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NewsPolanski bail appeal turned down
Imprisoned director Roman Polanski has lost his appeal to be freed on bail from a Swiss prison ahead of his possible extradition to the United States.
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NewsDutch film body merger confirmed
Plans to create a single nation film agency for the Dutch industry have been confirmed by Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Sport.
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NewsSpain launches new film commission to tackle piracy
The Spanish government is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch of a new film commision that will focus on protecting intellectual property rights.
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NewsHausner's Lourdes takes Grand Prix at 25th Warsaw Film Festival
Austrian director Jessica Hausner’s third feature Lourdes, which had its world premiere at Venice last month, took the Grand Prix at the 25th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival, which ran October 9-18.
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NewsClint Eastwood wins first Prix Lumiere
The inaugural Grand Lyon Film Festival closed this weekend following the presentation of the first Prix Lumiere to Clint Eastwood, who was in town for the event ahead of shooting part of his latest film in Lyon and Paris.
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NewsStefan Arsenijevic's wins New Cinema Network prize
The International Rome Film Festival’s New Cinema Network (NCN) selected Stefan Arsenijevic’s No One’s Child for its best European second work award.
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NewsAna Kokkinos' Blessed added to LFF programme
San Sebastian-winner Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos, has been added to the programme at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, which opened last week.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsIntra snaps up worldwide rights to The Man Who Will Come
Italian sales agent Intra Movies has picked up worldwide rights to Giorgio Diritti’s The Man Who Will Come (L’uomo Che Verra), which screens in competition at the fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival.
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NewsUK quenches Thirst, Spain adopts Orphan
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsHolland Film calls for clearer Oscar rules as Army is disqualified
Holland Film, the national film body, has called for the rules for the foreign-language Oscar to be clarifed after the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences disqualified Jean van de Velde’s The Silent Army.
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NewsTabakman's Eyes Wide Open wins best feature at Ghent
Haim Tabakman’s Eyes Wide Open has won the grand prize for best film at the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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Pathe appoints Olivier Cottet-Puinel as senior VP of business affairs
Pathe has announced the appointment of Olivier Cottet-Puinel to the post of senior vice president business affairs for its production and distribution divisions.
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NewsBusiness Street opens as Rome Film Festival gets underway
As the Rome Film Festival opens its fourth edition with Danis Tanovic’s Triage today – the festival’s collateral industry events – Business Street and New Cinema Network also kick off.
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NewsLondon Film Festival opens with "dual" premiere of Anderson's Fox
The 53rd The Times BFI London Film Festival opened last night with a “dual” world premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated adaptation of Fantastic Mr Fox – a first for the festival.
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NewsLa Pivellina to be first Austrian title to open Viennale
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel’s debut feature The Little One (La Pivellina), will become the first Austrian production in the Viennale’s 47-year history to open the festival, which runs October 22 to November 4.
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NewsDutch film industry set for major shake-up
Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, is expected to announce plans for a major shake-up of Dutch film with the launch of a single national film agency.
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NewsLe Pacte sells The Refuge to Spain, Argentina
French sales company Le Pacte has sold Francois Ozon’s drama The Refuge (Le Refuge) to Karma Films for distribution in Spain and to Distribution Company for Argentina following screenings at Toronto and San Sebastian.
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NewsArchibald Films picks up Italian rights to Ford’s A Single man
Independent distributor Archibald Film Enterprise has taken Italian rights to Tom Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man following the film’s Venice debut.
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NewsSix film-makers selected for latest Cannes Residence
The Cannes Residence has announced participants for its autumn session, which runs from October 1 to February 15.