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FeaturesThe spark of Electricity
Director Bryn Higgins and star Agyness Deyn talk about bringing a unique young woman to life in British drama Electricity.
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FeaturesBennett Miller & Jon Kilik, Foxcatcher
Director Bennett Miller and producer Jon Kilik reveal why Foxcatcher - their murderous story of class, power and brotherly love - was so many years in the making. Jeremy Kay reports.
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NewsChopra promoted at Digital Domain
Amit Chopra, currently COO of US and Canada-based Digital Domain 3.0, has been promoted to executive vice president of its parent company, Hong Kong-listed Digital Domain Holdings.
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NewsAnthony Chen launches Giraffe Pictures
The Ilo Ilo director’s company will produce one or two films per year.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Censored Voices
Mor Loushy’s documentary will make its world premiere at Sundance.
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NewsMosquito Films picks up As You Were
EXCLUSIVE: Thai sales company Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up Singaporean filmmaker Liao Jiekai’s sophomore feature As You Were.
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NewsAkinnuoye-Agbaje to voice Emirati animation
Nigerian-UK actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is set to voice the protagonist of an ambitious Emirati feature-length animation inspired by a figure in Arabic folklore.
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NewsGolden Globes - nominee reactions
Eddie Redmayne was doing holiday shopping when he heard about his nomination and Force Majeure’s Ruben Östlund says he could get used to being pampered. Read on for more reactions.
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NewsHobbit leads UK social media buzz
Warner Bros’ climactic outing of The Hobbit trilogy set for chart-topping bow.
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NewsHobbit finale on $26.6m after two days
Warner Bros-New Line-MGM’s fantasy epic grossed a further $13.7m from 28 markets on December 12 following the $11.3m opening day gross across 11 territories on December 10 to stand at $26.6m internationally.
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CommentGlobes nods champion 'indie' cinema
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has struck a blow for so-called independent cinema while uncharacteristically cocking a snoot at a quartet of major studio contenders.
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NewsSean Kisker earns Lionsgate stripes
Lionsgate has promoted 11-year veteran Sean Kisker to the newly created position of chief strategy officer and general manager of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
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NewsMichael Lumpkin named AFI DOCS director
The producer and former executive director of the International Documentary Association (IDA) will lead the Washington DC-based annual event AFI DOCS.
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FeaturesFadel Almheiri, Abood Kandaishan
Emirati filmmaker Fadel Almheiri explains to Melanie Goodfellow how nostalgia for a bygone way of life in the UAE inspired his tragicomic Abood Kandaishan.
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NewsStrand picks up The Cut
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Fatih Akin’s quest story starring Tahar Rahim.
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NewsWarner Bros sets Geostorm release
Dean Devlin’s action film starring Gerard Butler will open on October 21 2016, the studio has announced.
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NewsBoushahri wins IWC Filmmaker Award
Kuwaiti filmmaker Abdullah Boushahri won the $100,000 IWC Filmmaker Award for his feature project The Water at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on Thursday night.
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NewsArab broadcasters call for local genre movies
Two of the Middle East’s biggest broadcasters called on Arab filmmakers to start making more genre movies at a Dubai Film Market (DFM) seminar on Thursday (Dec 11).