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UK veteran James Lee proposes creation of Government-backed film distributor
Ex-UK Film Council Board member and former Chairman of Scottish Screen James Lee has called for the creation of a State-backed “British National Distribution Company.”
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NewsExpendables holds on to pole position with $17m
The Expendables held on to its number one berth over a quiet weekend that brought plenty of new blood but nothing to threaten Sylvester Stallone and his cohorts.
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NewsStrand to release Berlin Panorama hit Red Hill in November
Strand Releasing will distribute Patrick Hughes’ Australian thriller Red Hill in partnership with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG), which originally picked up all US rights in Berlin.
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NewsTomson Group launches Hong Kong distribution outfit
Veteran producer-turned-property developer Hsu Feng is making a return to the film business by establishing a Hong Kong-based company, Tomson International Entertainment Distribution, which will initially focus on theatrical distribution.
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NewsInception faces off against Salt, Toy Story 3 overseas
Inception has grossed $334m through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) and goes into the weekend as a strong defending international champion.
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Chinese officials give no-go to film rating system
Chinese officials governing film policy and film-related affairs said that China will not introduce a film ratings system in the near future.
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Disney India to release first live-action Hindi feature
The Walt Disney Company (India) Private Limited, which set up its India operations in Mumbai in 2004, will release its first live action Hindi feature Do Dooni Chaar on October 8.
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NewsUnfinished Lars von Trier film Dimension headed to DVD
Twenty-five minutes of the film shot more than 30 years ago will be on DVD later this month; von Trier had shelved it in late 1990s.
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NewsMao's Last Dancer producer to take legal action against Australian distributors
On the eve of Samuel Goldwyn Films releasing Mao’s Last Dancer in the US, producer Jane Scott has said she is going to take legal action against the Australian distributors of the biggest local box office hit of 2009.
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Essential to sell international on Barney's Version
Los Angeles-based Essential Entertainment will handle international sales on the drama Barney’s Version ahead of its world premiere in Venice.
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NewsBrazil hopes to export more films to Argentina with grant programme
Argentina will be one of the countries targeted in future editions of the distribution grant program created to help the release of Brazilian films overseas.
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NewsBFI plans theatrical release, takes on sales rights to Venice selection Robinson in Ruins
The British Film Institute (BFI) has acquired the UK rights and the international sales rights for Patrick Keiller’s Robinson In Ruins.
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NewsSecret Cinema sells 9,000 tickets already for September London event
Organisers have already sold 9,000 tickets for the latest Secret Cinema event in London which is due to take place from September 3-5 at an as-yet-undisclosed location.
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Film Movement hears the call of If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle
Film Movement has acquired US rights to If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (Eu Cand Vreau Sa Fluier, Fluier) and have set a January 2011 platform release in New York ahead of nationwide roll-out.
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NewsSquareOne takes on Hungry Rabbit Jumps, Dark Tide, Ironclad
German independent licence trader SquareOne Entertainment is set to consolidate its new position in the German theatrical market with further acquisitions to be released with distribution partner Universum Film.
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Kampe, Tron launch US distributor Baxter Brothers
New York-based Ryan Kampe and Sylvan Tron of Visit Films have launched the distributor Baxter Brothers Film Releasing.
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NewsRooney Mara to play Salander in Sony's Dragon Tattoo
Rooney Mara will star opposite Daniel Craig as the crime fighting Lisbeth Salander in Sony’s English language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Relativity, AMC team up on distribution competition
Relativity Media’s Rogue and AMC Theatres have launched the Big Break Movie Contest to offer film-makers with previously undistributed features the opportunity to obtain exclusive on-screen distribution.
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O-Scope takes US rights to Shapiro's Monogamy
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights from Submarine to Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s narrative feature film debut Monogamy.
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NewsMetrodome completes acquisition of Target Entertainment
Deal includes Target’s rights businesses as well as production labels Pink Sands and Target US.