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NewsUK cinemas report bumper six months
Cinema attendance in the UK is up by 14.5% over the first half of the year, according to the latest figures from Film Distributor’s Association (FDA).
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CommentIndustry must adapt to market conditions
Producer Kevin Loader’s In The Loop is being released in the US in theatres and on video-on-demand. This is the shape of the future, says the Screenwriters’ Festival chairman.
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NewsCME strikes deal to acquire Romania's MediaPro
Bermuda-based TV company Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is to acquire MediaPro Entertainment, from MediaPro Management and MediaPro BV.Romania-based MediaPro Entertainment produces and distributes TV fiction and films and also owns MediaPro Studios, outside of Bucharest, one of the largest studio/production facilities in Central and Eastern Europe.CME will pay $10m ...
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NewsMasterImage to supply 40+ 3D systems to UK exhibitor Empire
Burbank, Calif.-based MasterImage USA has struck a 3D systems deal with the UK’s Empire Cinemas.
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NewsJeff Katz kicks off Titmouse deal with Special Dead
Producer and comic book author Jeff Katz has signed a four-picture deal with Titmouse Animation.
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NewsBeneath Hill 60 starts shooting in Australia
Jeremy Sims’ Beneath Hill 60 - The Silent War has started shooting in Townsville, Australia.
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NewsChinese anti-smoking group calls for a ban on smoking scenes
A group of 40 Chinese film and TV actors have endorsed a move to ban scenes featuring smoking and tobacco products from film and TV programs
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CommentFirst steps of a box-office giant
The news that China has become the second biggest territory outside the US for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, with a $62m (rmb423m) gross as of July 19, demonstrates the dizzying potential of the country’s box-office market.
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CommentThe US deal conundrum
With US distributors in crisis, international buyers might be able to fill the gap - except they’re only interested in English-language films that have US distribution sewn up .
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NewsGerman sales companies snap up Locarno titles
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has picked up international distribution rights to the Great Britain-France-Germany co-production She, a Chinese, the feature film debut of novelist and documentary maker Xiaolu Guo.
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FeaturesProduction sees rises in the East as numbers decline in the West
India is the most prolific film-producing nation in the world, according to the latest research figures.
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NewsGermany's DFFF halves support over first six months of 2009
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has supported 50% fewer projects over the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
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NewsImage takes North American rights to Dare starring Emmy Rossum
Image Entertainment has aquired all North American rights to Dare, which premiered at Sundance.
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NewsBabelgum starts content partnership with Funny Or Die
Mobile and web content platform Babelgum continues to strike interesting deals, this time starting an exclusive wireless licensing agreement to bring FunnyOrDie videos to mobile platforms.The deal covers two years, and will offer a stand-alone Funny Or Die-branded iPhone application as well as Funny Or Die content in all Babelgum ...
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NewsThriller (and rom-com) in Manila
Multiplex growth and a burgeoning middle class are driving growth at the Philippines box office, which is benefiting both US and local product
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NewsLefevre, Summit debate casting decision for Twilight Saga: Eclipse
An unusual public debate has erupted over a casting decision for the third twilight film, Eclipse.
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NewsJeff Junge promoted to SVP at Warner Home Entertainment
Jeff Junge has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Business Management, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.
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CommentLido lustre
Venice daze: Marco has something for everyone - including more US titles than Cannes - but the Lido is going to be a “construction site” in September….oh, and, there’ll be no market when the new Palazzo opens, either