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Digital Vision acquires Image Systems and appoints new CEO
Film and TV grading and restoration specialist Digital Vision has acquired motion analysis and film scanning company Image Systems.
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NewsSocial Network, King's Speech among PGA contenders
Reading like the top ten best picture list that may well emerge from the Academy later this month — despite the notable omission of Blue Valentine — the Producers Guild Of America (PGA) announced its awards contenders this morning [4].
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FeaturesThe Deep Blue Sea
British director Terence Davies is in post on his first fiction feature in 10 years.
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NewsWGA rules create glaring omissions in nominees roster
The Writers Guild Of America has unveiled its feature nominees [4] ahead of the awards gala on Feb 5, with major absentees due to Guild rules.
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NewsWeinsteins buy 25% equity stake in Starz Media
The deal gives Harvey and Bob Weinstein a home entertainment and digital distribution berth and includes a multi-year North American home entertainment and digital pipeline through Starz Media subsidiary Anchor Bay.
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NewsWarner Bros joins Fox on $2.9bn overseas tally for 2010
Warner Bros International Pictures (WBPI) gross revenues for 2010 amounted to $2.93bn including $70m from Village Roadshow territories, the company claimed today [4].
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NewsIndian censors give Inshallah, Football an adult certificate
India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has issued an A (adult) certificate to Ashvin Kumar’s Kashmir-set documentary Inshallah, Football, which its director and producer say effectively blocks its release in India.
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AMR, FUNimation seal VoD partnership for North America
US-based VoD distributor Asian Media Rights (AMR) has sealed a distribution partnership with FUNimation Entertainment, which is the largest distributor of Japanese animation in North America.
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Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures expands into Taiwan
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Jeffrey Soong as managing director of its newly opened Taiwan office.
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FeaturesGulliver’s Travels dwarfs rivals at UK box office
Fox International’s Gulliver’s Travels debuted top of the UK chart, towering over its opposition on the first weekend of 2011.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Forget Me Not
Kaleidoscope Entertainment have acquired Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig’s directorial debut Forget Me Not for the UK.
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NewsLoveFilm adds Icon titles to streaming service
LoveFilm has struck a new exclusive streaming deal with Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsNetherlands holds presidency for European Audiovisual Observatory
The European Audiovisual Observatory has announced that the Netherlands will hold its presidency for 2011.
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NewsChina Box office up 61% in 2010 for a new record
The Chinese box office total gross in 2010 reached $1.51bn (RMB10 billion), up 61.29% on 2009. After 44% growth in 2009, the 2010 boom again sets a new record.
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NewsSecret Sunshine's Jeon set to start shooting Countdown this month
Cannes award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon (pictured) is set to star in Countdown, a drama/action film produced by the notable South Korean production company B.O.M.
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NewsUPI on board to co-finance Clavier's directorial debut
Universal Pictures International (UPI) is partnering with UPI France and Les Films du Kiosque and Ouille Productions on the new French-language comedy You Don’t Choose Your Family (On Ne Choisit Pas Sa Famille).
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NewsBritdoc/PUMA grants go to Woolcock, Smith, Weber, Kauffman
UK documentary director Penny Woolcock is one of 10 film-makers to benefit from Channel 4 Britdoc’s latest round of development grants, via its ongoing partnership with sports brand PUMA.
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NewsSky announces Sky Atlantic as ‘home of HBO’ in UK
While 40% of the channel’s content will be HBO material, Sky is also in negotiations to acquire UK and US indie features.
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FeaturesBest Laid Plans
Shooting has just wrapped on David Blair’s hard hitting feature about a friendship between two men, played by Stephen Graham and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, which is being sold internationally by AV Pictures.
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CommentWhat Went Wrong?
The box office holiday season in North America was a big letdown, as a series of major box office hopes stumbled by the wayside. The problem lies not with the audience but with the films.