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NewsPSIFF to honour Octavia Spencer with Breakthrough award
The actress has earned admirers for her lively performance in Tate Taylor’s The Help (pictured, centre) and will receive the honour at the gala ceremony in Palm Springs on Jan 7.
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NewsFilmBuff announces second wave of international output partners
The digital entertainment curator’s platforms include You On Demand in China, Nyoo TV in India, Voddler in Sweden, BigPond in Australia, FetchTV in Australia and Rogers On Demand Online in Canada.
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GFI unveils ten-strong 2012 Global Lens roster
The latest film series will run from Jan 12-28 at New York’s Museum Of Modern Art prior to a year-long tour including full series screenings and festival screenings in more than 50 cities across North America.
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NewsSharon Stone, Juno Temple, Wes Bentley join Lovelace
The trio join previously announced Amanda Seyfried in the title role and Peter Sarsgaard on the biopic of porn star Linda Boreman set to begin shooting in LA this month.
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NewsGravitas Ventures International launches for digital marketplace
Gravitas, a leading supplier of independent VoD content, will broaden its reach in 2012 and to that end has signed a deal with leading Chinese PPV and VoD platform You On Demand Holdings.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires North American rights to Foreign Letters
Ela Thier’s autobiographical drama is based on her short A Summer Rain and charts her childhood and friendships as a young Israeli immigrant.
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NewsEuropean Film Promotion unveils 2012 Shooting Stars longlist
UK actor Riz Ahmed and Germany’s Anna Maria Mühe are among ten up-and-coming European acting talents selected from a longlist of 23 candidates.
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NewsTyldum to direct Vendome’s What Happened To Monday?
Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian filmmaker behind his country’s all-time box office smash Headhunters (pictured), will direct the futuristic thriller about identical septuplet brothers in a society where siblings are outlawed.
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NewsDigital locker UltraViolet launches in UK, next stop Canada
A number of companies have signed up to UltraViolet (UV) in UK, Warner Bros’ first distributor to offer UV-enabled film in UK.
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NewsDanish industry debates theatrical windows for local films
Danish Cinemas is currently re-negotiating the agreement with the Danish Distributors’ Association defining the hold-back period between theatrical and DVD-VOD windows.
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FeaturesMichelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh immersed herself in the life of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi for The Lady and persuaded Luc Besson to direct.
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FeaturesGlenn Close
Glenn Close first played Albert Nobbs on stage nearly 30 years ago. She speaks to Screen about how she ‘put skin in the game’ to bring the project to the screen as producer, financier and star.
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FeaturesHow to tailor a spy classic
Screen examines the production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — a British spy story, directed by a Swede and financed by StudioCanal.
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NewsSky Atlantic's content push includes Morgan Spurlock British culture series
Sky Atlantic has commissioned its highest-profile UK content yet, including an adaptation of Robert Wilson’s Javier Falcón novels and two landmark series on Britain from Jane Root’s Nutopia and Morgan Spurlock.
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NewsWilliams shooting hospital horror Ward 8
Alexander Williams (Jack Falls) is directing the new horror film that is being likened in style to Paranormal Activity.
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NewsAgile, Archer's Mark finish shoot for feature doc about Samoan football team
Project was backed by Agile’s Development Fund which invests in emerging talent.
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NewsNat Geo, Smithsonian on board for Bedlam's Titanic doc
The feature drama documentary about the sinking of the Titanic will be broadcast in April 2012.
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NewsJessica Brown Findlay to star in Not Another Happy Ending
John McKay’s Scottish indie comedy is due to start shooting in February.
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