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NewsRay Winstone and Temuera Morrison join thriller Tracker
Ray Winstone and Temuera Morrison will star in manhunt thriller Tracker, which starts shooting next week in New Zealand.
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CommentJapanese lessons
The days of big MGs from Japanese distributors may be over, but there is still a market in Japan for a certain kind of movie that is sold at the right price.
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NewsEFA announces nominees for best animated feature
The European Film Academy has announced the three nominations for its Animated Feature Film Award, to be presented at the 22nd European Film Awards on December 12 in Germany.
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NewsMajor seasonal push for Blu-ray
This Christmas is make or break time for the format - and five studios are joining forces to market it in the UK, reports Tim Murray.
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NewsProtagonist takes international rights to Wild Target
London-based sales company Protagonist Pictures has taken international rights to Magic Light Pictures’ feature comedy Wild Target, directed by Jonathan Lynn. It will have it first marketing screening at AFM.
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FeaturesWorld Standard
Screen highlights the films shortlisted for this year’s Hollywood World Award.
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NewsAl Jaber foundation launches campaign to restore Regent Street cinema
A campaign to restore London’s landmark Regent Street cinema has been launched after the $1.6m (£1m) from the MBI Al Jaber Foundation.
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NewsSecrets takes TPG award at close of busy TIFFCOM
Izuru Kumasaka’s Secrets On The Table took the Tokyo Project Gathering (TPG) award at the close of the four-day projects market, and a successful edition of accompanying contents market TIFFCOM.
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Raintree Pictures appoints Man as managing director
Man Shu Sum has left his position as CEO of Mark Burnett Productions’ Singapore-based Asian arm to join MediaCorp Raintree Pictures as managing director.
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NewsVillage Roadshow sells Greek division for $74.9m
Dimitris Kontominas, the media tycoon that acquired Village Roadshow’s Greek business earlier this month, has revealed plans to invest $30m (€20m) in the company over the next two years.
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FeaturesCan the writers change the script?
On paper, these cash-conscious times look particularly tough for screenwriters. But, as Geoffrey Macnab reports, the sector is also developing a powerful sense of collective identity which may help to redefine the writers’ role in the film-making process
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FeaturesInternational Screenwriters' Festival
“Each time I’ve been, I’ve been really astonished at how rewarding it is. It makes you realise how isolated writers are on the whole,” says screenwriter Olivia Hetreed of the International Screenwriters’ Festival in Cheltenham, UK.The fourth edition of the festival runs from October 26-29 this ...
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FeaturesJapan, caution
The collapse in Japan’s independent distribution sector has made the territory one of the most difficult for foreign films to crack ‹ and nor are Hollywood studio films working. Jason Gray reports
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FeaturesImax Transformed
As exhibitors and studios alike strive to make the theatrical experience one worth leaving the house for, the long-struggling Imax Corp is finally finding its groove and is set to go into the black for the first time. Jeremy Kay spoke to CEO
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NewsRelativity invests further $300m into Universal slate through Beverly 2
Relativity Media is investing a further $300m into co-financing the Universal slate through wholly owned subsidiary Beverly Blvd 2 LLC (Beverly 2).
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NewsACI brings Polish Brothers' Stay Cool to AFM
LA-based American Cinema International has added the Polish Brothers’ high school film Stay Cool starring Winona Ryder and Hilary Duff to its AFM roster.