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NewsMike Goodridge to take editor's role at Screen International
Mike Goodridge, Screen International’s US editor, is to return to London to take up the editor’s chair of Screen.
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NewsCMG boosts acquisitions clout as The Cleveland Family buys minority stake
Cinema Management Group (CMG) president and CEO Edward Noeltner has sold a stake in his LA-based foreign sales company to The Cleveland Family LP.
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NewsCho appointed as head of Korean Film Council
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports has named critic and professor Cho Hee-moon as the new chairman of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsRotterdam film festival reveals Africa focus for next edition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced a major new focus for its next edition, Forget Africa.
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NewsSpanish broadcaster TVE forced to increase film investment
The Spanish government has given the local film industry a boost after increasing the level of required investment from public service broadcaster TVE to 6% of its annual revenue. The changes will be introduced next year.
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NewsJournalist Mark Boal wins Gucci award for The Hurt Locker
Journalist Mark Boal has been awarded the Gucci Group Award for his screenplay of Katheryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, presented during the 66th Venice Film Festival.
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NewsAustralian actor Ray Barrett dies aged 82
One of Australia’s best-known veteran actors, Ray Barrett, who most recently starred in Baz Luhrman’s Australia, died this morning as a result of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 82.
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NewsD Films acquires TIFF opener Creation for Canada
Start-up Canadian distributor D Films has picked up all Canadian rights to Jon Amiel’s TIFF opener Creation.
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NewsBlu-ray to get boost from Christmas ad campaign
The British Video Association (BVA) is hoping to give Blu-ray DVDs a boost this Christmas with a $1.7m (£1m) TV campaign.
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NewsGreek film-makers moot film week launch to rival Thessaloniki
Greek film-makers are considering the launch of a new film week after voting to boycott the country’s state film awards and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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Former Sony financial chief Brian Robertson to head CTBF
Brian Robertson has been appointed chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). He replaces Peter Hore, whose retirement was announced on July 20.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to Cannes entry Father Of My Children
In the latest in a growing line of Cannes acquisitions, IFC Films has taken US rights to Mia Hansen-Love’s Un Certain Regard jury special prize winner Father Of My Children (La Pere De Mes Enfants).
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NewsTolkien Trust, New Line settle Lord Of The Rings saga
The Hobbit and its companion film have been cleared to go ahead after New Line settled its legal wrangle with UK charity The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins Publishers over proceeds relating to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
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NewsSan Francisco Film Society names Joanne Parsont education chief
The San Francisco Film Society has appointed Joanne Parsont to the newly created position of director of education.
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NewsMPAA joins anti-camcord piracy initiative in India
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has teamed up with Adlabs and PVR Cinemas in India in a bid to stop camcord piracy.
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NewsE1 nets UK rights to Icelandic whale watching horror RWWM
E1 has picked up UK rights from The Icelandic Film Company and Film And Music Entertainment to Julius Kemp’s horror tale Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (RWWM).
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NewsPrince Of Tears, No Puedo submitted for Oscars
Hong Kong has selected Yonfan’s Prince Of Tears as its entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards, while Taiwan has chosen Leon Dai’s award-winning No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti.
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NewsPusan film festival to screen record 355 films
The 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will screen a record 355 films from 70 countries, including with 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres.
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NewsTFI International take Jew Suss and Father's Guests to Toronto
Along with the gala presentation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s highly-anticipated Micmacs, TF1 International will have two new films in its line-up at the Toronto Film Festival.