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FeaturesPaying the way
The revenues from the pay-TV sector have helped buoy the film business in recent years. But does the increasing popularity of original programming mean costly film product is losing its appeal for broadcasters? On the eve of Mipcom (Oct 4-8) John Hazelton reports on the US picture
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The revenues from a pay-TV deal can give US independent distributors a secure revenue stream but such deals are hard to come by, with broadcasters wary of titles without built-in audience awareness. John Hazelton reports
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NewsEuropean Film Awards unveils doc award nominees
Three documentaries have been shortlisted for the European Film Academy Prix Arte award.
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FeaturesWeekly International box office 22-24 Oct
Paranormal Activity 2 scared up the international market last weekend, narrowly pipping Universal’s durable Despicable Me to top spot.
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TIFFCOM panelists give advice to European filmmakers in Japan
European filmmakers need to be savvy about new media, film festivals and diversified sales models in Japan, according to panelists at a UniJapan Entertainment Forum on European films in the Japanese market today at TIFFCOM.
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FeaturesFlattening landscape
The competitive international pay-TV arena has been highly profitable for studios. But mergers across the industry mean that many territories have only one major buyer. John Hazelton reports
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FeaturesThe powerhouse
BSkyB pioneered the lucrative UK pay-TV market for movies. But there are concerns about the power it wields when it comes to premium movie rights, and some critics argue the broadcaster should be doing more for UK production. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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Imagenation announce international internship placements
Potential film-makers have been placed in LA and India as part of the scheme
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NewsCameron sets course for Pandora with Avatar 2 and 3 mandate
James Cameron has agreed to make Avatar 2 and 3 his next films following the global triumph of last year’s sci-fi epic.
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NewsHobbit set for New Zealand shoot
The two films will be made in New Zealand after two days of emergency talks between studio chief and the country’s Prime Minister
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NewsExclusive, Cross Creek to produce Clooney's Ides Of March
Exclusive Media Group and newly launched Cross Creek Pictures will finance and co-produce political drama The Ides Of March with George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smoke House Pictures and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.
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NewsIFC Midnight acquires Dream Home for US
IFC Films has added Pang Ho-Cheung’s Hong Kong thriller Dream Home to its IFC Midnight genre roster.
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Austin FF opener Exporting Raymond lands at Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US theatrical rights to the documentary Exporting Raymond from writer-director Phil Rosenthal after its opening night screening at Austin Film Festival.
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Recreation ready to roar at AFM with Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Ariel Veneziano’s Recreation has boarded international sales on Easy Rider: The Ride Back heading into AFM.
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Summit unveils Breaking Dawn supporting cast
Summit Entertainment has announced the supporting cast in its upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
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MarVista heads into AFM with eclectic six-pack
MarVista Entertainment has announced its six-strong AFM 2010 slate, led by the fantasy adventure Witches Of Oz.
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NewsIcahn weighs in with new offer for MGM debt
Carl Icahn issued his latest offer to entice MGM away from a possible deal with Spyglass chiefs Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber.