All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 126
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NewsRome's Alice in the City becomes autonomous, part of bigger initiative
Programme includes Kirikou trilogy finale and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 [pictured].
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: WME's Emanuel says now is 'greatest time' for content creators
Ari Emanuel says range of distribution options opens up more money for content creators. He says Silicon Valley is now taking steps to work more closely with Hollywood, and Madison Avenue also needs to come into the mix.
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NewsTom Waller plans Thai executioner biopic
Thailand-based filmmaker Tom Waller will direct the story of Thailand’s last prison executioner, Chavoret Jaruboon in feature film Chavoret: The Last Executioner.
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NewsFilm4 launches new iPad app
Information available on 500+ films from the company’s 30-year history.
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NewsHalflife by Al Smith wins inaugural Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize
Al Smith has won the first ever Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize for Halflife, a coming-of-age love story about two brain-damaged teenagers on a road trip.
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NewsBritish Film Commission welcomes new sponsors, BFI funding boost
The British Film Commission has announced three new commercial sponsors: Double Negative, MPC and Working Title Films.
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NewsBreillat shooting adaptation of her novel Abus De Faiblesse
Catherine Breillat is now shooting her fourteenth feature, Abus De Faiblesse.
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NewsLocarno's Carte Blanche 2013 to focus on Chile
Five or six films in post production will be presented.
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CommentThe BFI means business
The BFI demonstrates some real business savvy in its new Forward Plan.
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FeaturesMichael Roskam
The Bullhead director was the subject of the annual Binger-Screen International interview in Utrecht.
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CommentIron Sky's new extended cut to offer 25 minutes of extra footage
Iron Sky director Timo Vuorensola is also working on I Killed Adolf Hitler and TV series Deus X.
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NewsFinland heats up international appeal with first Finnish Film Affair
Works in progress presented to international buyers and sellers include new films from Honkasalo and Louhimies, plus the animated family sequel Niko 2.
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NewsDoha Film Institute appoints Abdulaziz Al Khater as CEO
Also, Doha festival adds new venue for opening and closing ceremonies and other events.
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FeaturesWayne Borg
Bill Gates will be among speakers discussing the future of the ‘digital frontier’ at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit. Wendy Mitchell talks to Wayne Borg of organiser Twofour54
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Odeon West End gets two-week exclusive run of The Master in 70mm
Entertainment Film Distributors has confirmed that Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master will get a 70mm release in the UK.
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NewsFive finalists revealed for Britdoc and PUMA's Creative Impact Award
Finalists for the €50,000 documentary prize are Armadillo, Bag It, Budrus, Gasland and Weapon of War.
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NewsZurich prizes go to Breaking Horizons, Der Prozess, Broken and The Imposter
UPDATED: Appassionata wins audience award and El Ultimo Elvis wins critics’ prize. Festival attracts record audience of 58,000.
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Newsfreeform.London acquires Firebelly
New combined agency to be based in Old Street and headed by Tony Roberts [pictured].