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NewsDirector Michael Cacoyannis dies in Athens at age 89
Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus-born filmmaker who directed Zorba the Greek, has died at an Athens hospital at the age of 89.
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NewsAge Of Stupid, Burma VJ among finalists for PUMA/BRITDOC award
The finalists for the first annual PUMA Creative Impact Award have been announced, with the winning film-maker picking up €50,000 towards furthering the film’s social impact.
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Tina Gharavi's I Am Nasrine gets boost from Northern fund
Northern Film + Media and Northstar Ventures’ content fund has made its latest film investment, with £50,000 going to love story I Am Nasrine.
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NewsSpellbinding second weekend for Potter at UK box office
Warner Bros.’ final instalment of the Potter franchise holds onto pole position ahead of Disney’s Cars 2.
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NewsStephen Dillane, Georgia Groome to star in Papadopoulous & Sons
The family comedy is the first feature to come out of new UK production company Double M Films, set up by brothers Marcus and Andrew Markou.
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NewsTF1 and Spike Lee come to "mutually satisfactory" agreement over Miracle at St. Anna
Last month a French court fined TF1 €32 million over its failure to honour agreement to commercialise World War II drama at home and abroad in 2009.
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NewsShaw Brothers movies to make debut on African pay-TV
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has licensed a package of martial arts titles from its Shaw Brothers library to Sony Max, the 24-hour action and reality channel operated by Sony Pictures Television in Africa.
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NewsNetflix shares tumble 10% after 2Q earnings report
Netflix shares dropped 10% after trading on Monday [25] in light of the results and comments by top brass that the controversial subscription price rise would lead to weaker than expected third quarter results.
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FeaturesUPDATED: New Horizons International Film Festival, Wroclaw, Poland, 21-31 July
Growing in popularity and ambition, New Horizons celebrates its 11th anniversary this year.
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NewsIndustrial Scripts launches promotion and rewrite programmes
UK industry scriptwriting promotion programme backed by Curtis Brown.
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NewsSoda Pictures picks up psychological thriller Junkhearts
Tinge Krishnan’s London-set film about an ex soldier suffering from post traumatic stress disorder stars Eddie Marsan and Romola Garai.
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FeaturesZhang Weiping
The Beijing-based producer talks about Zhang Yimou’s upcoming Heroes Of Nanking, starring Christian Bale, which FilmNation is handling internationally.
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CommentStar Wars plus
Star Wars aficionados (like myself) will be glad to see 40+ hours of special features on the upcoming Blu-ray release of the entire saga.
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NewsEntertainment lawyer Lisa Logan joins Gateley as a partner
She will be based in the firm’s London office with a remit to expand the firm’s media practice.
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NewsToronto to open with U2 doc; world premieres from Payne, Besson, Pawlikowski
UPDATE: The Toronto International Film Festival has announced some early selections from its programme, including world premieres of Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From The Sky Down (opening night film), Moneyball, Anonymous, Woman In The Fifth, The Lady [pictured], The Descendants, Trishna and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen.
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NewsIrish Film Board backs new projects from Neil Jordan, Lance Daly, Juanita Wilson
Neil Jordan and Ronan Bennett project Fury receives IFB’s largest development grant in May funding round.
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NewsVenice Days lineup has Gallic flavour
Selections include Amigorena’s Another Silence [pictured], Lioret’s All Our Desires, and Lou Ye’s Love And Bruises.
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NewsProducer Cecchi Gori back under house arrest in Italy
Italian producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori is back under house arrest as he is investigated for fraudulent bankruptcy of his holding company Finmavi Spa, Italian media widely reports.
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NewsLocarno launches post-production focus
Colombia first territory in the spotlight for new Locarno Industry Office scheme
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NewsShooting wrapped on Zentropa Poland’s first Polish-language project
Baby Blues is the second feature from Kasia Roslaniec, who was also participating in New Horizons Studio training programme in Wroclaw this week.