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NewsUK government pulls funding for BFI's National Film Centre
The British Film Institute has reacted with a mix of stoicism and dismay to the news (confirmed today) that the new UK coalition Government has scrapped plans for a National Film Centre. UKFC-BFI merger now looking shakier.
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NewsTodorovic's Sasha to have world premiere at Frameline today
M-Appeal is handling world sales. Strand Releasing has US rights, while Salzgeber will distribute in Germany.
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Paul McGuire lands senior communications role at Warner Bros
Paul McGuire has been named senior vice-president of worldwide corporate communications at Warner Bros Entertainment.
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Trans Atlantic Partners producer programme to kick off in Berlin
Strategic Partners and Germany’s Erich Pommer Institut have unveiled the participants in their second annual Trans Atlantic Partners producer trainee programme.
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NewsSex 2 looks to score again in fourth weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) executives will be looking for a third consecutive weekend of overseas rule for Sex And The City 2.
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European Commission approves Czech incentives
Czech state radio is reporting that the European Commission has approved the Czech Republic film incentives program.
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Aktis strikes for Broken Nose; in Moscow with Berlin
German sales agent Aktis Film International has picked up international sales for Serbian director Srdjan Koljevic’s second feature The Woman With a Broken Nose which won five awards at last week’s Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad.
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NewsSoda Pictures plans September launch for SoulBoy
UK outfit Soda Pictures is to release new Northern Soul movie SoulBoy under its recently launched distribution fund, Soda Film Fund.
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NewsScreen Australia injects some flexibility into its co-production rules
Screen Australia has proposed several changes aimed at getting more films through the gate as official co-productions but by chief executive Ruth Harley’s own admission, she doesn’t expect it to “change the world”.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
This week’s new projects on Screenbase include two cross-continental co-productions between Germany and the US, a romantic comedy by Jean Luc Perréard, as well as a horror film by Richard Driscoll.
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Inaugural London Indian Film Festival planned for July
Dibakar Banerjee’s fairy tale romance Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (Love, Sex and Betrayal) will open the festival with a screening at Cineworld, Haymarket.
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NewsEcosse plans adaptation of Faulks' On Green Dolphin Street
London-based production company Ecosse films is developing the screen adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’ Cold War love story novel On Green Dolphin Street.
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Ghent plans Jacques Tati exhibition
Legendary French filmmaker Jacques Tati is to be celebrated in an exhibition organized by the Ghent Film Festival.
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FeaturesEdinburgh's cutting edge
Underlining its emphasis on discovery, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 16-27) brings new UK and international work to the attention of distributors and audiences. Matt Mueller reports
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FeaturesMarketplace: word of mouse marketing
From Twitter to transmedia content, the fast-moving digital sphere is changing the face of theatrical marketing. But while online spend is rising, traditional media still claims the bulk of distributor advertising spend in the US. Robert Marich explores how the two arenas intersect
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FeaturesMarketplace: No laughing matter
Comedies can score big at home but struggle abroad. Leonard Klady looks at why US comedy can be lost in translation overseas
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