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NewsCinemais ups digital rollout with AAM
AAM and Cinevise push digital cinema rollout in Latin America, Cinemais signs first deal
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NewsLoveFilm locks content from ITV, BBC
Archive deals include popular programmes Doctor Who and Inspector Morse.
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NewsChinese box office up by 30% in 2011
The Chinese box office total gross reached $2.06bn (RMB13 billion) in 2011, up around 30% from 2010. Compared to the 61% growth rate in 2010, the 2011 growth shows some slowdown.
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NewsMPI Media Group acquires US rights to Little White Lies
The smash French comedy-drama from Guillaume Canet stars Marion Cotillard and Oscar contender Jean Dujardin and drew 5.3m admissions in its native country.
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NewsSummit Int’l leads pack as indies enjoy robust 2011
The runaway success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 ensured the company’s slate grossed more than $754m through international licensees in 2011 – easily the highest figure for any US sales agent.
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NewseOne to distribute Remstar Films features in Canada
eOne increases local market-share with multi-year Remstar distribution deal.
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Spain passes anti-piracy law to come into effect in March
New official committee will have authority to prosecute copyright infringing websites.
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NewsFrench cinema admissions hit 45-year, 215 million high in 2011
Preliminary figures from France’s National Cinema Centre reveal 4.2% rise in cinema attendance in 2011.
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FeaturesInternational hits of 2011
What are the highest-grossing films of 2011 in the worldwide market? And which titles have fared better internationally than in North America? Louise Tutt crunches the numbers
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NewsKaleidoscope signs urban thriller Victim
UK outfit acquires drama written by and starring Ashley Chin and Michael Maris.
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NewsNorway sees 2011 boost in admissions and best results for local films in 36 years
2011 cinema attendance up 5.7% on 2010; national films take 24.5% marketshare.
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NewsSPC acquires Nero Fiddled for North America, UK
Sony Pictures Classics to release Rome-set Woody Allen comedy in summer 2012
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NewsOmnilab Media loses Federal Court appeal in VPF case
Australian judges unanimously rule against ex-DCN director Michael Smith
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NewsLoveFilm signs exclusive streaming deal with Sony
LoveFilm signs exclusive SVOD deal for The Social Network, Salt, 2012, Arthur Christmas in ‘second pay TV window’
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NewsSherlock Holmes outwits rivals at UK box office
Warner Bros’ second instalment in the Holmes franchise takes $5.9m (£3.8m) to land ahead of newcomer Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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NewsWolfgang Braun steps down as head of StudioCanal Germany
Wolfgang Braun, chairman and CEO at StudioCanal in Germany since July 2009, will exit the company on Jan 1, 2012.
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NewsThe Film Sales Company embraces Back To Your Arms
Andrew Herwitz has acquired worldwide sales rights to Lithuania’s official Oscar submission.
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NewsFocus Features unveils early 2012 digital slate
President Andrew Karpen has announced the films selected for the first quarter of next year that will go out through Focus World, the digital platform that launched earlier this year to champion international filmmakers.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie sells more than 1.3m DVDs in first week
The Inbetweeners Movie has now sold 1.3m units in its first week of DVD and Triple Play release.
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NewsCommittee urges Spanish government to help reduce dubbing
Currently 85% of films released in Spain are dubbed.