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NewsAardman promotes Alison Taylor to head of sales and acquisitions
Alix Wiseman, previously in the role, has left the animation studio after ten years.
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NewsVice's Shane Smith predicts traditional media 'bloodbath'
Smith delivered this year’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsITV withdraws eOne offer
The two companies were unable to reach an agreement on the value of the Canadian distributor.
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FeaturesProduction pioneer: the German backer of 'Toni Erdmann', 'Rush' and 'Amélie'
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. CEO Petra Müller talks to Martin Blaney about forging a path as one of the most successful funds in the industry.
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FeaturesVoltage Pictures: "Every movie that gets made is a milestone"
Led by indefatigable co-founder Nicolas Chartier, Voltage Pictures has scaled up its production activities in recent years, leading to five films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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Features'Lady Macbeth': a period drama like none you've seen before
The team behind Toronto premiere Lady Macbeth, touted as one of the hottest discoveries of the year, tell Wendy Mitchell about their unique approach to a period film.
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FeaturesPablo Larrain reveals the journeys behind 'Jackie' and 'Neruda'
Chilean film-maker Pablo Larrain dwells on the mysteries of storytelling as he contemplates fall festival slots for his two latest films, Neruda and Jackie.
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FeaturesBrexit: what are the ramifications for the film industry?
“Business as normal” is the phrase being bandied around, albeit a little nervously, in the British film industry following the UK’s unexpected decision to leave the European Union following the public referendum on June 23.
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Features'Free Fire': Ben Wheatley firing on all cylinders (set report)
Ben Wheatley talks shooting guns and cameras on the set of his action thriller Free Fire and reveals how Martin Scorsese came on board as executive producer. Michael Rosser reports.
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NewsRadiant Films International to sell TIFF entry 'Handsome Devil'
EXCLUSIVE: Mimi Steinbauer’s sales company will introduce international buyers in Toronto to John Butler’s Contemporary World Cinema selection.
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NewsRLJ Entertainment picks up 'Dog Eat Dog'
Paul Schrader’s action thriller has found a home in the run-up to its North American premiere in Toronto next month.
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News'The Secret Life Of Pets' ventures into Brazil
Illumination Entertainment’s animation has raced to $344.4m via Universal Pictures International and studio executives will expect another strong weekend.
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NewsDavid Tennant joins Electric’s 'Bad Samaritan'
Dean Devlin’s company announced on Thursday that the former Doctor Who star has come on board the thriller.
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NewsCovert Media launches Lexica Films
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Hanson’s production, financing and distribution outfit has launched an international sales label in the run-up to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsUS Briefs: Academy president urges people to see 'The Birth Of A Nation'
Plus: ‘The Arrival’ to open Fantastic Fest
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NewsDisney to scale back Indian production (reports)
The Walt Disney Co (India) is scaling back its local-language production, according to local media reports.
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NewsVenice cancels opening gala following earthquake tragedy
Festival cancels gala dinner and reception in solidarity with the victims of this week’s deadly earthquake in Italy.
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NewsScanbox chills with ‘White Hunger’
EXCLUSIVE: Scanbox takes Scandinavian rights to upcoming period drama from Finnish director Mikko Kuparinen.
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NewsHaugesund: 'The Wind Blew On' wins Eurimages prize
The winner of the Eurimages Lab Project Award from Haugesund’s Works In Progress presentations was Katrín Ólafsdóttirs The Wind Blew On from Iceland.
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NewsVivendi announces $338m cuts at France pay-TV channel Canal+
First-half 2016 results reveal falling subscribers at Canal+ France and drop in Studiocanal profits for same period in 2015.