All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 217
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Waititi's Boy sets new record for New Zealand film
Boy, a 1980s-set coming-of-age story, has moved past the previous record holder, The World’s Fastest Indian, with a box office now passing $7m.
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Kieslowski ScripTeast award goes to Polish writer Jacek P. Blawut
Advisory board members making the decision were Sandy Lieberson, Manfred Schmidt, Antonio Saura, Dariusz Jablonski, Tom Abrams and Christian Routh.
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Sony Home Entertainment strikes UK deal for Retreat
Psychological thriller will star Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant.
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NewsLe Quattro Volte wins Europa Cinemas Label in Fortnight
Michelangelo Frammartino’s Le Quatro Volte has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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Aruba festival to bookend with Hachiko, Cyrus
Guests added to participate in on-stage conversations include Thelma Schoonmaker, Guillermo Arriaga, andPatricia Clarkson.
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NewsArmadillo tops Critics Week winners
Controversial Danish documentary Armadillo took the Grand Prix for Cannes Critics Week 2010.
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NewsHelena Bonham Carter, Freddie Highmore bite for Toast
Ruby Films, Screen West Midlands and BBC Films are bringing Nigel Slater’s memoir to big screen.
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Anna Godas promoted to CEO of Dogwoof
Previous CEO Andy Whittaker is stepping back from some of his daily duties.
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NewsIFC takes on Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy
The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, SVP of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for IFC Films, and with Matthieu Giblin of MK2.
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NewsMagnet burns US deal for Rubber with Elle Driver
Magnet Releasing has taken US rights to Cannes Critics’ Week buzz title Rubber.
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Cinecitta Luce takes on Nicolae Ceausescu documentary
Mandragora International has sold the Italian rights to The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, directed by Romanian Andrei Ujica, to Cinecitta Luce.
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Magnolia takes on Gibney's Eliot Spitzer documentary
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Alex Gibney’s untitled Eliot Spitzer documentary, produced by A&E IndieFilms and Wider Film Projects.
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Svensk strikes Sony DVD deal in Nordic region
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a home video output deal with Svensk Filmindustri for the Nordic region.
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NewsJoan Chen sees Red
The Chinese American actress and director has joined Seeing Red, a three-story onimbus featuring tales of female revenge.
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NewsDamian Lewis starts Will shoot
The film follows an orphan’s journey across Europe to the 2005 Champions League final in Turkey.
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Goteborg to give $128,000 to Nordic Film winner
The Goteborg International Film Festival has upped the prize money for its Dragon Award Best Nordic Film to $128,000 (SEK 1m).
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CommentA Princely Mall Date
I have to admit I was a bit wary of attending a glitzy film premiere…in a mall. Stars and gowns don’t mix with a browse around Claire’s Accesssories in my book. But Disney’s May 9 launch of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time turned out to be quite impressive. ...
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Edinburgh Film Festival launches new producers programme
Inaugural participants are Wendy Griffin, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Micky MacPherson, Suzanne Reid, Andy Green and Ciara Barry.