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NewsFifty Shades of Grey gets ‘18’ rating in UK
BBFC gives adult classification to forthcoming feature for “strong sex”.
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NewsBAFTA-nominated shorts to screen in cinemas
British live action and animated shorts will go on UK and international tour from March
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NewsEFM: Jonathan Rhys Meyers to star in spy thriller
Carnaby International to begin sales of Damacus Cover in Berlin this week as filming commences in Morocco.
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NewsEFM: Elle Driver takes Gaza-set comedy Dégradé
Other new projects include prison drama Jailbirds (Taularde) starring Sophie Marceau.
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NewsLars von Trier speaks at Danish Robert awards
Controversial director makes rare appearance and speeches at Danish film awards.
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NewsBig Hero 6 edges out Kingsman in UK
Disney’s latest animation lands with $6.45m (£4.295m), including previews; Fox’s adaptation bows just behind with $6.37m (£4.24m), including previews, and posts Matthew Vaughn’s best-ever Fri-Sun tally in process.
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NewsThey Have Escaped wins top Finnish prize
Teenage outcast drama wins four Jussi awards including best film.
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EFM: German sales agents line-up premieres
Global Screen and Picture Tree International are lining up a number of market premieres to be unveiled at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin later this week.
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NewsLora-Mungai, Matatu form African studio Restless Global
Producers Marie Lora-Mungai and Tendeka Matatu are merging their assets to create Restless Global, a development, finance, production, distribution and exhibition studio for African content both within and outside Africa.
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NewsGood Universe sells The Forest
EFM: Good Universe has closed a host of international sales heading into the EFM on Lava Bear’s supernatural thriller led by a major deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA).
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NewsCinema Management Group launches European hub
EFM: The Beverly Hills-based sales agency has launched a full-time office in Paris named CMG Europe SAS.
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NewsMyriad heads to EFM with In The Lost Lands
Milla Jovovich is in advanced negotiations to star as a sorceress in Myriad Pictures’ fantasy adventure based on short stories from the creator of Game Of Thrones.
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NewsFifty Shades generates huge pre-sales
EXCLUSIVE: Advance international ticket sales on Fifty Shades Of Grey, set to open day-and-date worldwide via Universal on February 11, have sky-rocketed to 2.75 million across 39 markets.
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NewsTimbuktu triumphs at French Lumiere awards
Franco-Mauritanian Abderrahmane Sissako Timbuktu has clinched best film and best director at the Lumière Awards, France’s version of the Golden Globes.
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NewsScreen gets new owner as Mobeus backs MBI
Media Business Insight, publisher of Screen International, had been bought by Mobeus Equity Partners backing a management-led buy out of five media brands from the Top Right Group.
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NewsMatt Mueller appointed Screen International editor
Former Total Film and Premiere editor will succeed Wendy Mitchell.
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NewsAlchemy, The Orchard in Sundance buys
In a pair of late-breaking North American deals from Sundance, Alchemy has acquired political thriller Zipper while The Orchard has taken Finders Keepers.
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NewsXYZ, Distant Corners team up on Holidays
XYZ Films has teamed up with John Hegeman’s new genre label Distant Corners Entertainment to produce the collection of subversive holiday tales from multiple directors including Kevin Smith.