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NewsJiri Chlumsky's Broken Promise selected as Slovakia's Oscar entry
Slovakia has selected Jiri Chlumsky’s Broken Promise as its selection for the foreign language category of the 2009 Academy Awards.
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NewsBen Chaplin joins cast of Peggy Glanville-Hicks biopic Owl Song
Ben Chaplin will play the young Yehudi Menuhin in Owl Song, the story of Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks which is being produced by MusicArt Dance Films in Australia.
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NewsMoon scoops Golden Athena as 15th Athens Film Festival wraps
Moon, by UK director Duncan Jones, won the Golden Athena for best film at the 15th Athens International Film Festival on Sunday (September 27).
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NewsFortissimo does strong festival trade with Labyrinth, Wartime
Fortissimo Films has announced a wave of sales closed on its current slate after the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
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NewsHigh Point takes international rights to A Passionate Woman
High Point Films, the theatrical sales arm of High Point Media Group, has taken international rights to the feature version of Kay Mellor’s A Passionate Woman.
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NewsWarsaw’s CentEast market welcomes more than 200 participants
Over 200 participants attended the sixth edition of the CentEast Market, the industry arm of the Warsaw International Film Festival , running from Oct 15-17.
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South West Screen greenlights three features to be made in Bristol
UK regional screen agency South West Screen has announced the three films to be greenlit through its iFeatures digital filmmaking scheme.
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NewsHiatus acquires two hot titles at Pusan
The company has picked up Taiwan rights to Incendies and The Solitude Of Prime Numbers.
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NewsBlack Swan, Winter's Bone among Gotham nominees
Black Swan (pictured), Winter’s Bone and Blue Valentine are among the best feature Gotham Awards nominees announced in New York today [18].
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NewsAFI FEST adds Poetry, Precious Life to line-up
Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry (pictured), Shlomi Eldar’s documentary Precious Life and Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins will screen during AFI FEST 2010 as top brass unveiled entries in five further sections.
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Magnet snares Norwegian tale The Troll Hunter
Magnet Releasing has acquired worldwide rights excluding Europe to Andre Ovredal’s The Troll Hunter.
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Bodyguards And Assassins heads to Indomina
Indomina Releasing has added US rights to Hong Kong martial arts hit Bodyguards And Assassins to its rapidly expanding line-up.
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NewsDisney pays $115m to distribute Iron Man 3, The Avengers
Disney’s agreement with Paramount modifies the terms under which the former acquired Marvel Entertainment last year.
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Shoreline to commence sales on Bonnie And Clyde at AFM
Shoreline Entertainment has come aboard as sales agent on Cypress Moon Studios’ The Story Of Bonnie AndClyde, which is set to star Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers.
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NewsDallas Society to honour Duvall with Dallas Star Award
The Dallas Film Society will honour Robert Duvall at its inaugural autumn fundraising event The Art Of Film in November with the Dallas Star Award.
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Fabrication adds comedy Brother's Justice to slate
Los Angeles-based Fabrication Films will introduce buyers at AFM next month to the Dax Shepard comedy Brother’s Justice starring Tom Arnold and Bradley Cooper.
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NewsAbbie Cornish replaces Emily Blunt in The Girl
Australian actress Abbie Cornish has stepped in to take the leading role in The Girl, which Goldcrest will be pre-selling at the AFM nextmonth.
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NewsDespicable Me finds friends at UK box office
For the second week in a row three new films opened in the top three spots at the UK box office, with Universal’s Despicable Me finding more friends than Oscar-tipped The Social Network.
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Mexico announces production incentives
The Mexican Film Commission has launched a scheme whereby productions in the country can apply for reimbursements of up to 17.5%.
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NewsCannes selection adds Mammuth making-of doc
Fred Poulet’s documentary is sold by Funny Balloons.