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NewsVenice reveals “surprise” films
The 66th Venice International Film Festival has announced that Hana Makhmalbaf’s Green Days and The Movie Orgy - Ultimate Version by Joe Dante are this year’s surprise screenings in its Out of Competition and Orizzonti sections.
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NewsFox Star Studios hires Sharma as sales chief
After eight years as president of international sales at iDream Productions, Rohit Sharma has joined Fox Star Studios as head of international sales and distribution.
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NewsTaiwan changes rules for mainland actors
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has announced a policy change that enables more mainland actors to work on Taiwanese film productions.
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NewsBeineix to head Pusan’s New Currents jury
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced that Jean-Jacques Beineix has been appointed head of the jury for the New Currents competition, which highlights emerging Asian filmmakers.
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NewsAustralia sees more action as producer offset kicks in
Two action films, the sci-fi disaster thriller Arctic Blast and 3D underwater drama Sanctum, are shooting in Australia, providing further evidence that the 40% producer offset for Australian films has begun to kick in.
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NewsGummer joins Carpenter's The Ward for Echo lake, A Bigger Boat
Mamie Gummer has joined Amber Heard and Jared Harris on the cast of Echo Lake Entertainment and A Bigger Boat’s psychological thriller The Ward, which John Carpenter is currently shooting in Washington State.
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The Good Pitch In America pairs up with IFP's Independent Film Week
The latest project by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern will be among eight selected to take part in The Good Pitch in North America in New York during IFP’s Independent Film Week.
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NewsApparition takes Black Dynamite from SPWAG, increases slate to four
Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney’s fledgling distributor Apparition has added the Sundance hit Black Dynamite to its slate and will release on October 16.
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NewsMoviehouse to handle sales of Jonathan Sothcott's Dead Cert
UK-based Moviehouse will handle sales for producer Jonathan Sothcott’s new vampire film Dead Cert. It will be released theatrically in 2010.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton sees profit slump by 55%
UK studio operator Pinewood Shepperton has reported a 55% drop in first half profits after film production was hit by the economic crisis and the drawn-out dispute between the US studios and the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG).
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NewsKevin Macdonald’s The Eagle Of The Ninth starts shooting
Filming has begun on Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic The Eagle Of The Ninth. The 12-week shoot started yesterday (August 25) on location in Hungary.
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NewsLondon Turkish Film Festival offers distribution prize to new film-makers
The 15th London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) is offering a digital distribution contract to the winner of its promising feature film prize.
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NewsSherry, Cianciotta launch new Canadian distribution company
Canadian film distribution veterans Jim Sherry and Tony Cianciotta are launching a new boutique outfit, D Films. Sherry will be president of the company while Cianciotta will be the director of acquisitions.
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NewsShorts International and INgrooves release original Spinal Tap short on iTunes
Shorts International and INgrooves have released Spinal Tap’s new short film Stonehenge: ‘Tis A Magic Place on iTunes to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Rob Reiner’s mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
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NewsIFC buys sixth Cannes film in North American deal for Vincere
IFC Films’ newest addition to the slate is Marco Bellochio’s Cannes world premiere Vincere, about the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini’s estranged wife Ida Dalser and their child.
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NewsShoWest organiser Mitch Neuhauser jumps ship to NATO's start-up convention
ShoWest’s top manager Mitch Neuhauser has joined forces with the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) and will act as show manager for the body’s new industry convention that launches in March 2011.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Shimizu’s 3D Shock Labyrinth
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Japan, to live-action 3D thriller The Shock Labyrinth, directed by Takashi Shimizu and produced by Japan’s Asmik Ace.
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NewsFrance SND takes worldwide sales on Capotondi's La Doppia Ora
France’s SND has taken world sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s La Doppia Ora. The film will premiere in the official selection at Venice and screen in the Contemporary World Cinema section of Toronto.
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NewsShane Meadows' This Is England to be developed for TV
British film-maker Shane Meadows is developing his 2006 film This Is England into a four-part TV drama for the UK’s Channel 4. It marks the director’s TV debut.