Small MPU – Page 1195
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FeaturesBreaking dawn for Summit
Summit Entertainment has succeeded where others have failed in creating a vibrant new independent with studio-level capabilities. Patrick Wachsberger and Robert Friedman tell Jeremy Kay how
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FeaturesFilm London’s Best of Boroughs Winners
L to R: Adrian Wootton (CEO, Film London), Rohan Green (Physical Education), Mark Gutteridge, Jack Tarling, Tom Clutterbuck (Assessment) and Eran Creevy (Shifty).
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NewsWarner Bros lines up slew of brands to promote Cats & Dogs 2
Warner Bros. UK has teamed with a host of brands, including Virgin Active, Toys ‘R’ Us and Direct Line to promote family comedy Cats& Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, which opens across the UK on Aug 4.
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Features‘There is still capital flowing into domestic distribution'
In the second of two round-table debates on the new realities in Hollywood, Jeremy Kay speaks to executives about pre-sales, banks and the rise of international power hubs
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NewsGermany holds key to overseas box office weekend
Toy Story 3 is expected to cross $400m this weekend but will face a strong challenge from Inception for the overseas box office crown.
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Virgin Produced launches in LA, partners with Relativity
Richard Branson’s brand new film and television company Virgin Produced has entered into a joint venture with Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures.
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Vamps cast adds Kristen Johnston as Michigan shoot starts
Kristen Johnston has joined the cast of Amy Heckerling’s Vamps, which is about to start shooting this week in Detroit, Michigan.
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NewsOctober and The Blacks take Motovun prizes
The 12th Motovun Film Festival (July 26-30) closed last night with Diego and Daniel Vega’s October (Octubre) winning the main Propeller Award in the international competition.
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NewsLezaic's Tilva Rosh wins Hearts of Sarajevo for best film, actor
Tilva Rosh, the feature debut of Serbian director Nikola Lezaic won the Heart of Sarajevo for the best film at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival.
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NewsNYFF selects The Tempest as centrepiece screening
The North American premiere of Julie Taymor’s The Tempest will screen as the centerpiece film at the 48th New York Film Festival on October 2.
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NewsInception continues dreamy start with $28m US hold
Inception made it three weekends in a row at the top thanks to an estimated $27.5m haul that raised Warner Bros and legendary Pictures’ sci-fi thriller to $193.3m.
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NewsInception rules as $55m dominates overseas box office
Christopher Nolan’s Inception claimed the overseas box office crown with a confirmed $55m weekend haul from more than 7,610 screens in 51 markets.
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NewsWillem Dafoe to star in Australian thriller The Hunter
The Hunter goes into production in October on the island state of Tasmania and will be the debut feature of director Daniel Nettheim.
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NewsMundane History wins Grand Prix at Wrocław's Era New Horizons
Mundane History received the Grand Prix at the closing ceremony of the 10th Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland.
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NewsEd Vaizey, John Woodward confirmed for Screen International Film Summit
Culture minister to give talk and take part in Q&A; other confirmed speakers include Jane Wright, Barnaby Thompson, Danny Perkins and Olivier Courson.
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NewsNeil Jordan to direct adaptation of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies
Irish film-maker Neil Jordan has signed up to write and direct the feature version of Paul Murray’s novel Skippy Dies.
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The empire builder
In a short time, Relativity Media has become one of the biggest players in the business − and that now includes its own domestic distribution operation. Company founder Ryan Kavanaugh speaks to Jeremy Kay.
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The talent packagers
Media Rights Capital has carved a place in Hollywood as a provider of major movies with aggressive deals for talent. Jeremy Kay speaks to co-founder Modi Wiczyk
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Durban winners include The White Meadows and Life, Above All
Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama The White Meadows was named best feature at the 31st Durban International Film Festival, which ran July 22-Aug 1.