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Features
We Believed
A costume drama set during Italy’s Risorgimento in the 1800s about the lives of two revolutionaries.
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Memories of Anna Frank – Reflections Of A Childhood Friend
English language film based on Hanneli Goslar’s memories of Anne Frank
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Kiss Me Again
Ten years after the hit film Last Kiss (L’Ultimo Bacio), director Gabriele Muccino picks up on the lives of protagonists Giula and Carlo Production Companies: Fandango
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NewsUS judge sets date for Polanski hearing
Roman Polanski’s 32 year old criminal case will return to a Los Angeles court this week. It comes weeks after a California court rejected the director’s bid to have the case dismissed.
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NewsAn Education, Avatar, Hurt Locker among PGA nominees
Avatar’s James Cameron and Jon Landau, Inglourious Basterds’ Lawrence Bender, and Star Trek’s J J Abrams and Damon Lindelof are among the ten sets of nominees for the Producers Guild Of America’s Darryl F Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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NewsDaniel Battsek reportedly poised to take over at National Geographic Films
Two months after leaving Miramax, Daniel Battsek is reportedly preparing to take over as president of National Geographic Films as Adam Leipzig segues into a producer role.
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NewsScreen Media acquires James Ivory's The City Of Your Final Destination
Screen Media Films has acquired all North American rights to James Ivory’s The City Of Your Final Destination based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Peter Cameron.
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NewsIMAX, Discovery, Sony to launch US 3D network in 2011
Discovery Communications, Sony Corporation and IMAX Corporation are preparing to launch a 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the US in 2011.
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NewsFlying Lessons to open 25th Santa Barbara Film Festival
The world premiere of Derek Magyar’s (pictured) feature debut Flying Lessons will open the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which runs from February 4-14.
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NewsJonathan Levine, Anna Kendrick board Mandate's cancer comedy
Mandate Pictures has hired Jonathan Levine to direct and Golden Globe nominee Anna Kendrick to star in its untitled James McAvoy and Seth Rogen comedy.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Slovenian mystery A Call Girl
Film Movement has acquired US rights to Damjan Kozole’s (pictured) Slovenian and English-language mystery A Call Girl.
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NewsNew Video, Zipline team up on release of Sundance entry Bass Ackwards
New York-based New Video and Zipline Entertainment will release the low-budget Sundance drama Bass Ackwards nationwide on February 1, one day after the festival ends.
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NewsHong Kong Asia financing forum selects 25 projects for 8th edition
Projects by veteran Japanese film-maker Suzuki Seijin and Leon Dai (pictured), the Taiwanese director, among those selected for the 8th Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) 2010.
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NewsIcelandic comedy denies Avatar the top spot
Icelandic comedy Mr Bjarnfredarson has topped the local box office forcing James Cameron’s epic Avatar into second place for two weeks running.
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NewsAvatar grosses spectacular $5.3m opening day in China
Avatar set an opening day record in China after grossing an estimated $5.3m on January 4 according to Fox International, and added approximately $4.4m on the second day for an early $9.7m running total.
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NewsDistrict 9, Avatar, Harry Potter on Oscar visual effects shortlist
Seven films have made it on to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ shortlist for the visual effects Oscar.
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NewsWorld premiere of Kick-Ass to open SXSW
The world premiere of Lionsgate and Marv Films’ Kick-Ass will open South By Southwest (SXSW) on March 12.
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NewsOverture to release Let Me In on October 1
Overture Films has set an October 1 North American release date for the thriller Let Me In, inspired by Tomas Alfredson’s Swedish vampire hit Let The Right One In.
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NewsChina, Palm Springs Film Festival clash over Tibet doc
Chinese authorities have pulled two films from the Palm Springs International Film Festival ahead of screenings later this week of The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle For Freedom.
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NewsSaoirse Ronan reunites with Joe Wright on Hanna for Focus Features
Focus Features has confirmed Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan will reunite with Atonement director Joe Wright in the lead role in Hanna.