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FeaturesPalm Springs Q&A: Thomas Stuber, 'A Heavy Heart'
The Leipzig-based director tells Jeremy Kay about earning the trust of his star, stage veteran Peter Kurth, who portrays a former East German boxer who receives life-changing news
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FeaturesPalm Springs Q&A: Andrew Steggall, 'Departure'
The director on his coming-of-age love story set in the south of France.
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NewsAndrew Essex named CEO of Tribeca Enterprises
The former vice-chair and founding CEO of creative agency Droga5 will oversee Tribeca’s businesses in a reshuffle that officially confirmed that former Tribeca Enterprises chief creative officer Geoff Gilmore will continue as a consultant to the film festival.
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News'Force Awakens' targets #2 all-time global rank
EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens could soar as high as $2.25bn worldwide to finish behind Avatar in the all-time pantheon, according to a former high-ranking studio executive.
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NewsSXSW to premiere 'Pee-wee’s Big Holiday'
Festival top brass gave a sneak preview on Thursday of films and events that will take place at the jamboree in Austin, Texas, from March 11-20.
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NewseOne buys portion of Sierra Pictures
In its second high-profile corporate move of recent weeks that illustrates expanding strategic ambitions, the Canadian giant has invested an undisclosed amount into the Los Angeles-based production company.
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NewsBill Lischak steps down at OddLot Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran executive departs production company after nine years
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News'Jaws' shark heads for Academy Museum
Plus: Jay Roach in CAS award; Santa Barbara festival adds second wave of Virtuosos Award recipients.
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NewsKieran Breen re-elected BAFTA LA chairman
The Fox International president of marketing has been re-elected BAFTA LA chairman.
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News'Trainwreck', 'Sicario' earn WGA nominations
Amy Schumer’s comedy and Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller are among the screenplay nominees announced on Wednesday by The Writers Guild Of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild Of America, East (WGAE) ahead of the 2016 Writers Guild Awards.
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NewsNetflix expands into 190 countries
The streaming service has gone live in a further 130 countries in additional to the previous 60 where it was operational, CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings told the CES conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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News'Force Awakens' tops US all-time chart
JANUARY 7 UPDATE: The latest accolade for Disney/ Lucasfilm’s behemoth arrived on Wednesday as it overtook the five-year record of Avatar to become the biggest film ever at the North American box office on $764.4m.
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News'Mad Max', 'Revenant' among ASC nominees
The cinematographers group on Wednesday unveiled its nominations for the 30th American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards on February 14 in Los Angeles.
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NewsKodak unveils prototype Super 8 camera
Kodak has unveiled a prototype of a new Super 8 camera as part of the company’s efforts to revive the 50-year old film format.
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NewsHasbro to add Rey to 'Star Wars' Monopoly following backlash
Toymaker vows to add lead character token following accusations of sexism.
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NewsKevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti to run Relativity Studios
Relativity Media is buying Trigger Street Productions and Ryan Kavanaugh has brought in the production company’s heads to run his film studio.
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NewsNetflix global viewing hours soar
The number of hours viewed on the service around the world climbed 45% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2015 from 8.25bn to 12bn, CEO Reed Hastings told CES on Wednesday.
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NewsUS Briefs: Italia Film fest honour for Ennio Morricone
Plus:Art Directors Guild nominees; Laura Lancaster, Sandra Condito on the move; production wraps on People You May Know; and more…
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NewsMagnolia to kick off EFM sales on 'Harry Benson'
The distributor has acquired world rights to Harry Benson: Shoot First and will commence international sales in Berlin next month. Separately, HBO Documentary Films has moved on upcoming Sundance premiere Jim: The James Foley Story.
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NewsPGA snubs 'Carol', 'The Force Awakens'
Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller Sicario received timely awards attention in The Producers Guild Of America’s (PGA) theatrical motion picture nominations on Tuesday while Carol and Star Wars: The Force Awakens failed to make the cut.