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News24 Frames picks up domestic rights to Mexican hit Sultans Of The South
24 frames has acquired all North American rights to the Mexican heist hit Sultans Of The South (Sultanes Del Sur) from Warner Brothers Pictures Mexico.
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NewsHarry Potter casts spell over North America with $159.7m five-day launch
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince scored the second biggest five-day domestic debut of 2009 as an estimated $159.7m dominated the charts and confirmed the film’s opening day promise.
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NewsHalf-Blood Prince runs rampant in China and Russia
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince scored record debuts in China and Russia according to fresh data released by Warner Bros on Monday.
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NewsNo Puedo continues winning streak at Japan's Skip City
Following its recent win at the Taipei film festival, Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti won the grand prize at Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (July 10-20).
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NewsAsian producers embrace 3D filmmaking
While 3D filmmaking is still in the early stages in Asia, speakers at a forum held today by Korea’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) agreed that the technology is set to broaden the cinema-going demographic and help the Asian industry bust through tough economic times.
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NewsThe Centre of Attention to remake Sixties classic Darling
The Centre of Attention, the London-based contemporary art organisation, is remaking John Schlesinger’s classic film, Darling.
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NewsVertigo Films picks up The Cove
London-based Vertigo Films has acquired UK rights to The Cove following a deal with UK sales company, The Works International.
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NewsTrudie Styler's Xingu Films boards The Outlander
Xingu Films, the production company run by Trudie Styler, has joined forces with Canadian companies Strada Films and Triptych Media to acquire the film rights to The Outlander.
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Shorts International launches dedicated 24-hour channel
Shorts International, one of the leading short film entertainment companies, has launched the dedicated short film channel ShortsHD.The channel will run on AT&T U-verseSM TV in the US and will broadcast shorts 24 hours a day in 30 and 60-minute blocks.Content will be divided into thematic zones covering comedy, world ...
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NewsUK business leader Theo Paphitis to boost Marvel's global brand
UK businessman Theo Paphitis, one of the stars of the hit BBC2 series Dragons’ Den, has joined Marvel Entertainment’s international advisory board as the company seeks to expand its global presence.
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NewsTV chef Mario Batali joins MPI Media's comic thriller Bitter Feast
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has joined MPI Media Group’s darkly comic thriller Bitter Feast, currently filming in Manhattan and Woodstock in New York state.
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NewsMandate Pictures heads for the highway with female road movie
Mandate Pictures is developing an untitled female road movie comedy from screenwriter Annie Mumolo.Dana Fox and frequent Mandate collaborator Lorene Scafaria will produce, with Mandate president Nathan Kahane serving as executive produce and Tendo Nagenda overseeing for Mandate.The story centres on three disillusioned girls who travel to New York to ...
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SFFS unveils screenwriting grant as part of expanded support strategy
The San Francisco Film Society and philanthropist William R Hearst III have established the $15,000 Hearst Screenwriting Grant.
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NewsScreen Gems boards civil rights drama Holler from Dana Adam Shapiro
Screen Gems has acquired Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s civil rights screenplay Holler, based on true events at a high school in Mississippi.
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NewsAmuse Soft steps up for Hur’s Season Of Good Rain
Korea’s Pancinema has pre-sold Hur Jin-ho’s upcoming romance Season Of Good Rain (working title) to Japan’s Amuse Soft Entertainment.
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News$1.6 million content fund launched for northeast England
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media is launching a new $1.6m (£1m) content fund for film, TV, games, interactive media and music.The North East Content Fund has earmarked $165,000 (£100,000) for film development, with a further $330,000 (£200,000) of the fund aimed at film production. It is the agency’s ...
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NewsPolish admissions set new record in first half of 2009
Polish cinemas sold a record-breaking 19.8 million tickets in the first half of 2009, up 16% compared to the same period last year.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute appoints Lars Lindström as commissioner
Swedish producer-director-writer Lars G Lindström is joining the Swedish Film Institute as a commissioner.