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NewsSkyfall targets $400m tally in third weekend
The enduring appeal of James Bond has propelled Sony and MGM’s thriller to $334.6m in less than two weeks and there should be plenty more fireworks this weekend to shake and stir international box office.
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NewsAFI FEST audience rewards A Royal Affair, Nairobi Half Life
AFI FEST 2012 organisers have announced the audience award winners leading up to Thursday’s night’s world premiere closing night gala screening of Lincoln.
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Arpa to honour Frances Fisher, USC Shoah Foundation, Lusine Sahakyan
The 15th Annual Arpa International Film Festival will honour stage and film actress Frances Fisher with the Career Achievement Award.
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Global Eagle to buy Row 44, most of Advanced Inflight Alliance
Representatives of Global Eagle founders Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky said the deal created the largest entertainment and connectivity platform for the worldwide airline industry.
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NewsDIFF unveils line-up for co-production market
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the 15 projects selected for this year’s co-production market, Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsAndrew Scott joins Irish comedy The Stag
Co-written by Oscar-nominee Peter McDonald and John Butler, the film is set to commence shooting on Monday (Nov 12).
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Colin Firth will star in Genius while Catherine Deneuve will play the lead in Robert Cantarella’s debut feature.
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NewsSpain's Vértice faces uncertainty after losing $13.9m
Vértice 360, one of Spain’s biggest producer-distributors, has announced losses of $13.92m for the year to date.
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Shortlist announced for Scottish Shorts
Twelve teams of emerging writers, directors, animators and producers have been shortlisted for the Scottish Shorts programme 2012/13.
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NewsGermany boosts film funding to €70m
Germany’s State Minister for Culture and Media Bernd Neumann has secured an additional €10m for the DFFF incentive programme’s annual budget from next year, bringing the total available to domestic and international productions up to €70m.
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ReviewsWaiting For The Sea
Dir: Bakhtiar Khudoijnazarov. Germany-Russia-Belgium-France. 2012. 109mins
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TWC picks up Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer
Leading South Korean distributor CJ Entertainment has confirmed The Weinstein Company has picked up English-speaking rights to Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming Snowpiercer after a screening of a 10-minute promo reel at the AFM.
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Screen Australia invests in Avery, Lance debuts
Screen Australia has invested in two debut features - Julius Avery’s Son Of A Gun and Stephen Lance’s My Mistress - and provided two years of working capital to four producers: Jessica Brentnall, Angie Fielder, Nicole O’Donohue and Nelson Woss.
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NewsSkyfall records hat-trick as it climbs UK's all-time list
Latest Bond mission now biggest-ever non-3D film and fourth biggest overall in UK history following a storming estimated $18.2m (£11.4m) third weekend.
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NewsSkyfall adds $86.5m to soar to $427.8m overseas
UPDATE: Skyfall brought in a confirmed $86.5m international through Sony Pictures releasing International (SPRI) and MGM licensees from 11,843 screens in 83 territories as the tally climbed to $427.8m.
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NewsSkyfall notches record debut in the US
Eon, Sony and MGM’s Skyfall pulled off the biggest debut of the franchise on an estimated $87.8m through Sony and powered a 31% climb for the top 12 box office against the same session last year.