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NewsPolanski faces house arrest after Swiss grant $4.5m bail
Roman Polanski is leaving prison and will return imminently to his Swiss chalet after the Swiss Criminal Court granted $4.5m bail earlier today [November 25].
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NewsSamson & Delilah wins best film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Samson & Delilah, produced by Kath Shelper and from the host country of Australia, has won the best feature category at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), held Nov 26 on the Gold Coast.
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NewsMercuryMedia appoints Simon Shaps as chairman
Simon Shaps, the former director of television at British broadcaster ITV, has been appointed chairman of UK-based documentary distributor MercuryMedia.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales invested $1.9m in local film industry last year
The UK’s Film Agency for Wales invested $1.9m (£1.15m) in the Welsh film industry during 2008/2009, according to its annual report, which was published on November 24.
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CommentNew Moon's new line of success
Independent distributors lamented the loss of New Line Cinema and the Hollywood-level product it supplied but the global success of The Twilight Saga: New Moon shows it was not as damaging as first feared
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NewsSvensk Filmindustri buys rights to Lars Kepler's The Hypnotist
Svensk Filmindustri has acquired the rights to Swedish crime novel, The Hypnotist. Shooting is due to begin 2010/2011.
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FeaturesThe Asian dimension
On the eve of this year’s CineAsia in Hong Kong (Dec 8-10), Liz Shackleton asks if the imminent release of 20th Century Fox’s epic Avatar can jumpstart the rollout of 3D in Asia and help stem the tide of piracy
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NewsNew Moon bites further $85.1m out of overseas box office to reach $243m
Summit Entertainment’s Twilight Saga: New Moon maintained a devastating early pace as an estimated $85.1m international haul in the second weekend raised the tally to $243m.
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NewsIndia’s PVR Pictures plans wide release for New Moon
Following the recent success of Twilight at the Indian box office, local distributor-exhibitor PVR Pictures is ramping up the December 11 release of New Moon (pictured) to around 400 screens.
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NewsSong Of Siren wins top prize at Golden Horse FTPP
Taiwanese filmmaker Shen Ko-shang’s Borneo-set drama The Song Of Siren took the top prize at the Film and TV Project Promotion (FTPP) of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. The award came with development funds of $30,900 (NT$1m).
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NewsNowhere Boy, 44 Inch Chest receive UKFC funding boost
Sam Taylor-Wood’s debut feature Nowhere Boy and British gangster flick 44 Inch Chest are among a number of films to receive a funding boost from the UK Film Council.
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FeaturesFrom Paris with love
Paris-based EuropaCorp has cemented its early standing as one of the world’s most prolific vertically integrated film outfits. Pierre-Ange Le Pogam talks to Mike Goodridge about the company he co-founded with Luc Besson, how it has achieved global profile from a distinctively French base and its next steps
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NewsPlanet 51 orbits Spain, UK watches Nativity!
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsDogwoof picks up UK rights to Mugabe And The White African
Independent film distributor Dogwoof has acquired the UK rights to Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson’s documentary Mugabe And The White African.
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NewsNo Puedo triumphs at Golden Horse Awards
Taiwanese director Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (pictured) took four of the top prizes at the 46th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan (November 28), including best picture, best director, best original screenplay and Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year.
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NewsNew Moon leads record Thanksgiving weekend with $42.5m gross
The Twilight Saga: New Moon narrowly held on to its number one berth over a record Thanksgiving holiday weekend that saw it add a further $42.5m over three days and $66m over five according to estimates from Summit Entertainment, raising the domestic tally to $230.7m.
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NewsYang's Breathless takes top prize at Tokyo Filmex
Director Yang Ik-june’s Breathless (Ddongpari) was awarded the grand prize and $11,560 (Y1m) and the audience award at the tenth Tokyo Filmex, which ran from November 21-29.
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NewsParamount takes US rights to red-hot Oren Peli's Area 51
Paramount Pictures has reunited with Paranormal Activity (pictured) director Oren Peli, paying high seven figures for US rights to the in-demand film-maker’s alien thriller follow-up Area 51.
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NewsLast Train Home takes top prize at IDFA
Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home carried off the main prize at the 22nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which closed on Saturday (November 28).