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NewsLighthouse to manage BFI Film Fund Shorts
Agency behind Guiding Lights wins contract to run BFI shorts scheme.
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NewsLumière Awards shine on The Artist and Bejo
French equivalent of the Golden Globes also fetes Poliss director Maïwenn and Omar Sy for his performance in Untouchable.
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NewsAntonio Banderas in talks to play Fidel Castro in Castro’s Daughter
EXCLUSIVE: US-based outfit Mankind Entertainment is holding talks with Antonio Banderas to play Fidel Castro in Michael Radford’s forthcoming drama Castro’s Daughter.
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NewsItalian films have strong market share but overall Italian box-office down 10%
The Italian box office dropped 10% in 2011 earning an overall $844m (€661m), despite a banner year for Italian films led by Medusa’s What A Beautiful Day.
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NewsKen Watanabe stars in documentary on Japan recovery
Actor Ken Watanabe will appear in a documentary chronicling recovery efforts in the wake of Japan’s March 11 catastrophe.
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NewsLionsgate buys Summit on eve of Sundance, Berlin
The biggest open secret in Hollywood was made public on Friday (13) in a same-day sign-and-close transaction that creates an independent behemoth but leaves questions unanswered.
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Ricky Strauss named president of marketing at Disney
The surprise announcement sees the former Participant Media president replace the outgoing M T Carney.
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NewsContraband steals US number one for Universal on $24m
Baltasar Kormakur’s remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale was the clear number one, earning an estimated $24.1m.
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NewsSherlock Holmes rules international for WBPI on $28m
Warner Bros Pictures International’s (WBPI) Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows ruled the roost thanks to an estimated $27.4m haul from 57 markets that boosted the running total to $222m.
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NewsStarbuck, Terraferma among Palm Springs winners
Ken Scott’s Canadian comedy Starbuck has won the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Mercedes-Benz Audience Award Best Narrative Feature.
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NewsThe Artist, Descendants triumph at 2012 Golden Globes
The stage is set for an Oscar showdown after The Artist and The Descendants emerged as the big film and lead actor winners at the 69th annual Golden Globes ceremony, presented by a declawed Ricky Gervais at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night (15).
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NewsWar Horse charges to top of UK box office; The Iron Lady battles into second
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation impresses, while The Darkest Hour fails to shine.
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NewsLoveFilm inks deal with Disney for ABC series
Castle, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Happy Endings among series coming to LoveFilm.
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FeaturesHarry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams talks to Ian Sandwell about composing the score for Arthur Christmas.
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NewsBosnia & Herzegovina takes over EAO presidency
Bosnia & Herzegovina takes over presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory in 2012.
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NewsEastWest picks up zombie-comedy Harold’s Going Stiff
Keith Wright directs the story of a zombie and his new female friend who must evade zombie hunters.
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FeaturesAll the colours of money
Documentary film-makers are discovering new ways of replacing diminishing funds from TV, as they adapt to fresh formats and partners, including corporations and charities.
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FeaturesA kind of magic
After a decade, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ended the wizarding saga in impressive style with an epic battle for Hogwarts. The film-makers tell Leon Forde about going out with a bang