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Harry Potter director to receive NFTS award
David Yates picks up an honourary award from the National Film and Television School
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NewsBuyers swarm to Match Factory's Honey
Sales agent The Match Factory has concluded a raft of deals on Semih Kaplanoglu’s Honey (Bal), which became the second Turkish film in the Berlinale’s history to win the Golden Bear last weekend. So far, the film has been sold to France (Bodega), Spain (Golem), Benelux (along with the previous ...
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FeaturesBullish buyers warm up market
The European Film Market in Berlin offered a ray of hope for international sales as buyers stepped up aggressively to pre-buy hot new titles. Mike Goodridge reports
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FeaturesBerlinale selection: critical overview
The competition struggled to heat up Berlin, but there were gems to be found. Lee Marshall reports
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FeaturesThe bridge builder
The veteran producer tells Jeremy Kay about his 100th film, partnering with Imagenation and why he wants to make connections between east and west
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FeaturesBack in business
Following a difficult year in 2009, the Irish film industry is fighting its way back as both a leading European co-production partner and an attractive filming location, boasting a wealth of new projects, an improved tax incentive and an emerging generation of new film-making talent. Patricia Danaher reports
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FeaturesEverything In One Place
International producers explain their reasons for choosing to shoot in Ireland — and why the Section 481 tax shelter is so user-friendly. Patricia Danaher reports
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Making their mark
In recent years, Ireland has produced a wealth of film-makers, many of them female, who have been making an impression at major international film festivals. Patricia Danaher profiles a selection of the most exciting
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NewsTwo-part French gangster epic Mesrine finally finds US home
Music Box Films has augmented its war chest of prestigious international titles by acquiring all US rights to Jean-Francois Richet’s two part Jacques Mesrine saga.
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FeaturesSecond Light shines at Pinewood
Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Callum McDougall and the chairman of the Pinewood Studios Group Michael Grade attend the launch of the Second Light new talent programme.
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NewsTrio of new films among BAMcinematek's Focus On IFC Films
Three new acquisitions by IFC will be among the line-up of titles at the upcoming Focus On IFC Films at BAMcinematek in New York.
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NewsMajid Majidi announces plans for $30m Mohammad project
Highly regarded Iranian auteur Majid Majidi is lining up the historical epic Mohammad, which at $30m is by far the most expensive and ambitious project ever to be assembled out of Iran.
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Durban Film Festival to launch African continent's first co-production market
The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is to launch the CineMart-style Durban FilmMart (DFM).
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NewsA Prophet sweeps the board at France's Cesars
Jacques Audiard’s Oscar nominated A Prophet won ten Cesar Awards in its home country of France on Saturday night.The prison drama walked off with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor among others.Audiard’s film was nominated in 13 categories and took a total of ...
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NewsIceland's Edda Awards dominated by Ragnar Bragason
At Iceland’s Edda Awards ceremony on Saturday, Icelandic director Ragnar Bragason cashed in on 12 out of 24 nominations: his feature, Mr Bjarnfredarson (Bjarnfredarson), won six national film prizes, and another six went to his television series, The Prison Shift (Fangavaktin), which the movie is based on.For the first time ...
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NewsShutter Island retains North American crown with $22.2m
Shutter Island is well on its way to $100m as a $22.2m number one hold boosted Paramount’s mystery thriller to $75.1m after two weekends.
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NewsAvatar rules overseas for 11th weekend with $36.1m haul
According to revised figures from Fox International Avatar grossed $39.8m over the weekend - considerably higher than originally estimated — to bring the tally to $1.849bn.
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NewsChristian Berger wins ASC prize for The White Ribbon
Christian Berger claimed top honours in the feature film category for his work on The White Ribbon at the 24th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers’ (ASC) awards.
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NewsShrek Forever After to open Tribeca 2010
The world premiere of DreamWorks Animation’s 3D summer tentpole Shrek Forever After will open the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21 in New York.
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NewsAvatar sweeps the board at 8th annual VES awards
Avatar and Up honoured at the Visual Effects Society awards which took place in Los Angeles last night