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UK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
Leading UK film industry figures have given a broadly enthusiastic response to the UK Budget. There have been widespread expressions of delight at the promised tax relief for high-end TV drama, animation and video games.
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Obituary: Tonino Guerra, pillar of postwar Italian cinema
The Italian screenwriter whose work helped define postwar Italian cinema died on Wednesday (21) after battling an ongoing illness. He was 92.
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SPWA takes US and Canadian ancillary to The First Time
Jonathan Kasdan’s teen romance premiered at Sundance and was produced by Friends With Benefits’ Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer.
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Sierra/Affinity adds Emperor epic to sales slate
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and rising Japanese actress Eriko Hatsune star in the political thriller with romantic undertones set around the time of the Japanese surrender during the second world war. Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales while CAA represents North American rights.
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Marcia Gay Harden signs on Get A Job for CBS Films
Dylan Kidd directs the tentatively titled multi-generational comedy about four college graduates who try to face up to the realities of adulthood.
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Inception Media Group adds five to library
The Santa Monica-based company has acquired North America distribution rights to a quintet of old and new titles that will be made available across multiple platforms including VoD and digital.
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IFTA, PGA prepare for LA conference season
Eli Roth will give the keynote address at the 13th annual IFTA Production Conference on Apr 20 in Beverly Hills, one of three prominent conferences set to take place in Los Angeles in the next three months.
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SPHE names Kim Overall svp Northern Europe
The executive joined Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2008 as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
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Screen Australia backs four new features including Curran's Tracks
Screen Australia also puts money into an omnibus title that has 17 directors including Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska.
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Rai to take on sales for Cinecitta Luce library
Ahead of MIPTV, Rai International Sales and Cinecittà Luce have struck a pact for Rai to handle international sales of the Cinecitta Luce library. The 10-year deal is renewable.The library includes more than 200 titles, including works from Rossellini, Olmi, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Liliana Cavani and Giuliano Montaldo. The agreement between ...
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Kaleidoscope takes UK, international sales rights to Zombibi
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dutch Shaun of the Dead’ will be released in UK this summer.
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440 participants take part in Asian Side Of The Doc
440 participants from 30 countries attended the third edition of Asian Side of The Doc which was held in Tokyo from March 19-21.
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Comment
The China Syndrome
In light of the new Chinese film quotas, how can East and West benefit each other?
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Quota deal satisfies both East and West
The recent agreement between China and the US to widen the revenue-sharing quota has been met with enthusiasm by all parties and has been driven by consumer demand.
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LoveFilm streaming overtakes physical rental
LoveFilm surpasses 2 million subscribers; subs migrate to streaming.
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Werner Herzog signs up for FILMCLUB webcasts
UK education charity FILMCLUB is giving school pupils the chance to quiz film-makers Werner Herzog, Joe Dante and Frank Cottrell Boyce via webcasts.
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