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NewsInglourious Basterds storms past $130m in global revenues
Inglourious Basterdsheld on to the overseas crown courtesy of an estimated $19.4m gross through Universal/UPI that was well ahead the rest of the pack.
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NewsA Prophet arrives in France, Germany is Laughing Out Loud
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this weekend.
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NewsCinemavault closes key sales on Nik Fackler's romance Lovely, Still
Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on Nik Fackler’s romance Lovely, Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.
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NewsFrance SND takes worldwide sales on Capotondi's La Doppia Ora
France’s SND has taken world sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s La Doppia Ora. The film will premiere in the official selection at Venice and screen in the Contemporary World Cinema section of Toronto.
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NewsKevin Macdonald’s The Eagle Of The Ninth starts shooting
Filming has begun on Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic The Eagle Of The Ninth. The 12-week shoot started yesterday (August 25) on location in Hungary.
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NewsSan Sebastian announces Films In Progress line-up
San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed its line-up of Latin American projects for the Films In Progress section, including works from rising Uruguayan talents Federico Veiroj and Daniel Hendler.
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NewsTarantino scores personal best as Basterds takes $27.5m overseas
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds swept across the international arena in an initial sortie that reaped an estimated $27.5m through Universal/UPI.
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NewsVenice shorts section opens with Bahrani's Plastic Bag
The Biennale has announced the line up for the international short film competition Corto Cortissimo, to be featured during the upcoming 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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NewsGermany gets Summertime Blues, Antichrist invoked in Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsEgoyan’s Chloe to open San Sebastian
Atom Egoyan’s thriller Chloe, which stars Lian Neeson and Julianne Moore, will open this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
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NewsOrdinary People wins Sarajevo
Cannes Critics Week entry Vladmir Perisic’s Ordinary People has scooped the Heart of Sarajevo award at the city’s 15th film festival.
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NewsRussian cinemas forced to close as economic crisis bites
Russian cinemas have been hard hit by the global recession with 43 out of the country’s 1700 closing down in the first six months of the year.
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NewsGeorge Lucas to present Golden Lion to John Lasseter
Star Wars director George Lucas will present John Lasseter and the directors of Disney Pixar - Brad Bird, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich - with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to highlight Argentina in New World View series
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) will focus on Argentine films in its New World View series at this year’s festival, which runs September 26 – October 4.
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NewsSan Sebastian announces Horizontes Latinos titles
San Sebastian International Film Festival has revealed 13 titles will compete in this year’s Horizontes Latinos section, which covers the new projects coming out of Latin America.
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NewsG.I. Joe stays ahead of the pack overseas, approaches $100m
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra held on to the overseas crown as $26.2m propelled the Paramount/PPI release towards the $100m international and $200m worldwide marks.
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NewsXiaolu Guo's She, A Chinese takes Locarno's Golden Leopard
This year’s Golden Leopard in Locarno was awarded to Chinese novelist-filmmaker Xiaolu Guo for the UK-German-French co-production She, A Chinese.
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NewsG.I. Joe declares victory on international box office
Paramount Pictures International’s G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobrafought its way to the top of ScreenDaily’s international chart after opening day-and-date in 35 territories.
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NewsMontreal World Film Festival unveils competition line-up
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) has announced the complete line-up of its 33rd edition, including twenty features in each of its keystone World Competition and First Films World Competition.
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NewsUK independent film producers hit as recession continues to bite
Independent film producers are suffering more during the economic downturn than their counterparts in TV and radio, according to new data from analysts PricewaterhouseCoopers.