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NewsLezaic's Tilva Rosh wins Hearts of Sarajevo for best film, actor
Tilva Rosh, the feature debut of Serbian director Nikola Lezaic won the Heart of Sarajevo for the best film at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival.
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NewsNYFF selects The Tempest as centrepiece screening
The North American premiere of Julie Taymor’s The Tempest will screen as the centerpiece film at the 48th New York Film Festival on October 2.
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NewsInception continues dreamy start with $28m US hold
Inception made it three weekends in a row at the top thanks to an estimated $27.5m haul that raised Warner Bros and legendary Pictures’ sci-fi thriller to $193.3m.
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NewsInception rules as $55m dominates overseas box office
Christopher Nolan’s Inception claimed the overseas box office crown with a confirmed $55m weekend haul from more than 7,610 screens in 51 markets.
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NewsWillem Dafoe to star in Australian thriller The Hunter
The Hunter goes into production in October on the island state of Tasmania and will be the debut feature of director Daniel Nettheim.
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NewsMundane History wins Grand Prix at Wrocław's Era New Horizons
Mundane History received the Grand Prix at the closing ceremony of the 10th Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland.
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NewsEd Vaizey, John Woodward confirmed for Screen International Film Summit
Culture minister to give talk and take part in Q&A; other confirmed speakers include Jane Wright, Barnaby Thompson, Danny Perkins and Olivier Courson.
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NewsNeil Jordan to direct adaptation of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies
Irish film-maker Neil Jordan has signed up to write and direct the feature version of Paul Murray’s novel Skippy Dies.
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Features
The empire builder
In a short time, Relativity Media has become one of the biggest players in the business − and that now includes its own domestic distribution operation. Company founder Ryan Kavanaugh speaks to Jeremy Kay.
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The talent packagers
Media Rights Capital has carved a place in Hollywood as a provider of major movies with aggressive deals for talent. Jeremy Kay speaks to co-founder Modi Wiczyk
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Durban winners include The White Meadows and Life, Above All
Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama The White Meadows was named best feature at the 31st Durban International Film Festival, which ran July 22-Aug 1.
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A Legendary journey
Launched six years ago, Legendary Pictures survived the economic crash and continues to bring private equity and hedge-fund investment to Hollywood movies. Jeremy Kay meets chairman and CEO Thomas Tull.
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Momentum partners with Blue Barracuda for digital campaign
Momentum Pictures has partnered with independent digital agency Blue Barracuda to promote the UK release of the second film in the Millenium franchise, The Girl Who Played With Fire.
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European Producers Club attracts new members from France, Italy, Croatia, Lithuania
Newly reelected European Producers Club’s President Martin Moszkowicz has outlined the new goals of the group, which gathers an increasing 48 members from 15 countries.
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Russian government finally approves plan for new regional cinemas
The Russian government has finally approved an ambitious project for the construction of 253 new cinemas in the country’s regions by 2029.
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Loft remake goes ahead despite injuries to director, cinematographer
The Dutch remake of Belgian box-office hit Loft suffered a freak setback late last month when both the director Antoinette Beumer and the cinematographer Danny Elesen sustained serious injuries during shooting.
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NewsE1 strikes UK, Canada deal for Gnomeo And Juliet
E1 has taken UK and Canadian rights to Kelly Asbury’s 3D animation Gnomeo And Juliet from Pathe International.
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Cinesite starts stereoscopic 3D effects service
UK-based visual effects company Cinesite is launching a new stereoscopic 3D visual effects service catering for films shot in stereo, as well as conversion of 2D films into 3D.
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Babelgum announces tri-platform animation and anime competition
Digital broadcast network Babelgum has launched what it claims is the first tri-platform competition for online, mobile and offline covering animation and anime.