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The Misfortunates wins Golden Tulip at Istanbul
In a decision that took the Istanbul Festival by surprise, its 2010 international jury picked Felix van Groenigen’s The Misfortunates from Belgium for the Golden Tulip award as the best film of this year’s competition.The jury, consisting of Austrian actor-director Klaus Maria Brandauer (president), Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca, Bosnian director ...
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SPC complete filming on Cannes doc Inside Job
Sony Pictures Classics has completed production on Charles Ferguson’s documentary Inside Job, set to receive its premiere out of competition at Cannes.
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NewsThe Dry Land, Waste Land win big in Dallas
Ryan Piers Williams’ The Dry Land won the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature and Lucy Walker’s Waste Land took the documentary honour as the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival ended.
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NewsLionsgate boards sales on Machine Gun Preacher for Cannes
Lionsgate will commence pre-sales in Cannes on the action drama Machine Gun Preacher that Marc Forster will direct starring Gerard Butler.
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NewsCommission gives go-ahead to film futures exchange
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has approved a proposal by Media Derivatives to set up a futures exchange trading in box office opening weekends.
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NewsHong Kong’s Celestial signs two-picture deal with Teddy Chen
Celestial Pictures has kick-started its move back into production by signing a deal with filmmaker Teddy Chen (Bodyguards And Assassins) who will direct and produce two features films for the Hong Kong studio.
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NewsBodyguards, Echoes dominate Hong Kong Film Awards
Teddy Chen’s action thriller Bodyguards And Assassins scooped this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards, winning eight prizes from its 18 nominations, although the much smaller drama Echoes Of The Rainbow also put up a brave fight by taking four awards.
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NewsPinewood submits appeal for expansion plans
The studio has submitted its appeal for Project Pinewood to South Buckinghamshire District Council.
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Croatian Audiovisual Centre steps up funding for minority co-productions
The funding body will now offer 10% of a film’s budget.
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NewsMorawetz to join Kinowelt in Austria
Outgoing Disney manager to become Kinowelt’s new distribution partner in Austria.
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Metrodome announces appointments as part of restructure
The UK distributor has made three key appointments following the departure of its general manager and CEO.
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NewsCarlos added to Cannes line-up
Olivier Assayas’ biography of famed terrorist Ilich Ramierez Sanchez will feature out of competition.
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NewsThessaloniki to feature Weerasethakul restrospective
The Greek festival will focus on the Thai director’s work, which includes this year’s Cannes competition film Uncle Boonmee
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Features
The specialised space race
The UK’s specialist distributors are competing to secure screens for their arthouse and foreign-language fare in a squeezed exhibition sector. Geoffrey Macnab reports.
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NewsCannes unveils Critics Week selection
Seven films from first time directors will compete in main selection; Michel Leclerc’s The Names Of Love, starring Jacques Gamblin, named as opening film.
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NewsDear John clashes with Titans at top of the UK box office
Paramount Pictures International’s Dear John earned itself a number one debut in the UK, denying Warner Bros’ Clash Of The Titans a third week at the top.
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NewsIFC falls for French hit Heartbreaker in US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Pascal Chaumeil’s French hit Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) ahead of its North American premiere at COLCOA in Los Angeles tonight [19].
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Summit acquires iconic Men Are From Mars relationship franchise
Summit Entertainment has acquired worldwide film and television rights to the entire franchise based on communication expert John Gray’s book series Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.
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NewsParamount switches Iron Man 2 world premiere to LA to avoid travel mayhem
Paramount has moved the world premiere of Iron Man 2 from London to Los Angeles after the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland shut down most airports across northern Europe.