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NewsGrandmaster sweeps Hong Kong awards
Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster nabbed 12 prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night, including best picture, best director and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.
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News8, Ida triumph at RiverRun
The Case Against 8 won the top jury and audience documentary awards, while Ida prevailed in the narrative feature, screenplay and actress honours as the 16th annual RiverRun International Film Festival came to a close (13) in North Carolina.
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NewsFIPRESCI appoints new board
Alin Tasciyan elected as president of the International Federation of Film Critics.
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NewsDriving Miss Daisy gets event release
Event screening for stage adaptation to screen at over 300 screens across the UK, followed by live Q&A with star Angela Lansbury.
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NewsUK thriller Containment underway
EXCLUSIVE: Bright Cold Day Films/Patchwork Productions feature begins in Southampton.
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NewsWinter Soldier regains UK lead
Disney’s latest Marvel outing leapfrogs Rio 2 with $3m (£1.78m); Lionsgate’s The Quiet Ones posts non-final $1.1m (£681,305) debut for week’s highest new entry; eOne’s Calvary records third best opening of year in Ireland.
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NewsTrip to Italy to get event release
Picturehouse announces one-off screening for comedy sequel, followed by Q&A with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.
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NewsDeluxe Connect set for Germany trial
A group of cinemas picked by ARRI to test out Deluxe’s open-access, point-to-point digital delivery network.
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NewsHong Kong’s EMP expands team
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures has appointed production veteran Daniel Yu as production controller and Damon Chan as general manager, exhibition (PRC).
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NewsGreenaway receives CNC support
Other projects supported by Romania’s film fund include Cristian Mungiu’s RMD and Tudor Giurgiu’s Apropierea.
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NewsDavid Michôd boards Operators
The in-demand Australian filmmaker, whose The Rover is tipped for a Cannes berth, will write and direct the Brad Pitt starring vehicle for Plan B and RatPac Entertainment.
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NewsAfter The Ball starts production
Principal photography has begun in Montreal on the modern-day fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Myriad Pictures handles world sales and will introduce in Cannes.
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NewsSeventh Son, Warcraft gets Chinese backing
China Film Co has put money into its first Hollywood films, paying what is believed to be in excess of an eight-figure equity investment in the pair of Legendary projects.
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NewsAmerican Ultra shoot underway
Production has begun in New Orleans on Lionsgate’s action comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Bill Pullman. FilmNation handles international sales.
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NewsBuyers groove with CJ's Make Your Move
South Korean studio CJ E&M has announced English-language dance romance Make Your Move has sold to 54 countries for a total of $6.3m to date.
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CommentCannes unveils 2014 poster
Cannes hits another poster home-run with an achingly cool shot of Marcello Mastroianni for its 67th edition.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire UK broadcaster Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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NewsLilting sells for Protagonist
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Khaou’s debut sells to major markets for Protagonist.