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Kick Off, Dobuy among winners at third Gulf Film Festival
The third edition of the Gulf Film Festival wrapped last night in Dubai, with an awards ceremony for winners of the official and student competitions and Emirati Short Film Script Competition.
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NewsLocomotive chugs ahead with The Hot Potato
Ray Winstone will star in the British caper/thriller.
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Antony Root to head market at RomaFictionFest
Antony Root has been named head of industry sector for the RomaFictionFest, the annual showcase of Italian and international TV projects.
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NewsSpain's Vertice launches new international sales arm
The company has boarded Carlos Saura’s Amor De Dios and David Serrano’s With Or Without Love
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NewsUK, New Zealand win Digital Emmy Awards
Winners of Digital Emmy Awards are announced at MIPTV in Cannes
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NewsDiscovery strikes three-year UK DVD output deal with Demand Media
The deal covers both DVD and Blu-Ray releases of new Discovery Networks’ programming as well as continuing series.
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NewsJoyce Adeluwoye-Adams becomes diversity adviser at UK's Pact
She will replace Angela Chan when Chan goes on maternity leave later this month.
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NewsBFI's Andrew, Hebron and James get French honours
The French government has honoured a trio of veterans from the British Film Institute.
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NewsWarp Films starts new DRM-free download site
Initial offerings include All Tomorrow’s Parties, Shane Meadows’ Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee,and feature-length concert film Arctic Monkeys At The Apollo.
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NewsSarajevo's CineLink selections include new projects from Kozole, Serban
The Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink has announced 17 projects selected for this year’s CineLink and CineLink Plus programmes.
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NewsOptimum announces nine acquisitions, including Besson's Adele Blanc-Sec
UK distributor also takes on Terrence Malick’s forthcoming romantic drama; Ong Bak 3; Julia’s Eyes, Dog Pound and other titles.
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Cutting Edge strikes slate deal with Exclusive Media Group
Cutting Edge and Exclusive Media Group (parent of Hammer Films) will work on a slate of at least five titles together, starting with Let Me In.
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NewsEdinburgh to open with Chomet's The Illusionist
The animated film will have a gala screening at Festival Theatre on June 16.
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NewsNew documentary festival planned for New York in November
DOC NYC will host its inaugural run Nov 3-7 at the IFC Center, headed by industry veterans John Vanco, Thom Powers, and Raphaela Neihausen.
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NewsShane Meadows starts shoot for TV series This Is England '86
The TV project picks up four years after the story told in his award-winning feature film This Is England. Thomas Turgoose reprises his role as Shaun.
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NewsCorin Redgrave dies at age 70
Olivier-winning stage actor appeared in films including A Man For All Seasons, Excalibur and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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NewsDoc Week to run alongside Edinburgh International Film Festival
Doc Week (June 15-20) will host the annual Edinburgh Pitch (June 15-17), documentary case studies, Doc In Progress consultancies, meetings with industry experts, and the Docs 360 Pitch.
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NewsSara Frain leaves Metrodome following CEO resignation, restructuring
Sara Frain has stepped down from her position as General Manager at Metrodome Distribution after five and a half years at the company.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's MEIFF starts new competition for first and second films
The Afaq Jadida (New Horizons) section will include both fiction and non-fiction films from around the world.
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NewsIcon strikes first-look deal with Noel Clarke's Unstoppable Entertainment
UK sales and distribution company Icon has signed an exclusive, long-term first-look deal with Kidulthood writer Noel Clarke and his production company Unstoppable Entertainment. Icon is also taking a small equity position in Unstoppable.Icon will have the option to finance, sell and distribute any project produced by Unstoppable. This is ...