Small MPU – Page 1140
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NewsJane Wright to leave BBC Films at end of month
Jane Wright, Managing Director of BBC Films, is stepping down from her role at the end of November to “explore several new opportunities in film.”
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Diamond leaves LipSync as Hampden takes MD role
Jon Diamond, founder of London based post production company LipSync, is leaving to set up his own production company Box Clever TV Ltd.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to comedy Primos
Spanish director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s new $3.7m comedy Primos has been sold to Warner Bros for theatrical distribution in Spain.
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Prime Focus lines up expert team for new London VFX, 3D division
Prime Focus is launching a new division, Prime Focus Film, which will be a London-based film VFX and stereoscopy facility.
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Madsen, Kolar among jurors for EFP's Shooting Stars
The jury of experts has been named to select Europe’s ten most talented up-and-coming actors to participate in European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Shooting Stars 2011 showcase, which will be held during the forthcoming Berlinale from Feb 12-14, 2011.
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NewsResident Evil: Afterlife gets wide 3D release in China
DMG Entertainment, a Los Angeles and Beijing-based entertainment firm, has secured a theatrical release for Resident Evil: Afterlife in China, marking the first time that the franchise has been released in the country.
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FeaturesKevin Macdonald
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald takes time out from the edit suite to talk about his latest project, the youtube generated documentary Life In A Day which is being produced by Ridley Scott.
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Film Movement nets Uruguayan drama Bad Day To Go Fishing
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Uruguay’s 2009 foreign language Oscar submission Bad Day To Go Fishing.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to 'warm, smart' Ronni Chasen
Hollywood leading lights have paid tribute to Ronni Chasen, the beloved publicity maven whose violent death early on Tuesday morning [16] has rocked the industry.
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NewsElsewhere Perhaps wins development prize in Les Arcs; DIRE days kicks off
French production outfit Oscar & Rosalie has picked up the $40,000 (€30,000) Sofica La Banque Postal Image award for development funding at the Les Arcs Film Festival.
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NewsVicente Canales sets up new sales agency Film Factory Entertainment
Former Filmax International chief Vicente Canales is setting up a new independent Spanish sales agency called Film Factory Entertainment, combining genre titles from young directors with more commercial output from leading directors.
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NewsPicturehouse takes UK rights to Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Picturehouse Entertainment, the new distribution arm of City Screen, has taken UK theatrical and DVD rights to Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
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NewsLord of the Dance to become 3D film
3D production company Nineteen Fifteen has teamed up with ITN Productions to produce a 3D movie version of Michael Flatley’s stage production Lord of the Dance.
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NewsBerlin’s European Film Market "nearly booked solid"; new docs services offered
With just under two months before Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) opens its doors on February 10, 2011, the organizers are already reporting that exhibition space in the EFM venues at the Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Marriott Hotel are “nearly booked solid” with companies from almost 50 countries set to attend.
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FeaturesEuropean Ski Cup, Les Arcs Film Festival, France
Directors, producers, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers were among the competitors who took part in the European Ski Cup at the Les Arcs Film Festival, France.
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NewsBFI says 37 redundancies likely as part of new strategy
Future plans include BFI Library on Stephen Street being closed and moved into former Gallery space at BFI Southbank.
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NewsMiramax and The Weinstein Company announce sequels deal
Shakespeare in Love, Bad Santa and Rounders will be among the first Miramax titles to have sequels developed under a new agreement between Miramax and The Weinstein Company (TWC).