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NewsHigh Fliers picks up The Stoning Of Soraya M
The UK based company has secured UK distribution rights for the film from MPower Distribution.
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AFI to present Kaminski with Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal
Two-time Oscar winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski will receive the AFI’s 2010 Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal.
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Warner Bros Polska, Andrzej Saramonowicz strike two-film deal
Warner Bros continues to grow its local language production business with a deal to co-produce and distribute two films in Poland between now and 2011.
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Katic, Yustman join The Double for Hyde Park, Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Stana Katic and Odette Yustman have joined Richard Gere, Topher Grace, and Stephen Moyer in writer Michael Brandt’s directorial debut project The Double.
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Sundance Film Festival brought in $63m for Utah, report claims
The 2010 Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of $62.7m for the state of Utah according to a new report.
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NewsPeter Schlessel exits Sony to become GK Films president
Longtime Sony Pictures executive Peter Schlessel is joining Santa Monica-based GK Films as president.
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NewsWBPI banks on Sex appeal as World Cup kicks off
Sex And The City 2 complemented its number one international status by crossing $100m on Wednesday and enters the opening weekend of the World Cup as the favourite to retain its crown.
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Summit to release Breaking Dawn in two parts
Summit Entertainment has ended speculation over the format of the final instalment in its Twilight series and confirmed that Breaking Dawn will be released as two separate parts.
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NewsLost City Of Z catches fire for Inferno
Los Angeles-based Inferno Entertainment has virtually sold out the upcoming adventure epic The Lost City Of Z, its marquee title that is being lined up for Brad Pitt and director James Gray.
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NewsSpain’s Rodar Y Rodar to work on new project with Julia’s Eyes team
Major Spanish producers Rodar Y Rodar are set to make a new $7m thriller/horror called El Hombre Hueco with Guillem Morales and Oriol Paolo, the writing/directing duo of Julia’s Eyes.
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NewsEdinburgh announces late additions to programme
Nick Hornby and Nick Cave will be attending the festival.
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The Weinstein Company picks up Woo’s Reign Of Assassins
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired North American and South African rights to upcoming martial arts blockbuster Reign Of Assassins, produced by John Woo and starring Michelle Yeoh.
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NewsThis week's hot new projects on Screenbase
This week’s added films to our online production listings database Screenbase include features by Hendrik Handloegten, Patrice Leconte, Zoya Akhtar, as well as Matteo Cerami and Maggie Peren.
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Era New Horizons to honour Has, Demirkubuz, Godard
The 10th Era New Horizons International Film Festival will dedicate programming to the 10th anniversary of the death of Polish cinema great Wojciech Jerzy Has, as well as offering retrospectives of Jean-Luc Godard and the Brothers Quay.
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NewsUniversal strikes output deal with Russia's Leopolis
Universal Pictures International (Russia) has struck a theatrical distribution deal for Russia and CIS with Leopolis.
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Manchester to host Abnormal Devices Festival in October
Manchester will host this year’s Abandon Normal Devices Festival of new cinema and digital culture, which will feature new commissions from internationally renowned artists, filmmakers and cultural provocateurs.
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NewsBeijing’s Straw Family announces slate of pan-Asian productions
Hong Kong filmmaker Jacob Cheung’s Beijing-based company Straw Family announced a slate of four pan-Asian projects on the eve of the Shanghai International Film Festival (June 12-20).
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NewsAruba closes first edition striking balance between international, local needs
In an economy where long-running festivals are struggling, the Aruba International Film Festival had a solid inaugural run. “For the first year, I think it’s a success,” says one of the festival’s founders, Guiseppe Coioccarelli.
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Andrew Chowns leaves Pact for Directors UK
Directors UK have announced the appointment of Andrew Chowns as its new CEO.