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NewsJulia Short named head of acquisitions for The Works Film Group
Weiner, Bestwick also join The Works.
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NewsBop cops it as Woody Allen fiddles with film title
The director claims few people understood the meaning of previous title The Bop Decameron, and has changed the name to Nero Fiddled. Allen’s first shoot in Rome wrapped over the summer and will open in 2012.
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Patty Jenkins lands Thor gig for Marvel Studios
Jenkins previously directed Monster and becomes the first woman to direct a superhero film.
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ReviewsI’d Receive The Worst News From Your Beautiful Lips
Dirs: Beto Brant & Renato Ciasca. Brazil. 2011. 100mins
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Magnolia takes on Gaby Dellal's Angels Crest
Magnolia Pictures has taken all US rights to Angels Crest, which premiered at Tribeca earlier this year.
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AFI FEST announces more selections, Swanberg tribute
AFI Fest 2011 organisers have unveiled the selections from the Young Americans and New Auteurs strands as well as the films in the Joe Swanberg tribute. The festival is set to run from Nov 3-10.
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US-China Summit scheduled for Nov 1 in Los Angeles
Sponsored by East West Bank and Loeb & Loeb, the half-day event is being hosted by the Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment & Media/Asia Initiative.
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Odyssey acquires film rights to Hank The Cowdog
John Foster’s company negotiated the deal with Rising Star Studios on the children’s property and plans to create an animated feature.
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The Truth About Nothing to tackle bullying and school violence
Jason Cohn is set to direct a doc about the rising number of incidents of bullying and school violence. US-based Teen Truth co-founders JC Pohl and Erahm Christopher will produce with Brian Johnson serving as executive producer.
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GFI announces summer grant winners
Ten films will be awarded production funding by the Global Film Initiative during the summer 2011 granting cycle, with each filmmaker set to receive $10,000.
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Cinereach unveils summer 2011 grant recipients
Cinereach, which supports fiction and nonfiction filmmakers through grants and awards, has awarded 17 feature-length film projects amounting to $350,000.
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NewsUK's Soda Pictures moves into US with Red Flag partnership for Norwegian Wood
New Video’s Flatiron to handle DVD/digital release in US.
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ReviewsThe Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Dir: Steven Spielberg. US-New Zealand. 2011. 106mins
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NewsReal Steel holds on to pole position in US with $16.3m
Monday’s actual results will determine whether Buena Vista’s estimate for its DreamWorks father-son drama starring Hugh Jackman was enough to fend off the lukewarm debut of Paramount’s dance remake Footloose on $16.1m. Regardless, this was another weak weekend at the domestic box office.
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NewsReal Steel retains international box office crown on $24m
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International reported an estimated $24.2m haul for DreamWorks’ family drama as it climbed to $57.5m after two weekends. The Three Musketeers was in swashbuckling form on $20.4m and The Smurfs crossed $400m.
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NewsFox, Sony form home entertainment venture in Brazil
Fox–Sony Pictures Home Entertainment do Brasil Ltda (FSPHEB) will launch in the first quarter of 2012 and will be run by general manager Jefferson Pugsley, former vp and MD of Paramount Home Entertainment Brazil.
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NewsLe Havre, Tyrannosaur among Chicago winners
Aki Kaurismäki’s Le Havre (pictured) won the Chicago International Film Festival’s international feature competition Gold Hugo for his “stylized yet very humane depiction of illegal immigration.”
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Ishaqzaade starts shooting for India’s Yash Raj Films
India’s Yash Raj Films has started production on Ishaqzaade, written and directed by Habib Faisal and produced by Aditya Chopra, which is scheduled for a May 2012 release.
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