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NewsPanorama to commence sales at AFM on The Voices
EXCLUSIVE: Marjane Satrapi will direct Ryan Reynolds in the psychological thriller for producers Mandalay Vision and Vertigo Entertainment. Panorama sales chief Kim Fox will introduce the project in Santa Monica next week.
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NewsMarc Evans to direct Birthright
Israeli-Palestinian comedy was presented at last week’s Pixel Pitch at PttP’s Cross-Media Forum.
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NewsProtagonist hits AFM with Yann Demange’s '71, Monsters sequel
EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal has pre-bought UK rights to ‘71; Protagonist’s slate also includes Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England and Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant.
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NewsNew projects from Riklis, Norgaard, Farhadi to receive Eurimages support
Eurimages grants €5.4m of support to 18 European co-productions.
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CommentJaws dropped at budget of Bali opening night film
Indonesian producer Lavesh M Samtani [pictured] reveals budget of Jakarti Hati as it opened Balinale Film Festival.
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NewsTIDE Experiment plans four “day-and-date” releases in 2013
France’s cinema industry guild L’ARP has joined forces with European sales agents Fandango, Goldcrest, Urban Distribution and WIDE and more than 30 members of Europa Distribution.
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FeaturesRules of attraction
China has been emerging as an exciting international partner. But with its government putting co-productions under scrutiny, could that be about to change? Liz Shackleton reports
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CommentStraughan: 'I know that I don’t know anything'
BAFTA-winning screenwriter [pictured] spoke at the BFI Southbank last night as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriter Lecture Series.
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NewsQueen visits BFI; Royal Collection to be digitised
The Queen, alongside an invited audience of members from the British film industry, watched a screening of rare works from the BFI National Archive, which has looked after the Royal Collection since the late 1960s.
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FeaturesGrowing up fast
Local films are losing ground to Hollywood imports at the Chinese box office. Liz Shackleton explores how China’s production sector, still in a relatively early stage of development, is approaching the marketplace
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FeaturesA change of image
As a growing part of the global visual-effects industry, China offers more than low costs and outsourcing. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesThe world in Rome
The first edition of the Rome Film Festival (Nov 9-17) under artistic director Marco Müller has a wealth of world premieres. Melanie Goodfellow reports
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FeaturesRome 2012: 15 new films
With 59 world premieres, the Rome Film Festival is serving up a feast of new cinema. Lee Marshall profiles a selection of 15 new films from across the line-up
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FeaturesChris McGurk
The chairman and CEO of Cinedigm Entertainment Group tells Jeremy Kay about helping exhibitors fill empty seats.
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FeaturesAsia Pacific heights
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Nov 23) shines the spotlight on a vast region that organisers say does not always receive the attention it deserves. Sandy George reports
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NewsDark Corners, Jet Black among Solar Pictures maiden slate
Co-CEOs Kearie Peak [pictured] and Christopher Taylor said the LA-based finance and production company has lined up Dark Corners, Jonestown, Jet Black and The Girl Who Knew Too Much for the first half of 2013.
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The Exchange nabs international rights to Rob The Mob
Brian O’Shea and Nat McCormick will attend the AFM with the real-life Bonnie And Clyde thriller to star Michael Pitt and Nina Arianda.
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CommentWatching 'Withnail' with The Queen
The bizarre experience of sitting in the cinema with royalty.