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NewsRourke, Ho join cast of Hany Abu-Assad’s The Courier
Mickey Rourke and Josie Ho have joined Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Til Schweiger in the cast of Arclight Films’ action thriller The Courier which started shooting in Louisiana this week.
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Alberto Marini leaves production director post at Filmax
Italian born film executive and producer Alberto Marini is leaving his position as director of international productions at leading Spanish film studio Filmax from November to work on his own “more personal” productions.
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DiVA selects 13 participants for Graduate Fellowship Programme
The UK’s Diversity in Visual Arts (DiVA) scheme has announced the selected participants for its Graduate Fellowship Programme 2010-2011.
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NewsVinterberg's Submarino wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino was today awarded the Nordic Council Film Prize – Scandinavia’s largest film award, which comes with a $65,000 cheque to be shared between the director, scriptwriter Tobias Lindholm and producer Morten Kaufmann of Nimbus Film.
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EM Media starts new intern initiative
EM Media, the regional screen agency for the UK’s East Midlands, has launched a new initiative – Kickstart –offering production companies up to $3100 (£2000) in exchange for mentoring an intern on their next shoot.
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NewsAFM Finance Conference expands to two days
Speakers will include Harvey Weinstein, Stewart Till, Graham Taylor.
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NewsGuido Coen, producer and former Twickenham Studios head, dies at age 95
Italy-born Coen came to England in 1929.
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NewsKorea’s Lotte plans expansion into Russian exhibition market
South Korea’s Lotte Cinema is planning to invest up to $30m in construction of six cinemas, designed for 30 digital cinema screens, in Russia’sFar East region by 2013.
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NewsSpain’s Alta Films pick up Canada’s Incendies
Alta Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Denis Villeneuve’s multi-award winning drama Incendies, which has been selected as Canada’s entrant for the foreign-language Oscar.
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FeaturesCo-production conundrum
A flurry of co-production treaties have been signed between Asian nations over the past few years, but are they really necessary? Liz Shackleton reports from last week’s Asian Film Policy Forum in South Korea.
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FeaturesWeekly International box office Oct 15 – 17
After a cleverly protracted rollout Despicable Me finally makes it to number one on the international chart in its 15th week.
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NewsWhen We Live takes Ghent prize
Feo Aladag’s When We Leave (Die Fremde), has scooped the best film award at the 37th Ghent Film Festival, which runs Oct 12-23.
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NewsSecond Ventana Sur market to welcome 300 buyers and sellers
The second edition of Ventana Sur is being planned for Dec 3-6 in Buenos Aires.
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NewsBFI budget to be cut by 15% over four years
The British Film Institute’s budget is to be cut by 15% over four years, it was announced today (Oct 20) as part of the UK Government’s Spending Review.
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NewsUS-China summit set for Los Angeles on eve of AFM
A special Chinese delegation will explore opportunities with Hollywood professionals at a US-China Film Summit on November 2 in Los Angeles, one day before the AFM kicks off across town in Santa Monica.
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NewsBusy Magnet acquires US rights to Black Death
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights from HanWay Films to Christopher Smith’s medieval thriller Black Death starring Sean Bean.
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NewsFilm Bridge to tempt AFM buyers with Lives Of The Saints ensemble
Meg Ryan, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, John Lithgow, Joe Anderson and Kat Dennings will star in BCDF Pictures’ ensemble drama Lives Of The Saints.