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Lotte, Happinet to co-produce Kim Sung-soo's Nameless
Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has announced a Korea-Japan co-production titled Nameless, based on award-winning Japanese sci-fi mystery novel Genome Hazard, written by Tsukasaki Shiro and published by Shogakukan Inc.
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NewsEuropaCorp’s Taken 2 rules international on $55.2m
UPDATE: The Liam Neeson thriller sequel ran away with the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39.2m though Fox International and the remainder through producer-financier EuropaCorp.
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NewsTaken 2 restores faith in North American box office
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Liam Neeson as the protective family man with a very particular set of skills stormed to the top on an estimated $50m through Fox in what EuropaCorp sources called the biggest launch of a French film at the US box office.
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NewsDavid Mackenzie, Jack O’Connell Starred Up with Sigma, Independent
EXCLUSIVE: Prison-based father-son drama from Sigma Films has development backing from Film4, Creative Scotland.
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NewsBrian Goldsmith named co-COO of Lionsgate
Goldsmith [pictured] joins co-COO Steve Beeks and will report to CEO Jon Feltheimer on corporate management issues and continue to work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns and general counsel Wayne Levin on merger and acquisitions activities and capital structure.
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NewsFirst recipients of Kazuko Trust's scholarship award announced
Laida Lertxundi and Michael Robinson will debut their new work at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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NewsMoviepilot names two senior hires
The film discovery platform has brought on Amy Elkins for the newly created role of evp of strategy and advertising and Amy Smith as its first US director of advertising.
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NewsTaken 2 hunts down Looper at the UK box office
Fox’s sequel dominates competition to record impressive $11.8m (£7.4m) debut, including previews, a result that means it has already taken more than the original film in its entire run.
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NewsDistribution Workshop drives round Bends
Distribution Workshop is co-financing and has picked up international rights to Flora Lau’s Bends, starring Carina Lau and Chen Kun.
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NewsPathé launch digitisation and restoration project
Over 100 films from Pathé’s catalogue to be restored over the next five years.
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CommentTom Courtenay talks about being a 'matinee idol'
50 years after winning a BAFTA for Best Newcomer for his performance as the borstal kid in The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (1962), Tom Courtenay is enjoying an Indian summer in his film career.
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NewsMatch Factory strikes co-production deal in Greece
Match Factory head Michael Weber is to be co-producer and world sales agent on Greek auteur Yannis Economides’ as-yet-untitled next feature, which is set to start shooting early next year.
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PromotionAbu Dhabi Media Summit 2012 Schedule
Browse the full schedule for the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, running from Oct 9-11.
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FeaturesSplit screen
The television business is seeing an influx of independent US film companies. John Hazelton explores the shifting production landscape that is making the small screen so attractive - even if the move can be tough
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Features'A huge opportunity for local films'
The global potential of regional films was among the hot topics under discussion at the Third Film Finance Forum @ Zurich Film Festival. By Wendy Mitchell