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NewsFilm journalist Claudia Laffranchi dies, aged 49
Journalist and film expert Claudia Laffranchi, affectionately known as the “Face of the Piazza Grande” after serving as host and master of ceremonies of Locarno Film Festival’s nightly open-air screenings for seven years from 2005 to 2011, has unexpectedly died at the age of 49.
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NewsHungarian director Béla Tarr to close production company
The director announced that his company TT Filmmuhely would be ceasing activity at the end of this month because its situation had become “untenable”.
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NewsMore than 40 countries headed for AFCI Locations Show
More than 200 exhibitors to attend the June expo in Los Angeles.
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NewsKino Lorber moves into Hong Sang-soo's In Another Country
Isabelle Huppert stars in Cannes Competition title.
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NewsMarco van Geffen's In Your Name wins Arte's Cannes Atelier prize
Picture is second installment of van Geffen’s Vinex Trilogy revolving around the theme of the happy family.
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NewsPathe International racks up 100 deals on its Cannes slate
Top titles include Beauty and the Beast, An Enemy, What’s in a Name and Happiness Never Comes Alone.
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NewsBellocchio's Dormant Beauty stirs political controversy in Italy
A mini-squall has hit the Italian film industry over the controversial decision to cut the entire 2012 funding of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission.
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NewsCannes Deals Roundup: Freaky Deaky, Frost, Winter Nomads
The latest deals from Cannes include eOne taking North America on Freaky Deaky.
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NewsSpier Films takes on six new films
Spier Films picked up six new documentary titles at the Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival (May 6-9).
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Reviews7 Days In Havana
Dirs: Benicio del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noe, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet. Spain-France. 2012. 128mins
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NewsSundance Selects finds Ken Loach’s The Angels' Share
Rebecca O’Brien produced and Pascal Caucheteux and Vincent Maraval of the film’s international sales agent Wild Bunch served as executive producers.
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Deals round-up: SPWA buys into Predestination
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has picked up US and most of international rights on the Ethan Hawke sci-fi thriller. Arclight Films handles international sales.
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Phase 4 Films snaps up Streetdance 1 and 2
President and CEO Berry Meyerowitz has landed US rights to the Vertigo Films franchise, which features stars from UK TV hit Britain’s Got Talent.
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ARC Entertainment takes world on Nitro Circus The Movie 3D
Nationwide release set for Aug 10 on the adventure title. Dennis Rice will oversee marketing and distribution and ARC president Rich Goldberg will oversee international distribution.
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Hunger Games to open in 67 Imax sites in China
The film will open under the recent revenue-sharing deal announced by the WTO.
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