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NewsUPDATED: Tributes pour in for Bernd Eichinger
German chancellor Merkel calls him a ‘passionate motivator and dreamer’; Berlinale adds special screening.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales announces production funding
It will invest $675,000 (£425,000) in four Welsh feature projects, including Dave McKean’s Port Talbot Passion starring Michael Sheen.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to Knuckle
Sundance hit doc is about bare-knuckle fighting in Irish Traveller community.
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NewsStraub, Denis, Guerin line up for Jeonju Digital Project
The 12th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has confirmed the directors for this year’s Jeonju Digital Project omnibus as Jean-Marie Straub, Claire Denis and José Luis Guerin.
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NewsIMAX signs first theatre deal in Egypt
IMAX inks deal with Misr International Films for Cairo theatre system.
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NewsGoldcrest takes on world sales for thriller A Thousand Kisses Deep
Goldcrest Films International will handle worldwide sales on Dana Lustig’s UK psychological thriller A Thousand Kisses Deep.
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NewsParamount and Icon to jointly handle UK release for The Resident
Hammer thriller The Resident starring Hilary Swank gets March 11 release in UK.
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NewsVaizey holds first Film Forum with industry
Attendees at the meeting represent BFI, Film 4, Warner Bros, BBC Films, Directors UK, Lionsgate, Big Talk Productions and Skillset.
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NewsMagnolia Melts, Searchlight visits Earth and IFC sees Sense
Magnolia has acquired US rights to Mark Pellington’s I Melt With You and IFC took North America on David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense after Fox Searchlight claimed English-speaking territories on Mike Cahill’s sci-fi drama Another Earth in the small hours of Wednesday.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office Jan 21 – 23
Sony’s action-comedy The Green Hornet weaved into top spot over the Jan 21-23 weekend, taking $18.5m.
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NewsNew $400,000 fund will support distribution of Dutch films abroad
The Netherlands Film Fund is setting up a new fund worth $410,500 (€300,000) to support the distribution of Dutch films abroad.
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NewsLionsgate takes North America on Sundance hit Devil's Double
The studio has closed a deal for North American rights on Lee Tamahori’s widely admired thriller, ending several days of conversations between the film’s representatives and multiple suitors.
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Jay-Z, Overbrook form filmmaking partnership
Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have formed a joint venture with Shawn Carter, aka rapper Jay-Z.
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NewsFestival Scope partners with Berlinale
Some Panorama and Forum titles to screen online for film professionals.
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Sheryl Crown launches new EIS Fund for documentaries
The Documentary Company, the new EIS Fund geared toward producing socially relevant feature and TV documentaries, is now up and running - and looking for projects to support.
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CommentThe glitch behind China’s gold rush
Investment is pouring into Chinese films, but the industry still relies too heavily on big-budget costume epics, many of which are losing money.