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FeaturesUK delays tough action in file-sharing fight
UK delays tough action in file-sharing fight Controversial new legislation to combat copyright theft has made headlines around the world in recent weeks. Caroline Parry looks at where the UK’s Digital Britain roadmap fits into the global picture.
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NewsSpain reveals new regional $835,000 film fund
Rodrigo Cortes’ drama Buried is one of the first films to benefit from a new $835,487 (€600,000) regional Spanish fund.
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CommentBritain's got talent, but needs new digital skills
Digital Britain opens up exciting opportunities for film companies - but we must ensure the right environment exists for companies to exploit them, writes Jon Kingsbury.
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NewsHollywood dominates Italian box office over first half of 2009
American films dominated the Italian box office over the first half of the year taking 65% of the box office earnings.
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NewsJaime Winstone to star in first British 3D horror film
British actress Jaime Winstone has been lined up to star in Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons, the first British horror film to be shot in 3D.
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NewsBritish doc Mugabe selected for Oscar-qualifying showcase
Mugabe And The White African, the British-made documentary, has been selected for an Oscar-qualifying screening at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) 13th Annual Documentary Showcase in Los Angeles and New York.
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CommentDigital pioneers can sink the pirates
Countries all over the world have developed different ways to battle piracy, but what these strategies mean to the industry, audiences and innovators must be carefully evaluated.
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NewsBarry Johnson named Searchlight vp national publicity
Barry Dale Johnson has joined Fox Searchlight effective July 23 as vice-president of national publicity and will relocate to New York.
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NewsSri Lanka enters Flowers Of The Sky in Academy Awards race
Wonderphil Productions Flowers Of The Sky has been named as Sri Lanka’s official selection for best foreign film in the 2010 Academy Awards race.
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Calgary shoot underway on Tucker And Dale Vs Evil
Production has begun in Calgary on the comedy Tucker And Dale Vs Evil starring Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk.
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NewsBruno soars in Australia with $1.4m first-day haul
Bruno has scored the second biggest opening day of the year in Australia behind Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen with a $1.35m Wednesday launch.
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NewsTransformers 2 becomes second fastest North American release to reach $300m
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen has became the second fastest film in history to reach $300m at the North American box office.
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NewsFox International becomes first distributor to cross $1bn in 2009
Fox International has become the first distributor to cross $1bn this year following a string of mighty performances by Ice Age 3, Night At The Museum 2 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Sony hires Raja Gosnell to direct The Smurfs
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have hired Raja Gosnell to direct the live-action and animated Smurfs feature.
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Brooke Shields joins Brendan Fraser on Furry Vengeance
Brooke Shields and Dick Van Dyke have joined Brendan Fraser in Summit Entertainment and Participant Media’s family comedy Furry Vengeance.
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NewsSalt closes key pre-sales on The Infidel
London-based sales and financing outfit The Salt Company has confirmed a number of key pre-sales closed during and after Cannes on its UK comedy The Infidel which is now in post-production.
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NewsWriter, critic and festival director Juan Carlos Frugone dies in Spain aged 71
Writer, film critic and festival director Juan Carlos Frugone died at a hospital outside of Madrid on July 7 after losing a battle with cancer. He was 71.
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NewsOptimum acquires Tolstoy love story The Last Station
Optimum Releasing has acquired the UK rights to Michael Hoffman’s love story The Last Station, starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer.
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CommentRestoring lustre to prestige titles
Increasing the number of films in the best picture category could be the shot in the arm Oscar needs as audiences turn their back on the cynical ‘awards movie’.
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NewsNottingham's ScreenLit Festival honours Paul Schrader
Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader was presented with the ScreenLit lifetime achievement award in screenwriting at the inaugural Screenlit Festival of Film, TV and Writing at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham.