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NewsSundance Selects acquires five Sundance titles for theatrical and VOD
Mad Bastards, Septien and These Amazing Shadows among new acquisitions for Sundance Selects.
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NewsStewart Till named non-executive chairman at PPC
Stewart Till has joined production agency Picture Production Company (PPC) in the post of non-executive chairman.
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NewsLoveFilm, blinkbox ink content deals with MoMedia
Subscription service LoveFilm and streaming site blinkbox have signed two-year deals for more than 200 films combined with content aggregator MoMedia.
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NewsFirst 3D opera Carmen heading to more than 1,500 screens
Bizet’s Carmen to premiere as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Closing Night Gala (Feb 6).
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NewsBlack Swan, King's Speech lead films on BAFTA longlist
The British Academy has announced the films longlisted for its 2011 awards, with Black Swan and The King’s Speech leading the pack, recognised in 15 categories each.
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NewsHollywood dominates Spanish box office in 2010
Only two Spanish film sin top 30: Three Steps Above Heaven and Julia’s Eyes.
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NewsRevolver strikes UK deal for Legacy starring Idris Elba
Film Sales Company negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
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NewsGaumont strikes partnership with Legende
Gaumont has taken a 37.5% stake in Légende SAS, the French company owned by Alain Goldman, producer of La vie en rose.
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NewsWild Bunch's next Asterix to star Baer, Deneuve
Wild Bunch’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema slate also includes Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie starring Emmanuelle Beart; and Philippe Garel’s That Summer.
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Relativity promotes COO Marcus to chief strategy role
Relativity Media COO Andrew Marcus has been promoted to president of corporate development and strategy.
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Elijah Wood returns to Middle Earth in Hobbit role
Elijah Wood will reprise his role as Frodo in The Hobbit for Peter Jackson.
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NewsNSFC selects The Social Network as best film of 2010
The National Society Of Film Critics became the latest group to anoint David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama the best film of 2010 and used the occaiosn to call on the MPAA to overhaul its “inconsistent and censorious” ratings system.
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NewsTangled rules overseas on $26.3m, Tourist passes $100m
Disney’s animated hit Tangled won the overseas crown thanks to an estimated $26.3m haul that beat Sony’s stewardship of GK Films’ The Tourist by the narrowest of margins.
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NewsTrue Grit crosses $100m in US to lead sluggish weekend
True Grit’s remarkable run continued as the Western closed out the first full weekend of 2011 on top courtesy of an estimated $15m gross.
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Film shoots up in Thailand despite political unrest
Thailand’s Department of Tourism has announced that the country earned $60m (baht1.8bn) from foreign shoots in 2010, doubling the $30m (baht900m) earned the previous year.
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NewsParamount takes German, Swiss rights to Chalet Girl
More buyers are checking in to Chalet Girl, the British romantic comedy directed by Phil Traill and starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Brooke Shields, Bill Bailey and Bill Nighy.
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NewsBullitt director Peter Yates dies, aged 82
British director Peter Yates, best known for directing the 1968 film Bullitt with Steve McQueen, has died.
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FeaturesStewart Till
Stewart Till talks to Screen about his new role as chair of Skillset and the importance of training in the film industry.
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NewsGermany box office revenues slip almost 9% in 2010, local films struggle
Box-office revenues in Germany fell year-on-year by almost 9% in 2010, according to figures collated by Rentrak EDI.