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FeaturesKing's Speech: BFI gets king’s ransom?
The UK Film Council invested £1 million ($1.6 million) in The King’s Speech through its now defunct Premiere Fund (then run by Sally Caplan) and is believed to have a net profit position as high as 34% in the film.
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NewsMacKinnon leaves Cloud Eight to produce Cheerleaders 3D
The teen dance movie will be directed by Scouting Book For Boys director Tom Harper.
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NewsEndgame eyes Prague shoot for Wenceslas Square
Philip Noyce’s new thriller Wenceslas Square is looking at a Prague shoot sometime this spring.
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NewsIMAX announces record revenue, profits for 2010
IMAX Corporation reported today [24] that its 2010 revenues, earnings and adjusted EBITDA were the highest of any year in the company’s 43-year history.
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NewsEuropa Distribution offers united front in support of MEDIA
European body representing independent distributors requests meeting with European Commission to discuss the future of MEDIA programme.
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NewsNiki Caro's The Vintner's Luck goes to Panorama for US
Panorama Entertainment has acquired all US rights to Niki Caro’s The Vintner’s Luck from the New Zealand Film Commission.
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NewsIFTA releases first independent box office top 50 list
Summit’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse was easily the highest grossing independent film worldwide in 2010 on $698.5m, according to a new index released by the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA).
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NewsAcademy, ABC extend Oscars contract through 2020
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences and ABC Television Network have extended their contract to broadcast the Oscars through 2020.
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NewsBlack Swan looks to rule the waves yet again
Fox International’s Black Swan will be vying to maintain its overseas dominance and build on that $100m-plus running total heading into Oscar weekend.
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NewsIndia’s 52 Weeks snaps up Summit’s Source Code, The Impossible
Indian distributor 52 Weeks Entertainment has acquired Indian rights to two Summit Entertainment titles – action thriller Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and The Impossible, with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
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NewsHot Projects on Screenbase
Currently shooting in Paris and in Northern France (Le Havre) are Talk Show and One Night respectively, while Blutzbrüder has commenced principal photography in Germany.
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NewsBIFF announces further changes
The newly renamed Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced changes in its main venues and the foundation of a subsidiary research lab in addition to changes in official names.
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NewsNFTS unveils graduate films
NFTS unveils graduate films at BFI Southbank in the week one graduate’s short competes for an Oscar.
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NewsBankside's hot deals on You Instead include Icon taking UK
David Mackenzie’s romantic comedy, set at a music festival, has its world premiere tonight in Glasgow before heading to SXSW next month.
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NewsABC Cinemien picks up slew of EFM titles for Benelux
ABC-Cinemien has picked up distribution rights for Benelux on a number of EFM titles including Ole Giaever’s Norwegian feature debut The Mountain, which screened in the Panorama section, from Bavaria Film International.
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NewsFilms Boutique does roaring trade on The Turin Horse
The sales company secures deals for Bela Tarr’s latest in 25 territories at EFM, with more under negotiation.
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SPHE takes all media worldwide to God Loves Caviar
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has acquired all worldwide media rights from Alexandros Film for the upcoming Greek feature God Loves Caviar.
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NewsWeinsteins win PG-13 rating for alternate version of Speech
The Classification And Rating Administration (CARA) has assigned a PG-13 rating to an alternate version of The King’s Speech.
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NewsOf Gods And Men, Polanski triumph at Cesars
The Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscar, were handed out in Paris on Friday night [25] with Of Gods And Men taking the best film prize.