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ReviewsThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Dir: Michael Apted. US. 2010. 115mins
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NewsMy Joy wins in Tallinn, Baltic Event expanded further East, but fewer buyers
In co-pro market, Hungarian director Arpad Bogdan and his producer Gabor Sipos from Laokoon Filmgroup won for thriller Necromancer.
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NewsThe King's Speech leads winners at BIFAs
Other prizes include Gareth Edwards winning best director for Monsters, and Carey Mulligan taking best actress for Never Let Me Go.
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NewsDeathly Hallows stays top overseas on $54.4m
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 extended its supremacy over the international arena for a third consecutive weekend thanks to a $54.8m haul confirmed on Monday [6] by Warner Bros Pictures International.
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NewsTangled topples Potter at tepid US box office
A lacklustre weekend at the North American box office saw Disney’s animated release Tangled usurp Harry Potter from its perch on an estimated $21.5m.
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China and Australia step up film talks
A delegation of two dozen Australians head to Beijing this week in time for a four-day Australia-China film industry forum starting on December 8.
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Atletu earns jury and audience prizes as Bahamas Fest closes
Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew’s Atletu won the Bahamas International Film Festival’s (BIFF) Spirit Of Freedom (Narrative) honour as the event closed at the weekend.
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Star Chinese Movies signs pay-TV deal with Huayi Brothers
Star Chinese Movies and Beijing-based Huayi Brothers have signed a deal under which Huayi will offer the channel exclusive cable TV, pay-per-view and VoD rights to its 2011 upcoming productions for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
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Sony strikes UK deal for Jon Wright's Grabbers
Sony Pictures Releasing has come on board for UK rights to comedy-horror Grabbers, which is shooting now. Principal photography is underway in Belfast and Donegal, Ireland, on director Jon Wright’s comedy-horror.Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley and Russell Tovey head the cast in screenwriter Kevin Lehane’s story of a rural Irish fishing ...
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NewsJohnnie To, Asif Kapadia amongst Dubai jurors
They will join fellow film-makers and industry experts to judge the Muhr Awards at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival; 75 films to compete across three sections.
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NewsHigh Point takes rights to In Our Name
The company will begin sales on Brian Welsh’s debut feature at Berlin; Curzon Artificial Eye to release in the UK.
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All Dutch cinemas to be digital by 2012
All Cinemas in the Netherlands are to become digital by 2012, at a cost of $50.5m (€38m), it was announced today.
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NewsFilm Agency For Wales launches producer development scheme
The four-month programme is being lead by Angus Finney; mentors include Paul Trijbits and Andrea Calderwood.
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NewsCelestial starts shoot for first production My Kingdom
Celestial Pictures is co-producing with Beijing-based Skyland Films and production company DW Films Limited.
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UK/China Animation Forum kicks off in Beijing
The forum, which begins today, brings together animation specialists from China and the UK.
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NewsGillian Anderson, Jack Gold become Honorary Associates of LFS
Mike Leigh and LFS director Ben Gibson to present awards at graduation ceremony on Friday.
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NewsBerlin invites Jafar Panahi to join 2011 jury
Not yet known if Iranian director will be able to join jury.
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Pact re-elects Debbie Manners as chair of council
Members of UK production group Pact have re-elected Debbie Manners as Pact chair in the elections for Pact council. She is the fomer COO of Hat Trick Productions and now serves as director of Manned Media. Manners said: “Pact’s work has undoubtedly contributed to the strong growth of the independent ...