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NewsWarriors and Bullets lead Golden Horse nominations
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale takes the lead for the 48th Golden Horse Awards nominations with 11 nods: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Performer, Best Cinematography and most of the technical award categories.
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CommentUp next, Danny Dyer reads the complete works of Shakespeare
Colin Firth reads Graham Greene? Yes, please.
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FeaturesMalaysia's international boost
Malaysia is poised to see a raised profile on the international film scene, thanks to government support, new studios and confident local producers.
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FeaturesGlobal warming
The 2011 worldwide box office is back on track thanks to dazzling international performances from the summer’s biggest hits. Plus Screen analyses the local hits of summer.
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NewsYmagis signs VPF deal with majority of Spanish distributors
European digital cinema deployment company Ymagis announced that it has now signed non-exclusive agreements with the majority of Spanish distributors.
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NewsBreakthrough comes on board for Grant's Coffee Sex You
Toronto-based Breakthrough Entertainment has come on board to handle sales of Dancing Brave Pictures’ latest film Coffee Sex You.
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NewsBBC ties with Ridley Scott on crowdsourced doc
The BBC is working with director Ridley Scott to capture a snapshot of a day in Britain using footage submitted by people from across the country.
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CommentIndependent Cultural Cinema Exhibition: A Manifesto
An outline of the ambitions put forward by a group of UK independent exhibitors including at venues including the Independent Cinema Office, Cambridge Film Trust, and venues including Glasgow’s GFT, Bristol’s Watershed, Manchester’s Cornerhouse, London’s ICA and Newcastle’s Tyneside.
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NewsJuan Sarda named Spanish Correspondent for Screen
Juan Sarda has been appointed Spanish Correspondent for ScreenDaily and Screen International.
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NewsJoe Patrick: “Miramax on demand is a viable business opportunity”
Miramax’s new man in London, Joe Patrick, discusses digital strategy.
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NewsLars von Trier says he'll stop interviews, public statements after French controversy
After police interrogation following his proclamations at the press conference for Melancholia at Cannes, Danish director Lars von Trier says he will now concentrate on his film work.
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NewsMIP deals: Parade’s End sells to Australia, ZDF makes a Killing
BBC-HBO drama sells to Australia, while The Killing saw wide sales
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Henry Hoberman named MPAA global general counsel
Motion Picture Association Of America chairman and CEO Chris Dodd made the announcement on Wednesday (5).
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MPAA chief Chris Dodd joins AFI board of trustees
The former Senator for Connecticut was one of several new inductees in a list that includes Verizon Digital Media Services David Rips.
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Blacklight Transmedia, Random House Worlds strike partnership
Zak Kadison’s Los Angeles-based company has signed a direct-to-publisher development partnership with Random House Publishing Group’s intellectual property creation and development division.
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NewsUTA to handle global sales on Paul Walker vehicle Hours
Hot off the $600m-plus global success of Fast Five, Walker will star as a father desperate to keep his newborn alive in post-Katrina New Orleans.
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New York to host inaugural Dialogue Of Cultures festival
The Dialogue Of Cultures International Film Festival (DCIFF) will hold its first film festival in New York from Oct 20-27 when 16 world features and docs will screen.
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Image Entertainment acquires Bernie Mac tribute doc
Image has acquired North American home entertainment and digital rights to I Ain’t Scared Of You: A Tribute To Bernie Mac chronicling the life and career of the comedian and featuring previously unseen performance footage.
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NewsSteve Jobs, tech crusader extraordinaire, dies at 56
Apple announced late on Wednesday (5) that the Silicon Valley visionary, Apple co-founder and Pixar chief finally lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Netflix strikes first UK content deal
Netflix has signed one of its first UK content deals, buying the UK original of Being Human and the US remake.