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NewsRidley Scott, Kevin Macdonald team with YouTube for doc
Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are teaming up with YouTube to make what is being called the “first user generated feature length documentary film shot on a single day.”
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Thessaloniki cuts jury members, prize amounts during Greece financial crash
In the wake of Greece’s financial crisis, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival has announced several changes ahead of its 51st edition (which runs Dec 3-12).
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Babelgum strikes exclusive doc deal with Films Transit
Web and mobile video content platform Babelgum and documentary specialists Films Transit have struck a deal to present ten independent world-cinema documentaries as exclusive features on Babelgum’s online and mobile platforms.
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IMAX to add two more screens in Russia with Formula Kino
Russian exhibitor Formula Kino today announced an agreement to install two digital IMAX theatre systems in Russia before the end of 2010.
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World Cinema Fund works with new films from Morocco, Mexico, Armenia
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected three new film projects for production funding.
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NewsTwo members of Fox dynasty join cast of Madonna's W.E
James and Laurence Fox have signed on to play father and son in Madonna’s film about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
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NewsThe Writing On The Wall to launch second Varg Veum series
The latest film is the first of six new thrillers featuring the Norwegian dectective.
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NewsDutch Film Works acquires upcoming 3D features
The Dutch distributor has acquired a raft of forthcoming 3D titles, including Three Musketeers and Bait 3D (pictured), for Benelux
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NewsNew film funding sparks criticism from Russian industry
New film investment from the Russian government has been criticised by local sources, who claim the money will not help the wider industry.
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NewsHigh Point Media Group closes raft of sales across Eastern Europe
The company’s sales arm has completed a number of deals on titles including Martin Koolhoven’s Winter In Wartime.
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NewsProducers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain.
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Lagardere to launch IPO for 20% Canal Plus stake
The French company is moving ahead with plans after failing to reach an agreement with majority shareholder Vivendi.
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NewsGerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
German production Der Ganz Grosse Traum Des Konrad Koch, Everywhere and Nowhere (UK) and French-German co-production Affaires Etrangères are among the titles new to ScreenBase this week
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NewsFour world premieres in Sarajevo feature competition
The 16th Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed a nine-strong line-up for its feature film competition.
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Millbrook Pictures joins financiers for Cronenberg's Freud-Jung film
Zurich-based Millbrook Pictures has come on board as one of the financiers of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method.
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NewsScott Cooper, Adrien Grenier to attend Karlovy Vary
Czech festival also announces that its “surprise” screening will be Knight and Day.
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Prime sells film directors series to three territories
France’s Prime Entertainment Group has closed new deals on its series series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors with Ovation for the US, HD Net for Canada, and SBS for Australia.
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NewsCristi Puiu to head Sarajevo jury
Cristi Puiu will head to the Sarajevo Film Festival as the president of this year’s feature film competition jury.
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PictureBox strikes Polish deal with Disney
Universal Pictures’ subscription service PictureBox has acquired the on-demand rights in Poland to more than 30 films from the Walt Disney Company.