All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 133
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NewsSan Sebastian's Horizontes Latinos selects 12 including Avila's Clandestine Childhood
The Horizontes Latinos programme at the 60th edition of the San Sebastian Festival has selected 12 films by filmmakers from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.
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NewsGreg Louganis doc shooting during London Olympics
Documentary follows Louganis’ return to diving as a mentor to the US team.
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NewsSky Movies gets rights to full Bond film catalogue, launching dedicated Bond channel
Sky Movies HD will run the channel throughout October to show the catalogue of Bond titles from MGM. It is the first time in history that all 22 Bond films are available on one platform (in HD and without commercials).The films will also be available on Sky’s on-demand Sky Anytime+. ...
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NewsAli Al Jabri becomes festival director in Abu Dhabi as Peter Scarlet departs
Confirming recent rumours that Peter Scarlet would leave his post at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, the organisation has confirmed that Ali Al Jabri will become the new festival director.
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Inception takes on four new titles for multi-platform releases
Titles include Pathfinders: In The Company of Strangers.
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CommentSinging his song in the Piazza Grande
Harry Belafonte pays tribute to his Carmen Jones director Otto Preminger in Locarno.
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NewsKim Basinger joins cast of One Square Mile
EXCLUSIVE: Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first US film also stars Richard Jenkins.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on Locarno competition title The Last Time I Saw Macao
João Rui Guerra da Mata and Pedro Rodrigues direct the Locarno world premiere title.
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NewsAnimation competition launching tied to Graham Chapman film
Trinity, Brainstorm Media and EPIX will collaborate with Adobe on the global competition.
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NewsVertigo unseats Citizen Kane at top of new Sight & Sound critics poll
Directors poll is led by Ozu’s Tokyo Story.
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CommentSweeney-pie
As The Sweeneygets ready for its world premiere in Locarno tonight, Orange has released its latest cinema trailer for the UK with Plan B and Ray Winstone taking starring roles.
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CommentViennale celebrates 50 years with innovative film projects (and special ice cream)
Before his death, Chris Marker created a special anniversary trailer.
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NewsUK creative leaders urged to take risks; Working Title bosses point to end of studio era
The willingness to take risks will keep Britain’s cultural industries relevant in a rapidly changing world, experts told today’s Creative Content Summit in London.
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NewsUK Trade & Investment partnership to boost British Film Commission with £400k over two years
Goal is to grow inward investment in film and also to boost high end TV work in the UK.
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Venice Days to open with d'Alo's Pinocchio
Venice Days has announced that the opening film for 2012 will be Pinocchio directed by Enzo d’Alo and scripted by Umberto Marino.For full production details visitPinocchioThe new film is said to be as faithful to Carlo Collodi’s original text as possible, and it features illustrations by Lorenzo Mattotti and music ...
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NewsRevolver goes exclusive with Empire Cinemas for UK release of Flowers of War
Revolver Entertainment will launch Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers of War, starring Christian Bale, exclusively at Empire Cinemas in five UK cities, starting Friday Aug 3.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires Rufus Norris' Broken for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Film premiered as opening of Cannes Critics Week.
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CommentGetting into the groove
Sean Rowley’s hugely popular UK club night Guilty Pleasures is expanding into film.
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NewsSundance Channel adds deals in Thailand, China, Belgium, France
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has signed new distribution deals for Sundance Channel in Asia and expanded on demand offerings in Europe.
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NewsVenice Classics section to welcome Cimino with restored Heaven's Gate
The forthcoming Venice Film Festival will celebrate its 80th anniversary* with a new Venezia Classici (Venice Classics) section.American director Michael Cimino will attend the screening of the Criterion restored version of his 1980 film Heaven’s Gate [pictured]. The film was presented in Venice in 1982 in its original premiere length.*It ...