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NewsCarlotta takes French rights to Ventana Sur hit Absent
French distributor Carlotta has acquired French rights to Marco Berger’s Argentine drama Absent (Ausente) from Paris-based Rendez-vous Pictures.
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NewsAntonio Campos wraps Paris shoot for second feature
FilmHaven Entertainment and Borderline Films wrapped five weeks of shooting in Paris last week on Antonio Campos’ second feature, Simon Killer.
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NewsIntandem on board for finance, sales of Catweazle movie
Intandem Films will serve as executive producer and worldwide sales company for the film version of Catweazle.
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NewsImagenation/Hyde Park takes on international rights to Ghost Rider 2
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have acquired international rights to Columbia Pictures GhostRider—Spirit of Vengeance.
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Features3D special - read here!
Screen’s first 3D supplement looks at every aspect of Europe’s 3D revolution.
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NewsGerman films in Berlin to include Lutter's The Education
The Berlinale has unveiled the first six films to be selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme.
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NewsJiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly sets records in China
Chinese filmmaker Jiang Wen’s Chinese Western-styled action film Let the Bullets Fly became the fastest Chinese-language film to break RMB100m mark ($15.15m) in Chinese cinemas, in only two and half days.
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NewsMusic Box takes US rights to Brother (Hermano)
Music Box Films has taken all US rights to Brother (Hermano), this year’s Venezuelan submission for the Foreign Language Oscar.
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FeaturesBaltic Event Best Pitch winner: Under Electric Clouds
The Screen International Best Pitch Award was presented for the third time during Tallinn’s Baltic Event co-production market (Dec 1-3). This year’s winners, Russian director Alexei German Jr and producer Artem Vassiliev, talk about their project Under Electric Clouds.
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Al Gethami wins Dubai's Young Journalist Award
Sarah Al Gethami, a Saudi student at Dubai’s Middlesex University, won the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award.
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NewsWild Bunch takes on Asterix Chez Les Bretons
The $70m+ film has confirmed Gerard Depardieu reprising his role as Obelix.
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FeaturesTron: Legacy tops snowy UK weekend
Tron: Legacy saw off the bad weather and the threat of the Dawn Treader to debut top of the UK box office.
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FeaturesMao's Last Dancer screening, LA
Mao’s Last Dancer composer Christopher Gordon was at a special screening in Los Angeles last week at the Linwood Dunn Theater. Gordon, writer Jan Sardi and actor Kyle MacLachlan did a Q&A after the screening. Partners for the event were ASCAP, the Society of Composers and Lyricists and AusFilm. Gordon ...
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NewsKing's Speech, Another Year lead London Critics' Circle nominations
The London Critics’ Circle has announced the nominees for its 31st Film Awards, led by The King’s Speech and Another Year with seven nominations each.
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NewsMGM heads Birnbaum and Barber say restructure is finalised
MGM has announced that the company’s restructuring has become effective with exit financing of $500m in place.
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MPAA appoints Thorland to anti-piracy post
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has added Karen Thorland to its legal team as vice-president and senior content protection counsel.
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Academy declares 248 films eligible for best picture Oscar
Two hundred and forty-eight feature films have been deemed eligible for the 2010 Academy Award best picture category.
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NewsThe Social Network to receive Palm Springs ensemble award
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will bestow the Ensemble Performance Award upon The Social Network.
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NewsCripps, Ochs to deliver keynotes at maiden CinemaCon
Paramount Pictures International president Andrew Cripps and Warner Bros International Cinemas president Millard L Ochs will deliver keynote addresses at CinemaCon’s International Day.
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NewsPanahi sentenced to 6 years in jail and banned from filmmaking for 20 years
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making films, making political statements, doing media interviews or travelling abroad for 20 years.