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Production to commence next month on Lleju’s Stars
Bill Perkins’ financing and production company will finance the redemption drama and is producing with Derrick Borte’s Storyland Pictures.
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NewsMargate House signs Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz to Java Heat
Margate House Films’ father-and-son team of Conor Allyn and Rob Allyn are financing the $21.5m tale of political intrigue set in Indonesia.
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NewsRio Market: top Brazil producer demands joint action on piracy
Brazil’s soft anti-piracy laws and lack of coordinated policy on content theft need to be redressed urgently in light of chronic abuses, Total Entertainment CEO and Festival do Rio executive Walkiria Barbosa told delegates at a piracy panel on Monday (10).
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NewsEFA announces Discovery Award nominations
Two Austrian directors have made the nominations for the EFA discovery award for a first time feature director.
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NewsNew Zealand lowers spend threshold for film fund
The threshold has been lowered from $3.13m to $1.96m for New Zealand films wanting to make a claim under the Screen Production Expenditure Fund.
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NewsSummit plans English-language remake of Norwegian thriller Headhunters
Swedish film and TV production outfit Yellow Bird has sold the English-language film rights for Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s thriller Headhunters (Hodejegerne) to US company Summit Entertainment.
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CommentPower To the Pixel: Jeff Gomez's Story Time
I’ve spent the morning at the first day of Power To The Pixel’s Cross Media Forum, surrounded by more iPads per square meter than you’d find in the Apple Store.
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I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone scoops Cardiff's Iris Prize
The short film prize was awarded as part of the Cardiff Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
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CommentDavid Stone gets tribute at Portobello Pop Up
I went to a celebration last Friday for the late, great David Stone and the legendary Gate Cinema in, you guessed it, Notting Hill – the home of the famous cinema.
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NewsPower To The Pixel: Bernardo suggests how audience development can trigger funding
As Power To The Pixel’s London Cross-Media Forum kicks off today, beActive’s Nuno Bernardo presents one model for financing development of transmedia projects.
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NewsAttacked Tunisian TV station Nessma cancels second broadcast of Persepolis
Tarak Ben Ammar and Italian Mediaset own 25 percent stakes in liberal pan-Maghreb broadcaster Nessma founded in 2007 by Tunisian Karoui Brothers.
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NewsMillennium takes North American rights to Intruders
Millennium Entertainment has added Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s thriller to its slate following the world premiere in Toronto. Meanwhile SPC has acquired the lion’s share of rights to Neil Young’s Journey and Sundance Selects has acquired North America on The Loneliest Planet.
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John Lasseter to receive BAFTA LA’s renamed Cubby Broccoli honour
The group said on Tuesday (11) it was adding the legendary James Bond producer’s name to the Britannia Award For Worldwide Contribution To Filmed Entertainment.
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NewsRio Market: local production can thrive alongside Hollywood fare
In a keynote address on Tuesday (11), Fox International co-president Tomas Jegeus assured Brazilian producers and industry personnel that local language films and major US releases were mutually beneficial and essential for market growth.
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NewsFresnadillo's Intruders has strong debut atop Spanish box office
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s thriller Intruders has had a strong debut in Spain. Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment (which also produced), in partnership with Universal Pictures International and Antena 3, took in $1.47m (€1.1m) in the opening weekend, topping the Spanish box-office chart and making it the fourth-biggest opening for a Spanish film ...
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NewsThe End Of The Line nets Puma Creative Impact Award
The inagural award, launched by sports brand Puma and Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation, aims to recognise the documentary that has made the most significant positive impact on society.
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NewsRevolution considering second UK series and American version of The Trip
More TV projects include Channel 4 film adaptation of David Peace’s GB84.