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The 94th Element
‘94 elements’ is a new cross-media project launched by director Mike Paterson that aims to raise awareness for the rate at which we are consuming our mineral resources through studying our relationships with them.
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Edouard Waintrop reappointed artistic director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Waintrop’s initial one-year contract as head of Cannes’ parallel section extended to 2013 edition.
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Industry photographer Harry Myers dies aged 84
Industry photographer Harry Myers has passed away aged 84.
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Frankenweenie to premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept 20
Tim Burton’s stop-motion feature version of his 1984 short will open the event in Austin, Texas, ahead of the US release through Buena Vista on Oct 5.
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Academy invites 176 new initiates to become members
Those being courted include Oscar winners Asghar Farhadi, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius and Octavia Spencer as well as a strong British contingent led by John Battsek, Nigel Sinclair, Sean Bean and Andy Serkis.
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Film Movement takes domestic rights to Lucky
Avie Luthra’s South African drama follows an orphaned 10-year-old struggling to make something of his life in the big city.
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Fever Productions craft multi-channel launch for Smiley
The filmmakers have set a day-and-date theatrical and streaming release for Oct 11 that utilises Tugg and the horror-thriller’s online fanbase.
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Before The Door Pictures’ Periods. to open Hollyshorts
The film from Zachary Quinto’s production company will kick off the event on Aug 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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Here, Then and One Mile Away win top awards in Edinburgh
Festival closes with screening of Brave.
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Karlovy Vary kicks off with Sweet Dreams, Good Vibrations and Helen Mirren’s call for girl power
The Thermal rocks with the sounds of 1970s punk as Terri Hooley opens the festival.
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Karlovy Vary Q&A: Toomas Hussar, Mushrooming
Estonian film Mushrooming is an intriguing mixture of satire and drama as a politician, in the midst of being accused of expense fraud, finds himself lost in the woods.
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Acosta dances into film lead
A British film which casts Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta as a lead – and saw him play an integral role in securing film rights in his home country – premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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LUX Prize's 10 finalists include Our Children, Barbara, Tabu
Here in Karlovy Vary Sunday evening, the official selection of the films competing for the European Parliament’s 2012 LUX Prize were unveiled.
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Karlovy Vary Q&A: Robert Vinovskis, People Out There
Set to premiere in the East of the West competition, Aik Karapetjans’ People Out There is an intense Latvian film about a young man who dreams of a better life despite his difficult circumstances.
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Ice Age 4 red hot on $78m as Spider-Man spins $50m
Fox International’s animation juggernaut shows no sign of slowing up as the latest episode inspired a mighty launch despite opening on a smaller initial footprint than its predecessor. Sony’s Spidey reboot also debuted strongly in a relatively limited first wave.
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Ted scores biggest R-rated US comedy launch on $54.1m
Universal’s potty-mouthed cuddly toy harnessed enough of a following to knock The Hangover off its perch in the original R-rated comedy pantheon.
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Norway's Breien to shoot Down's Detective in Prague
TrustNordisk to handle sales on the Norwegian-Czech-Danish-German co-production.
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Russia's Glavkino boasts largest sound stage in Eastern Europe
Glavkino’s in-house production division has already backed $16m action film August 8th.