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NewsRust and Bone, Holy Motors among Lumiere leaders
Rust and Bone, Farewell My Queen, Holy Motors and Camille Rewinds lead the nominations list for France’s equivalent of the Golden Globes.
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Stephen Garrett, Alex Hope join Creative Skillset board
Kudos chairman and Double Negative MD join board of training and support body.
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NewsODEON launches Studios concept in Leicester Square
Exhibitor ODEON is launching its newly refurbished cinema in London’s Leicester Square, ODEON Studios.
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NewsZac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden join Parkland
The pair boost a cast that includes previously announced Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver on Exclusive Media and Playtone’s upcoming drama. Financier Exclusive Media holds worldwide rights.
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NewsClare Stewart, Nadine Labaki among Sundance 2013 jurors
Sundance Institute announced today 19 members of five juries heading into the Park City event, scheduled to run from Jan 17-27.
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Constantin Film acquires film rights to Unwind
Neal Shusterman’s young adult sci-fi bestseller takes place in a dystopian future where parents can elect to donate their teenage children’s organs.
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NewsOpen Road sets Jan 24 release for Ten
David Ayer directs Arnold Schwarzenegger in the thriller. QED International financed and handled international sales.
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NewsRelativity Foreign launches; company hires Camela Galano
UPDATED: Relativity Media has cemented its international ambitions with the launch of a new division that creates another sales agency in what has been a busy year for the space.
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FeaturesSimon Chinn
Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn has two films on this year’s documentary Oscar shortlist. He talks to Wendy Mitchell about Searching For Sugar Man, The Imposter and what¹s next on his ambitious slate.
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NewsWarner pulls out of theatrical exhibition in Japan
Japan’s Aeon Group has announced plans to buy out Time Warner Group’s 50% holdings in theatrical exhibitor Warner Mycal Cinemas.
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NewsUS senators criticise ‘grossly inaccurate’ Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden thriller is under fire from a bipartisan group of senators who have written to Sony calling for a disclaimer to be added to the film; Bigelow disputes interpretation.
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CommentVive la France!
As the editorial team at Screen surveyed 2012’s highs and lows and game-changing news stories, one trend that struck us was the huge success of French films abroad in 2012.
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NewsCreative industries wary of new Government copyright reform
Business secretary Vince Cable has today announced new measures to make it easier for people to legally use copyrighted material; UK execs are wary.
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NewsIrish industries see boost in employment, record level of foreign investment, reports IFB
IFB touts rising employment in audiovisual industries and growing production expenditure, despite IFB budget decline in tough economic conditions.
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NewsUniversal Pictures sets $2.9bn box office record
The studio’s astonishing turnaround was underlined emphatically on Thursday (20) when top brass announced that 2012 will mark the best year at the global box office in Universal’s 100-year history with theatrical grosses surpassing $2.927bn to date.