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NewsNadda preps project with Foundry Films, Tatfilm
Director set to cast her Cairo Time lead Alexander Siddig in her follow-up project.
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FeaturesAlice unlocks the windows
Disney’s move to shorten the theatrical window on Alice In Wonderland caused a major spat with exhibitors. John Hazelton looks at whether the film has set a precedent for a shift in studio distribution
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FeaturesOut of the blue and into the black
If 20th Century Fox regretted the co-financing alliance it made with Paramount Pictures on Titanic, splitting distribution rights and the pot on what would go on to become the biggest film of all time, it was not going to make the same move on Avatar.
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IFO founder Richard Glasser dies aged 50
Richard Glasser, founder of International Film Office, has passed away aged 50 years old.
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NewsE1 expands into Australia and New Zealand
The Canadian entertainment company seeks to extends its international reach by launching into Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsIFC Films picks up Ghobadi’s Persian Cats for North America
IFC Films has acquired the US rights to Bahman Ghobadi’s No One Knows About Persian Cats from Wild Bunch. It plans an April release.
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Screen International changes to reflect market needs
Screen International is changing the way it delivers information for its subscribers; ScreenDaily is now only available to subscribers.
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TIFF firms 2010 move downtown
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has set some major changes for visiting industry for its 2010 event, which takes place September 10-19
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NewsTaxi for von Trier?
It was a meeting of heavyweights. Over the weekend, Martin Scorsese and Lars von Trier came face to face here in Berlin.
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Wolf picks up Italian indie David's Birthday for the US
US distributor Wolfe has snapped up North American rights for Italian indie David’s Birthday (Il Compleanno),a psychological drama set in the south of Italy.
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NewsCinemavault brings Vietnamese action thriller Clash to EFM
Toronto-based Cinemavault has augmented its EFM slate with international rights to the Vietnamese action film Clash from director Le Thanh Son.
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NewsBrody gets Wrecked with E1
E1 Entertainment International sales chief Charlotte Mickie is talking up a trio of new projects here, headed by the psychological thriller Wrecked starring Adrien Brody.
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NewsDelpy, Rezo return for another 2 Days
Rezo Films and Julie Delpy are reteaming for a follow-up to Delpy’s 2007 feature directing effort, 2 Days In Paris.
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NewsLevelK sells The Temptation Of St Tony to Olive Films for US
Tine Klint’s LevelK sells Veiko Öunpuu’s second feature to Olive Films for US distribution.
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NewsPhase 4 falls for romantic comedy Finding Bliss
Phase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to Finding Bliss by writer-director Julie Davis and starring Leelee Sobieski.
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FeaturesRobust Sundance raises spirits
It is being hailed as the best Sundance in years by North American buyers and sellers, but what does it mean for the international market going into this month’s EFM in Berlin (Feb 11-21)? Jeremy Kay reports
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CommentThe price of festivals
Film festivals may not be cheap to attend but, on a cultural level, they still have an important role to play in screening ambitious and challenging films that struggle to find mainstream distribution.
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NewsFortissimo takes sales rights to Sundance winner Winter's Bone
The sales outfit takes worldwide sales rights on Debra Granik’s second feature ahead of next week’s Berlin Film Festival.
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Screen launches new European production and financing database
Screen International unveils online European production and financing database offering up-to-the-minute information to subscribers.
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NewsVoltage hopes sparks will fly at EFM over new horror comedy
Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures, riding high on a strong response at Sundance to the Midnight entry Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, has added another genre bending title to its Berlin slate.