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NewsThe Beaver to receive world premiere at SXSW
Jodie Foster directed and stars alongside Mel Gibson in Summit’s drama about a corporate leader who recovers from a meltdown with the aid of a hand puppet.
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Samuel Goldwyn acquires US rights to The Edge
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all US rights to the Golden Globes nominee and Russian Academy Award foreign language submission.
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NewsFilm finance expert Jeff Steele launches Film Closings
The former Magnet Media Group CFO’s company will specialise in packaging and closing finance deals and will base his company in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Truly Indie, Magnolia Home Ent to re-release doc Dumbstruck
Wagner/Cuban Company’s Truly Indie and Magnolia Home Entertainment are re-releasing Mark Goffman’s documentary Dumbstruck in theatres and DVD.
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Ex-Cinemavault evp Michael Paszt returns with Raven Banner
The former Cinemavault Releasing International evp of worldwide acquisitions and Canadian distribution has resurfaced with James Fler and Andrew Thomas Hunt to form Raven Banner Entertainment.
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NewsSony unleashes international Green Hornet swarm
Sony’s action caper tale is likely to overthrow Disney’s Tangled as the international champion, although the latter is expected to soar past $200m.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
This week saw the announcements of the first details for the 23rd instalment of the Bond franchise, as well as a range of new European co-productions including the dramas Une Estonienne À Paris and La Vie D’une Autre and thriller Querido Caín.
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NewsFrench film foreign admissions drop 18% in 2010
France’s film export body, Unifrance, has reported export figures for 2010 with a 17.9% drop in foreign admissions from 2009.
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FeaturesPaolo Virzi
The director and co-writer of Italy’s foreign language Oscar submission The First Beautiful Thing, talks to Jeremy Kay about shooting in his home town Livorno and going up against Avatar at the box office.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales launches business support programme
10 Welsh film companies will be selected for the scheme, which is to be headed by Jonathan Olsberg.
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NewsLevelK takes on Lost In Africa ahead of EFM
Connie Neilsen leads the cast of the family adventure film.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to Almodovar's The Skin I Live In
Spanish great Pedro Almodovar’s new film The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) has been sold to Warner Bros for distribution in Spain.
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NewsSpain's Yelmo chooses Christie's Solaria projectors for rollout
Spanish chain Yelmo Cines is rolling out Christie’s Solaria series digital projectors in 370 cinemas in Spain.
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NewsScarabee Films to launch US subsidiary
The Dutch company produced Leonard Retel Helmrich’s forthcoming Sundance feature doc Position Among The Stars.
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Dorm Life creator releases first feature online
Entertainment media distribution group GoDigital have announced the digital release of Shadow in the Trees, directed by UCLA graduate Chris Smith.
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FeaturesTchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope, Joyce Mandell, Michael King
At the inaugural film-maker retreat at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Jeremy Kay talks to the film-making teams behind two documentaries. Tchavdar Georgiev and Amanda Pope’s who made The Desert Of Forbidden Art and Michael King and Joyce Mandell whose project is The Rescuers.
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NewsCanales' Film Factory take sales on Arevalo’s Cousinhood
Former Filmax executive Vicente Canales has confirmed Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s hotly anticipated comedy Cousinhood (Primos) as his first pick up under his new sales label Film Factory Entertainment.
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NewsRotterdam plans new kids location with film activities, social events
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is planning a special youth initiative in its 40th anniversary ‘XL’ edition.