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NewsArrow snaps up titles to boost UK theatrical presence
The distributor has acquired a raft of new films at AFM that it plans to release theatrically.
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NewsTomorrow, Animal Kingdom dominate Australia's IF Awards
Tomorrow, When The War Began won best film at the annual IF (Inside Film) Awards in Sydney at the weekend [14], reversing the recent trend of tough low-budget films taking the top prize.
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NewsUnstoppable lives up to name with $19.3m overseas debut
Fox International’s runaway train thriller launched day-and-date with North America in 39 territories and grossed $19.3m from 4,137 screens, the distributor confirmed on Monday [15]. It will enjoy a brief reign given that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 arrives next week.
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NewsMegamind still in charge in North America on $30m hold
DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind is racing towards the $100m and stayed top in its second weekend as an estimated 30.1m following a 35% slide boosted the tally to $89.8m.
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ACE to launch co-production lab at next year's HAF
Ateliers du Cinema European (ACE) and consultancy Sinapses Asia will launch the first ACE Co-production Lab Hong Kong at this year’s Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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FeaturesThe Impossible
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona’s first English-language drama The Impossible is hotly anticipated thanks to its A-list stars, Ewan Mcgregor and Naomi Watts and the success of his debut feature The Orphanage.
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NewsCPH: DOX gives main award to Le Quattro Volte
Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH: DOX wrapped at the weekend with the main DOX: AWARD going to Michelangelo Frammartino’s acclaimed film Le Quattro Volte.
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New partnership to give US distribution finance for Australian films
Australia’s Media Funds Management (MFM) and US company OutSource Media Group (OMG) have formed a partnership to offer Australian and New Zealand films budgeted at A$15-50 million with distribution finance to support a studio style North American release.
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NewsTilva Rosh wins in Estoril; Europa Distribution conference hosts 60 distributors
Nikolai Lezaic’s drama has picked up the Best Film Award and the Cineuropa Award at the fourth Estoril Film Festival in Portugal.
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NewsSex & Drugs screenwriter on board for Joe Strummer project
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll screenplay writer Paul Viragh is writing the script for a feature about The Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer, for Film4.
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Peter Taylor joins as trustee of UK's CTBF
Distribution veteran Peter Taylor has been appointed as a trustee of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the UK charity body which represents the interests of the film and television industry.
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Roundtable turns to crowd funding for Yoga doc
UK production company Roundtable Films is using crowd funding to raise the budget for its latest project, Yoga For Unity, a documentary about the transformative effects of yoga in Kenya.
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Pepsi works with MOFILM for global film competition
Pepsi and MOFILM are teaming up again to launch Pepsi Films, a yearlong global competition for young film-makers.
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Stealth on board for Bron/Forestlight's Astrid
Stealth Media Group has come on board to handle sales for Astrid and The Staff of Virtues, a Bron Studios/Forestlight Studios co-production.
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Rudin to receive PGA's David O Selznick Achievement Award
The Oscar winning producer of No Country For Old Men will collect the award at the annual PGA awards ceremony on January 22 in Los Angeles.
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NewsPeter Weir to deliver BAFTA's David Lean lecture
The Oscar winning Australian director will speak at BAFTA headquarters on December 6.
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Green Day goes multi-territory via satellite
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown has become the first film to be distributed to multiple European territories simultaneously via satellite.
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Tuesday After Christmas wins at Leeds Film Festival
The film picked up the Golden Owl Jury Award at the festival, now in its 24th edition.