Japan’s Good Morning to the World directed by Hirohara Satoru won the 17th-annual Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema with a cash prize of C$10,000 at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).
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NewsMy Week With Marilyn shoot kicks off at Pinewood
Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have started the seven-week shoot for My Week with Marilyn at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London.
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NewsBerlinale Retrospective to show all of Bergman's films
The Berlinale has announced that its 2011 Retrospective will be devoted to Ingmar Bergman.
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NewsBavaria takes on international sales for Serkis-starring Superhero
Bavaria Film International has taken on the German-Irish co-production Superhero, which started shooting this week in Dublin.
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FeaturesThe man behind Pusan: Kim Dong-ho
Launched in 1996, the Pusan International Film Festival (Oct 7-15) quickly became established as an international hub for Asian cinema. As he prepares for his final festival before retirement, founding festival director Kim Dong-ho speaks to Jean Noh about Pusan’s swift growth ― and its future
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UK independent distributors step up
With screen space so tight for foreign-language, arthouse and specialised fare, the UK independents are stepping up their game when promoting their product. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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FeaturesToronto 2010 deals: Back in Business
The flurry of pickups at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival points to burgeoning optimism in the independent sector. Jeremy Kay explores the festival’s key deals
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O'Hair to head production at Parallel
Parallel Media has hired Tim O’Hair as head of production. O’Hair was previously a senior agent in the motion picture finance group at Paradigm.
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No 3D for Deathly Hallows Part 1
Warner Bros Pictures has dropped its plan to do a 3D conversion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 in time for the film’s scheduled November 19 release.
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