Small MPU – Page 2360
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NewsWay To Blue becomes fully integrated global communications agency
EXCLUSIVE: Digital native firm adds dedicated social and offline publicity teams; Daniel Heale and Laura Pettitt join as associate director of social and UK entertainment director, respectively.
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NewsMetrodome hires Woodyatt, promotes Johnson
Andrew Woodyatt joins from Revolver. Rebecca Johnson becomes head of film marketing.
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NewsHobbit and Impossible go head-to-head at UK box office
Based on estimates, The Hobbit has narrowly retained its UK box office crown ahead of The Impossible’s impressive $6.5m (£4m) debut, including previews.
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NewsBafta Rising Star nominees include Andrea Riseborough and Elizabeth Olsen
Four of this year’s five nominees are women after last year’s awards were dominated by men. The winner will be decided by the public.
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NewsBFI appoints Edward Humphrey as director of digital
Former ITV exec will be tasked with leading digitisation of 10,000 BFI titles and developing a BFI VOD platform.
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NewsFilm London launches Audience on Demand training scheme
The three-month programme is aimed at first and second time feature filmmakers from across the UK.
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NewsNorwegian films down 24% at domestic box office
Top five Norwegian and international films of 2012 revealed.
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NewsFrench box office dipped 5.9% in 2012
French films accounted for 40.2% of market against 45.3% for US pictures.
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NewsHaut et Court boards Ellis’ Sundance-bound Metro Manila
EXCLUSIVE: Haut et Court has taken French rights from Independent ahead of the thriller’s Sundance premiere.
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NewsValiant Entertainment shuffles Shamdasani, Kothari
Co-founder and chief creative officer Dinesh Shamdasani is named chief executive while founding CEO Jason Kothari has been appointed vice-chairman of the board.
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NewsAcquisitions: Lorber tastes Honey, Freestyle sets inAPPropriate
Kino Lorber has acquired US rights to festival favourite More Than Honey ahead of the documentary’s US premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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NewsJoseph Gordon-Levitt bulks up 3D Sin City sequel
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For was one of the hot market titles in Cannes last summer, when Aldamisa International introduced sales. North American distributor Dimension Films made the casting announcement on Monday [7].
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NewsAmber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen join McG thriller
EuropaCorp and Relativity Media made the announcement on Monday [7]. The new cast join previously announced Kevin Costner on the untitled project.
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GE and Cinelan announce Focus Forward prize winners
Jurors included Sundance senior programmer Caroline Libresco, actress Daryl Hannah, Barbara Kopple, Jose Padilha and Joe Berlinger.
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NewsMetrodome nabs Baumbach’s Frances Ha
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up rights to Telluride and Toronto comedy from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsZero Dark Thirty sweeps EDA Awards
Zero Dark Thirty has scooped eight prizes at the EDA Awards, hosted by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ).
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NewsVisit Films heads to Park City with four new titles
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales agency has acquired rights to The Future, It Felt Like Love, Halley and A Teacher.
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NewsGerman box office set to hit €1bn
German cinemas are expected to have shattered the €1bn ($1.31bn) turnover barrier in 2012.
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NewsCineworld touts 2.4% annual revenue bump
UK exhibitor’s drop in admissions was offset by 5% higher ticket price.
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NewsRussian cinema reports tough 2012
Domestic films in Russia suffered a 2.1% dip at the box office in 2012.