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NewsUK's EIS proposals still await EU approval
HMRC officials have acknowledged today they don’t know when or if EU State Aid Approval will be given to proposals to lift the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ifrom £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.
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NewsEFA finalises short film nominees
Terry Gilliam’s The Wholly Family completes the line up of 15 short films which have been nominated for the European Film Awards.
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News12 feature projects shortlisted for Microwave scheme
Tony Grisoni, Asif Kapadia and Christopher Granier-Deferre are amongst those whose projects have been selected for Film London’s Microwave scheme which is backed by BBC Films and Skillset.
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NewsLatest Oscar hopefuls include Summer Games, Miss Bala
Countries entereing the race include Switzerland, Mexico, Israel and Peru.
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CommentReykjavik rocks for opening weekend
Sigur Ros film opens RIFF, and the Romanians get the party started at new local hotspot KEX.
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NewsNiki Caro to direct biopic of Maria Callas
Niki Caro (Whale Rider) will direct the new Maria Callas biopic, Callas, for Rome-based De Angelis Group.
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NewsZhang Ziyi, Jang Dong-gun to star in Chinese Dangerous Liaisons
Shoot starts tomorrow in Shanghai for director Hur Jin-ho.
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NewsElite Squad 2 set for US launch
New Video’s Flatiron Film Company is to partner with Variance Films on a November US theatrical release for Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa De Elite 2), the hit Brazilian crime thriller recently named as Brazil’s submission for the foreign language film Oscar.
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NewsKegeyan to replace Steinbauer at Hyde Park International
IM Global executive Ruzanna Kegeyan has been named president of Hyde Park International. She will replace Mimi Steinbauer, who is leaving HPI to launch her own international sales company.
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NewsKujawski to Universal acquisitions post
In a move to streamline its global acquisition activities, Universal Pictures has appointed Peter Kujawski executive vice president of worldwide acquisitions.
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NewsBrand, Hough for Diablo Cody project
Julianne Hough and Russell Brand have been confirmed to star in Mandate Pictures’ untitled Diablo Cody project.
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NewsBruno to head TWC marketing
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has hired Stephen Bruno as president of marketing.
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NewsDisney signs SVOD deal for Brazil
Disney Media Distribution has signed a multi-year film and TV licensing agreement with NetMovies Entertainment, Brazil’s largest online subscription service.
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NewsIM Global, Technicolor in services deal
Production and sales company IM Global has signed a multi-year service arrangement with Technicolor.
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NewsTinker Tailor in control for second week on £2.1m ($3.3m) in UK
StudioCanal records its biggest-ever UK haul as Tinker Tailor overtakes Unknown’s £6.5m ($10.1m).
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NewsDreamWorks Animation, Fox sign streaming deals
In the latest examples of online streaming operations shaking up Hollywood’s traditional ancillary markets, DreamWorks Animation has signed a US pay-TV window deal with Netflix and Fox has agreed to provide films and TV programmes to Amazon.com.
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NewsSoda to launch Gerhard Richter doc to coincide with Tate exhibition
Soda Pictures is planning the UK launch of Corinna Belz’s Gerhard Richter Painting for Oct 3, just ahead of the opening of his retrospective at the Tate Modern (Oct 6-Jan 8).