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NewsToth leaving Hungarian Film Foundation
Erzsebet Toth is to step down from her role as general secretary of the Hungarian Public Film Foundation once her current tenture is up on Dec 31.
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NewsMomentum plans multi-platform UK release for Catfish
Momentum Pictures will release the documentary in cinemas and simultaneously on 17 December via Lovefilm, Sky Box Office, iTunes, Filmflex, blinkbox, Cool Room and other video-on-demand services.
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NewsDavid Parfitt named chair of Film London
British producer David Parfitt has been appointed as the new chair of Film London, replacing Sandy Lieberson who has held the post since 2004.
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Mario Monicelli dies at 95
Filmmaker Mario Monicelli, considered one of the fathers the famed ‘commedia Italiana’ genre died in Rome Monday night by suicide, Italian media widely reported. He was 95 years old.
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New film commission Film Link to be based out of Elstree
A new UK film commission is being launched in January to replace UK regional screen agency Screen East, which went into liquidation in October.
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FeaturesLatin American industry heats up at Ventana Sur
Organisers and attendees of this week’s Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires explain why Latin America needs its own market, and why deals should be strong for this year’s diverse crop of films.
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NewsI Am Love director gears up for Corsica '72
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino has signed on to direct Ruby Films’ upcoming mafia thriller Corsica ’72.
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NewsJez Butterworth writes feature about The Clash for Ruby
Olivier Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth is writing the script for a feature about legendary punk rock group The Clash, which is due to shoot in 2011.
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NewsWinter's Bone dominates 2011 Independent Spirit nominations
Debra Granik’s good day got better as her widely admired drama earned seven nods as the nominees were announced in Los Angeles today [30].
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FeaturesBen Gibson, London Film School
LFS director Ben Gibson talks about the school’s future as a film hub, why internationalism is important, and the breadth of the new MA in Film Curating.
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NewsTen animated shorts progress in Academy voting
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences today [30] announced that ten animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 83rd Academy Awards.
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SPE promotes Gumpert to top business affairs post at Columbia
Andrew Gumpert has been promoted to president of worldwide business affairs and operations at Columbia Pictures.
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Columbia hires Craig to adapt Quebec hit Fathers And Sons
Columbia Pictures has hired Peter Craig to adapt the French-Canadian phenomenon Fathers And Guns.
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CMG bullish on sales prospects for House Of The Rising Sun
Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group has announced that principal photography started yesteday [November 30] on House Of The Rising Sun.
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Miller, Savin line up untitled CBGB's project
The Bottle Shock film-making team of Randall Miller and Jody Savin have lined up an untitled project about legendary club CBGB’s and the birth of the New York punk scene.
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Jackson-Cohen, Gleeson join Intrepid's The Raven in Hungary
Intrepid Pictures has begun principal photography in Hungary on The Raven starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans.
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NewsTen live action shorts to go forward in Oscar race
Voters will now select 3-5 nominees from among the titles.
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FeaturesVital signs at AFM
The sales business may be going through challenging times, but this year’s AFM showed there are still opportunities to be found — and the international arena is vital. Jeremy Kay reports
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NewsAlbarn, Losey to develop The Boy In The Oak into feature
Directed by Losey, from the illustrations by Jessica Albarn, the film is narrated by Jude Law with a soundtrack by Damon Albarn.