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NewsStrategic Partners focus on UK, India
The 16th edition of the Canadian co-production/co-financing market set for September.
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BPX brainstorms funding issues
BPX (Best Practice Exchange), the new initiative that brings together heads of film agencies from around the world to brainstorm on “best practice in public funding for filmmaking,” has held its inaugural meeting.
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NewsRealD heading into UK hospitals
Onsite hospital cinemas to be equipped with Real 3D technology.
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NewsBFI launches UK doc pitches
BFI Film Fund to work with Sheffield Doc/Fest to bring two annual public pitching sessions to Sheffield and London.
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NewsFilm London creates Artists unit
Film agency appoints Maggie Ellis head of Artists’ Moving Image, a new department to support artists who want to make films.
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NewsSusan Boyle, Samantha Barks start film shoot
Production started this week on The Christmas Candle on location in the UK and the Isle of Man.
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NewsTelluride readies 40th anniversary
In advance of the Coloradan festival’s 40th anniversary edition top brass have added a fifth day of festivities and announced that the 650-seat Werner Herzog Theatre will be ready.
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NewsFactory 25 buys Kid Thing
Factory 25 has picked up US rights to The Zellner Brothers’ Kid Thing and has set a day-and-date theatrical and digital release for May 24. Separately, Area 23a has announced details of the Silver Circle release.
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NewsLore gets first BFI Sleeper award
Artificial Eye scores $60,000 (£40,000) funding to distribute war drama to more UK screens.
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NewsWong Kar Wai masterclass at HKIFF
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) has confirmed that Wong Kar Wai will conduct the masterclass at this year’s edition of the festival (March 17-April 2).
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NewsFull Frame honours trio
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will honour Jessica Yu, Molly Thompson and Amir Bar-Lev.
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NewsLucia Puenzo to adapt La Mujer Infinita
BN Films’ Alex Garcia and Lucas Akoskin announced on Thursday [28] that the Argentinian writer-director Lucia Puenzo will direct a Spanish-language adaptation of José Ignacio Valenzuela’s novel.
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Paul Bettany joins Transcendence
The British actor is in negotiations to star alongside Johnny Depp in Alcon’s project marking the feature directorial debut of Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer Wally Pfister.
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NewsIndican to sell int’l on A Green Story
Indican Pictures announced on Thursday [28] that it has acquired all international rights to Paramyth Film’s A Green Story. The company previously acquired all North American rights.
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NewsWolf Of Wall Street out Nov 15
Paramount Pictures announced that it will distribute Red Granite Pictures’ Wall Street saga in the US on Nov 15.
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NewsDIFF unveils first ten films
The Dallas Film Society announced on Thursday [28] the first ten films chosen to screen at the 7th annual Dallas International Film Festival.
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NewsMonterey buys This Is Martin Bonner
The US distribution deal follows the world premiere of Chad Hartigan’s film in Sundance in January.
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NewsUni moves up 2 Guns release
Universal Pictures announced three schedule changes on Thursday [28] including the hottest project of the 2012 EFM, 2 Guns.
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Kibo buys Visualnet stake
Kibo Ventures, the fund backed by Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica, has invested in online production services marketplace Visualnet.com.
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Gangs Of Wasseypur to open IFFLA
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur and Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children bookend the 11th annual Indian Film festival Of Los Angeles.