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NewsMelancholia wins NSFC award for 2011
The National Society Of Film Critics anointed Lars von Trier’s apocalyptic drama the best film of the year and named Brad Pitt best actor for Moneyball and The Tree Of Life and Kristen Dunst best actress for Melancholia.
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NewsParamount be-Devils US box office with $35m launch
Paramount’s poorly reviewed horror The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the first full weekend of 2012 in a full-blooded debut that surprised rival executives.
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NewsNew Europe Film Sales boards Rotterdam selection Now Forager
EXCLUSIVE: The co-directors are frequent collaborators Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin.
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NewsGhost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes head for int’l showdown
PPI’s fourth Mission: Impossible episode faces its stiffest test yet from WBPI’s Holmes sequel as it reaches $254m outside North America.
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NewsWGA announces 2012 screenplay nominations
The Artist is snubbed in the original screenplay category but Bridesmaids makes the cut. Shame, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Margin Call and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy were ineligible for consideration because they were not made in compliance with Guild rules.
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NewsFoundation For Jewish Culture backs six documentaries
The New York-based organisation grants finishing funds to six projects, selected from 80 applications.
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NewsPoland's Gotham in Progress rebrands as US in Progress
Industry meeting and works in progress screening event runs alongside American Film Festival in Wroclaw.
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Academy unveils scientific and technical achievement awards
Twenty-eight individuals will take to the stage to receive the awards at the annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on February 11, 2012.
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NewsMatthew Fox to star in Emperor for director Peter Webber
The screenplay by David Klass and Vera Blasi is based on a true story and follows events surrounding the surrender of Japanese Emperor Hirohito at the end of the second world war.
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NewsExclusive Media Group appoints Paul Davidge COO
The former Relativity Media vp of business development will assume oversight of daily operational management of international sales, marketing and distribution.
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NewsTen films in contention for visual effects Oscar
Harry Potter, Hugo, The Tree Of Life are among the contenders. Members of the visual effects branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each film on Jan 19. They will nominate five immediately after the screenings.
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NewsDylan Sellers to run merged production and acquisitions for TWC
The former independent producer and senior production executive at Unique Features arrives as president of production and acquisitions in the wake of the departure of key executives Peter Lawson and Donna Gigliotti.
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NewsMoneyball, Hugo, The Artist among 2012 PGA nominees
Categories include the Darryl F Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, The Producers Guild Of America Producer Of The Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures and previously announced documentary contenders.
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NewsParamount slate generates $5bn worldwide in 2011
Paramount celebrated another table topping performance for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in the week the studio announced its films crossed $5bn worldwide in 2011.
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NewsDemi Moore, Eric Roberts, Adam Brody join Lovelace
The publicity machine behind the upcoming biopic about the porn star Linda Lovelace has unveiled the latest round of casting.
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NewsJessica Chastain, Howard Shore to receive PSIFF honours
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced its final two honours of the current awards season.
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Breakaway Media on board world sales of Dolphin Boy
Mark Austin’s Breakaway Media and Pamela Rosenberg’s Hemisphere Productions in association with First Hand Films are handling worldwide sales on the documentary, which will screen at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.
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NewsGhost Protocol leads US holiday weekend on $27m
The fourth entry in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible action franchise climbed two places after expanding wide just before the holiday weekend and added an estimated $26.5m for $58.9m.
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NewsStephen Daldry to receive Palm Springs director honour
Daldry, whose latest film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close opens in the US on Dec 25, will collect the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Director Of The Year Award on Jan 7.
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NewsNat Geo Films segues into joint venture with Hyde Park
UPDATE: Daniel Battsek has transitioned to a consultancy role and will advise a new partnership between Hyde Park / ImageNation and National Geographic Features Group.