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Director Olivier Megaton lines up Land Of The Living
Stone Village subsidiary Scott Pictures will fully finance the abduction thriller from Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment.
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International Documentary Conference to explore audience engagement
The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival’s International Documentary Conference will feature more than 50 panels and workshops and one-on-one sessions with key industry decision makers from Jun 19-23.
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Gus Van Sant earns Palm Springs International ShortFest honour
The filmmaker will collect the ShortFest Spirit Of Short Film Award as part of a directing masterclass on Jun 23.
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NewsTop marks for Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher at US in Progress
Debut feature wins Champs-Elysées Film Festival’s US in Progress initiative aimed at connecting US indie fare with European buyers.
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Gucci Tribeca Doc Fund to award $150,000 in grants
The body will provide finishing funds to eight international filmmakers with features that highlight social issues from around the world.
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Geoff Dyer named Telluride 2012 guest director
The British novellist will help curate the programme for the 39th Telluride Film Festival, set to run in Colorado from Aug 31-Sept 3.
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NewsSeattle Golden Space Needle Awards for Invader, Any Day Now
Nicolas Provost triumphed at the 38th International Seattle Film Festival as he was named best new director for Belgian entry The Invader.
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NewsParamount tops US charts as Madagascar 3 debuts on $60m
Fresh from its out-of-competition berth in Cannes, DreamWorks Animation’s family release led a mighty session as it opened top through Paramount to vanquish a spirited $50m debut by Fox’s R-rated Prometheus.
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NewsFortaleza awards led by Violeta Went To Heaven
Rat Fever, A Love Story, Bertsolari among other winners at the Brazilian festival.
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HFPA re-elects Aida Takla O'Reilly as president
The Egypt-born journalist will lead the Hollywood Foreign Press Organisation for the 2012-13 term following the annual general meeting on Jun 8.
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NewsUNIC branches out, pushes CineEurope changes
On the eve of CineEurope, Screen talks to UNIC CEO Jan Runge about this year’s conference and the challenges facing the exhibition sector.
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Palm Springs reveals shorts line-up
Films featuring Judi Dench, Stellan Skarsgard, Michael Fassbender, Helena Bonham Carter and Lily Tomlin are among the 323 shorts selected from more than 3,000 entries for this year’s Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market (June 19-25).
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LA festival announces jurors
The Los Angeles Film Festival has named the jurors for its 2012 edition, which runs June 14-24.
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Silver signs distribution deal with Universal
Universal Pictures has signed a five-year North American distribution deal with producer Joel Silver.
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AMPAS appoints new tech head
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has promoted Megan Clarke to the newly created post of managing director, information technology.
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BiteSize developing Isaac Newton action film
Director Rob Cohen and producer Gene Kirkwood are to develop a new action franchise based on the life of Sir Isaac Newton for BiteSize Entertainment.
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Lionsgate renews with Emmett/Furla
Lionsgate and its Grindstone division have renewed their slate deal with producer Emmett/Furla Films to cover ten more films.
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News“Don’t sign co-production treaty with US,” Weinstein tells French
Harvey Weinstein talks US-Franco filmmaking cooperation at Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris.
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Sea Rich to target Latino audience
Producer Gino Cabanas and venture capitalist Wagner Richard have formed a partnership to finance films, TV projects and web series.
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McDonald gets chair at UCLA
Cinematographer and professor William McDonald has been appointed chair of the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at the University of California Los Angeles’ School of Theater, Film and Television.