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NewsDue Date holds on at top of UK box office
Warner Bros.’ comedy Due Date remained top of the UK box office over the Nov 12-14 weekend, taking $3m (£1.9m) from 452 screens for a week-high screen average of $6,745 (£4,200).
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NewsFifteen films to vie for animated feature Academy Award
The Academy has received 15 submissions for the animation feature category for the 83rd Academy Awards, paving the way for three nominations in January.
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NewsPortman, Firth to receive Palm Springs acting honours
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Natalie Portman and Colin Firth with Desert Palm Achievement Awards for acting.
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NewsLightning strikes deals on ProdigyMovies slate
Michael Robertson’s ProdigyMovies and Lightning Entertainment plan to collaborate on a slate of Australian genre titles following the success at AFM of supernatural thriller Road Train.
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NewsChristine Hakim to get FIAPF award at ASPAs
The prestigious annual award from the International Federation of Film Producers Associations is for outstanding achievement in film.
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NewsIcon takes UK rights to Filmax thriller Kidnapped
Spanish studio Filmax has confirmed several sales deals of key titles at AFM, including Miguel Angel Vivas’ home invasion thriller Kidnapped to Icon for distribution in the UK.
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NewsJane Wright to leave BBC Films at end of month
Jane Wright, Managing Director of BBC Films, is stepping down from her role at the end of November to “explore several new opportunities in film.”
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Diamond leaves LipSync as Hampden takes MD role
Jon Diamond, founder of London based post production company LipSync, is leaving to set up his own production company Box Clever TV Ltd.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to comedy Primos
Spanish director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s new $3.7m comedy Primos has been sold to Warner Bros for theatrical distribution in Spain.
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Prime Focus lines up expert team for new London VFX, 3D division
Prime Focus is launching a new division, Prime Focus Film, which will be a London-based film VFX and stereoscopy facility.
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Madsen, Kolar among jurors for EFP's Shooting Stars
The jury of experts has been named to select Europe’s ten most talented up-and-coming actors to participate in European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Shooting Stars 2011 showcase, which will be held during the forthcoming Berlinale from Feb 12-14, 2011.
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NewsResident Evil: Afterlife gets wide 3D release in China
DMG Entertainment, a Los Angeles and Beijing-based entertainment firm, has secured a theatrical release for Resident Evil: Afterlife in China, marking the first time that the franchise has been released in the country.
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FeaturesKevin Macdonald
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald takes time out from the edit suite to talk about his latest project, the youtube generated documentary Life In A Day which is being produced by Ridley Scott.
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Film Movement nets Uruguayan drama Bad Day To Go Fishing
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Uruguay’s 2009 foreign language Oscar submission Bad Day To Go Fishing.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to 'warm, smart' Ronni Chasen
Hollywood leading lights have paid tribute to Ronni Chasen, the beloved publicity maven whose violent death early on Tuesday morning [16] has rocked the industry.
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Greek Summer warms up Other Angle
France’s Other Angle Pictures has picked up Greek Summer, a new project to be directed by Olivier Horlait.
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Serkis, Cave plan motion-capture Opera
Andy Serkis, famous for pioneering motion-capture performance in The Lord Of The Rings, King Kong and the upcoming Tintin films, has revealed he will collaborate with musician Nick Cave on a motion-capture movie of The Threepenny Opera. The Brecht and Weill musical play was first performed in 1928 in Berlin.“It’s ...