All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 196
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Ann Sommerlath joins IMAX
Ann Sommerlath has joined the the IMAX Corporation as Vice President, Corporate Communications.
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NewsSynkronized takes US, Canadian rights to UK feature Just Ines
Distributor Synkronized has acquired US and Canadian rights to UK feature Just Ines.
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NewsRevolver strikes UK deal for Legacy starring Idris Elba
Film Sales Company negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
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NewsRotterdam completes Tiger Competition, adding several Latin American titles
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the remaining titles in its Tiger Awards Competition.
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NewsBlack Swan, King's Speech lead films on BAFTA longlist
The British Academy has announced the films longlisted for its 2011 awards, with Black Swan and The King’s Speech leading the pack, recognised in 15 categories each.
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NewsRotterdam's Bright Future selections include Septien, Tyrannosaur, Artificial Paradises
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled its Bright Future programme of first and second feature films, comprised of 80 films from 38 countries.
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FeaturesAndrew Garfield -- actor, The Social Network
The Golden Globe nominee talks about the process of making The Social Network, and the creative freedom on the current shoot for Spider-Man.
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News26 YouTube contributors heading to Sundance for Life In A Day premiere
Kevin Macdonald directed the unique film drawing on 4,500 hours of footage submitted to YouTube.
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NewsUPI on board to co-finance Clavier's directorial debut
Universal Pictures International (UPI) is partnering with UPI France and Les Films du Kiosque and Ouille Productions on the new French-language comedy You Don’t Choose Your Family (On Ne Choisit Pas Sa Famille).
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NewsLoveFilm adds Icon titles to streaming service
LoveFilm has struck a new exclusive streaming deal with Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsRotterdam to open with Greek drama Wasted Youth
Greek drama Wasted Youth will open the 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), as a world premiere also in the festival’s Tiger Awards Competition.
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NewsSwedish actor Per Oscarsson feared dead in fire
Swedish actor Per Oscarsson is feared dead in a house fire in southwest Sweden, reports say.
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NewsPete Postlethwaite dies at age 64
Actor Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
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NewsLuc Besson shooting Burmese love story The Lady
UK-France production stars Michelle Yeoh (pictured) as Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Berlin shorts jurors are Goldin, Schorr, Letaief
The Berlinale’s international short film jury will consist of US photographer Nan Goldin; Israeli director Renen Schorr, who founded the Sam Spiegel Film and TV school in Jerusalem; and Tunisian director/producer Ibrahim Letaief (pictured).
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NewsNew Catalonia digital studio to kick off with Chameleons shoot
A British investment group, Extraordinary Features, is planning to develop a digital film production studio based in La Bisbal, Spain.
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NewsUPDATE: Cinema organisations start petition to lift Panahi's sentence
Backers of the movement include Cannes and Locarno festivals. Other festivals including Rotterdam, Sarajevo and Thessaloniki issue statements in support of the Iranian filmmaker.
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NewsBerlin's Forum Expanded to focus on political thought
The Berlinale’s Forum Expanded, which explores the intersections between art and cinema, will focus on works that “challenge political thought in aesthetic form.”
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Skillset launches three new sets of Occupational Standards for the film industry
UK training body Skillset has developed three new sets of National Occupational Standards for the film industry, covering physical special effects, armoury and post production.