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NewsDolan’s Laurence Anyways set to begin shoot in Montreal
Lyla Films (Lafontaine) and MK2 (Nathanaël Karmitz and Charles Gillibert) co-produce the transgender love story.
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Lorber Films acquires US rights to French wartime drama Korkoro
Lorber Films has taken US rights to Tony Gatlif’s world war two drama Korkoro (Liberté).
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NewsGlobal box office reached record $31.8bn in 2010
The level climbed 9% from 2009 while the booming Chinese market fuelled a 13% climb in international ticket sales to a $21.2bn high, according to the Motion Picture Association Of America’s (MPAA) annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report.
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RCR Media Group extends co-fi pact with SPWA
Rui Costa Reis and Eliad Josephson’s Beverly Hills-based private equity group has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) through 2012.
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NewsChris Columbus to remake Korean hit Hello Ghost
Columbus’ 1492 Pictures acquired remake rights from Next Entertainment World (NEW) to the project, about a failed suicide who must banish four ghosts by granting each its wish.
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NewsMongrel, Submarine strike Canadian deal on Project Nim
Mongrel Media has acquired all Canadian rights to James Marsh and Simon Chinn’s Project Nim following its award winning world premiere at Sundance last month.
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NewsBerlin buyers rally to sound of Myriad’s Call
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures enjoyed a strong response to J C Chandor’s Berlinale competition entry Margin Call, closing deals with ARP in France and Wanda in Spain.
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Fifth Korean American Film Festival to honour Kim-Gibson
The fifth annual Korean American Film Festival (KAFFNY) in New York will stage a retrospective of six films from documentary filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson.
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CommentCrime Scene
The Nordic countries appear to have a monopoly on crime fiction in print and on screen. So why is the world so mesmerized by the laconic northerners?
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NewsMikael Persbrandt cast as Carl Hamilton for Guillou trilogy
Danish director Katrine Windfeld will helm first part of the trilogy, In The Interest Of The Nation.
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NewsStudios could ramp up Russian production as economy recovers
The Hollywood studios are considering ramping up their activities in Russia amid the recovery of the local film industry from the effects of the recession and the ever-growing local box office.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute backs new feature about Politskovskaya's assassination
Marina Goldovskaya’s fictional feature debut, A Bitter Taste of Freedom, will be made with Swedish director Malcolm Dixelius.
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NewsHuayi Brothers unveils 9-film slate including Jet Li project Tai Chi
Jackie Chan to direct action adventure Chinese Zodiac and Tsui Hark plans Detective Dee sequel.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office Feb 18-20
Fox’s thriller Black Swan remained at the top of the international class in its fifth week, posting a further $17.6m - only a 9% week-on-week decline.
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FeaturesKing's Speech: BFI gets king’s ransom?
The UK Film Council invested £1 million ($1.6 million) in The King’s Speech through its now defunct Premiere Fund (then run by Sally Caplan) and is believed to have a net profit position as high as 34% in the film.
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NewsMacKinnon leaves Cloud Eight to produce Cheerleaders 3D
The teen dance movie will be directed by Scouting Book For Boys director Tom Harper.
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NewsEndgame eyes Prague shoot for Wenceslas Square
Philip Noyce’s new thriller Wenceslas Square is looking at a Prague shoot sometime this spring.
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NewsIMAX announces record revenue, profits for 2010
IMAX Corporation reported today [24] that its 2010 revenues, earnings and adjusted EBITDA were the highest of any year in the company’s 43-year history.
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NewsEuropa Distribution offers united front in support of MEDIA
European body representing independent distributors requests meeting with European Commission to discuss the future of MEDIA programme.