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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Christian Slater stars in horror sci-fi Stranded and Vinnie Jones takes on the lead role in comedy Flight Redirected.
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NewsVenice Classics section to welcome Cimino with restored Heaven's Gate
The forthcoming Venice Film Festival will celebrate its 80th anniversary* with a new Venezia Classici (Venice Classics) section.American director Michael Cimino will attend the screening of the Criterion restored version of his 1980 film Heaven’s Gate [pictured]. The film was presented in Venice in 1982 in its original premiere length.*It ...
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NewsInward investment surges in UK as number of domestic productions and spend fall
Film creates an annual £1.5bn trade surplus for UK, according to BFI, but as inward investment rises number of domestic productions, and spend of those productions, fall.
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NewsGerman co-financier of Traffic and Gangs Of New York making first foray into local production
EXCLUSIVE: Splendid Medien, the Cologne-based co-financier of such US mainstream films as Traffic and Gangs Of New York, is set to make its first foray into local German production this autumn.
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NewsHaneke actress Susanne Lothar dies at 51
German actress Susanne Lothar, who appeared in four films by Michael Haneke, has died at the age of 51.
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NewsDurban FilmMart wraps with development, production grants and festival invites
Best Feature Film Project goes to Jambula Tree; some projects on their way to IDFA, Rotterdam.
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NewsVenice line-up unveiled with 50 world premieres including new Malick, Bier, Gitai, Oliveira films
UPDATED: The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 69th edition, including 50 world premieres such as To The Wonder [pictured] by Terrence Malick, Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine, and Pieta by Kim Ki-duk.
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NewsMEDIA backs new films from Greenaway, Folman, and Loznitsa; Libya now eligible for European funding
New films from Peter Greenaway (Goltzius & The Pelican Company), Ari Folman (The Congress) and Sergei Loznitsa (In The Fog, pictured) are among 38 titles awarded a total of over €1.36m by the European Commission’s MEDIA i2i Audiovisual Programme.
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NewsNichols' Mud to open Deauville Festival of American Film
Guests of honour include director William Friedkin, who will give masterclass, and prolific Hollywood producer Paula Wagner.
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NewsArbitrage to open San Sebastian Film Festival
Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere will attend the opening night gala screening.
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NewsVenice Days selections include Hiam Abbass' Inheritance
Venice Days has unveiled the line-up for its ninth edition (Aug 30-Sept 8).
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NewsLUX prize's three finalists are Just the Wind, Shun Li and Tabu
The LUX Prize has unveiled the three finalists for its 2012 prize.
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NewsFirst edition of New Horizons' Polish Days includes new films from Folman, Wajda
New works in progress event in Wroclaw attracts more than 180 industry attendees.
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NewsVenice Critics Week line-up includes Xan Cassavetes' Kiss of the Damned
Seven first features in competition including Sweden’s Eat Sleep Die [pictured].
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NewsWhite Collar Hooligan 2 to kick off in Spain, Momentum boards UK
EXCLUSIVE: Momentum, Mediawidth Classics take rights for UK, Germany, respectively; original posts strong DVD sales.
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NewsEuropaCorp signs distribution pact with China's Fundamental Films
First picture due for release in Mainland China under the deal will be Luc Besson’s upcoming Malavita.
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NewsMalta's first full length animation gets greenlight
The Golden Calf has picked up fuding from the Malta Film Funds and will be produced by Maltese production house Pro Motion Limited.
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NewsVenice to open with Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The 69th Venice International Film Festival will open Aug 29 with the world premiere of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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NewsWIDE Management takes on The House With A Turret
Ukranian drama recently won prize in Karlovy Vary.