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FeaturesMonga producer Lee Lieh
The producer of Taiwanese hit Monga talks about the success of the film and the new wave of commercial titles from Taiwan.
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FeaturesHong Kong's box office booms, driven by 3D
Hong Kong’s box office grew 29% in the first quarter of 2010, thanks to films like Avatar as well as new multiplex openings.
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FeaturesBlackthorn
A follow up to Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, Mateo Gil’s second feature is currently shooting on location in Bolivia.
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NewsThe Infidel laughs into the UK, Locarno prize winner Nothing Personal opens in Germany
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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CommentSelling the Sizzle, Not the Steak
Sales agents are finding it increasingly difficult to close pre-sales, as cash-strapped buyers practice a wait-and-see policy.
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NewsFilmax takes international rights to Spanish thriller Verbo
Eduardo Chapero-Jackson’s hotly anticipated feature debut is a dark thriller.
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NewsThe First Beautiful Thing leads David of Donatello nominations
Other leading nominees for Italian honours are The Man Who Will Come, Vincere, Baaria, and Loose Cannons.
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NewsBavarianBankFund extended for another 10 years
The fund has provided gap financing for the production and distribution of commercially promising feature films.
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NewsE1 expands international distribution network into France
Titles for French distribution include Love Ranch, 7 Days, Dorian Gray, and $5 A Day.
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NewsSarajevo's CineLink selections include new projects from Kozole, Serban
The Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink has announced 17 projects selected for this year’s CineLink and CineLink Plus programmes.
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NewsNetwork takes UK rights to Toronto hit Lymelife
The indie drama, which won the FIPRESCI discovery award at Toronto in 2008, will be released in UK cinemas on June 25.
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NewsBAFTA Scotland appoints Jude MacLaverty as new head
She succeeds Helen Anderson, who left the organisation in November 2009 after three years.
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NewsBuenos Aires Indie Fest opens 12th edition with political flavour
Rafael Filipelli’s Kidnapping and Death opened the 12-day festival on Wednesday night.
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NewsLos Angeles Film Festival moves to Downtown LA
The Los Angeles Film Festival is relocating to Downtown Los Angeles, one of the city’s fastest growing entertainment hubs, in the wake of concerns over the future of key theatres in its former Westwood base.
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NewsSoumya Sriraman appointed CEO of Palisades Tartan
The former Vivendi executive will relocate from Los Angeles to New York to oversee the company’s activities in both the US and UK.
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NewsFresnadillo to direct Owen, Bruhl in Intruders for UPI, Antena 3
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will direct Clive Owen and Daniel Bruhl in the English-language genre feature Intruders that Spain’s Antena 3 and Universal Pictures International (UPI) will finance.
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NewsTitans overseas favourite despite Date Night onslaught
Clash Of The Titans heads into a strong second weekend as the favourite to retain its overseas crown despite a wide launch for Fox’s action comedy Date Night (pictured).
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NewsO-Scope acquires North American rights to A Film Unfinished
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Yael Hersonski’s documentary A Film Unfinished.
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NewsChristian Slater boards Sacrifice for Voltage Pictures
Christian Slater has signed on alongside Cuba Gooding Jr to play a cameo in the crime thriller Sacrifice.
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NewsWarp Films starts new DRM-free download site
Initial offerings include All Tomorrow’s Parties, Shane Meadows’ Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee,and feature-length concert film Arctic Monkeys At The Apollo.