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NewsEgoyan denounces TIFF Tel Aviv protest
Film-maker Atom Egoyan has weighed in on the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Tel Aviv sidebar dispute claiming the protestors have failed to substantiate their charge that the Israeli government interfered with TIFF’s programming.
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Swedish Film Institute appoints Suzanne Glansborg as film commissioner
Suzanne Glansborg, the former head of acquisitions with Canal Plus, has been appointed as film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute.
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NewsJames Schamus and Simon Beaufoy join Scriptwriters fest line-up
Focus Features chief executive James Schamus and Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy have joined the line-up of the Screenwriters’ Festival (SWF), which runs October 26 – 29 in Cheltenham.
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NewsFilmNation's overseas buyers keep up with The Joneses
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has virtually sold out international territories on The Joneses, Derrick Borte’s social satire that received its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsDick Cook steps down as Disney chairman
In a shock announcement buried late on Friday evening [18], Dick Cook said he was stepping down as chairman of Disney, effective immediately.
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NewsPrecious takes coveted audience award at Toronto
Lee Daniel’s Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award as the 34th Toronto International Film Festival wrapped on the weekend.
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NewsSony basks in sunny $30.1m launch for Meatballs
Sony’s 3D family film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs eclipsed the competition in a weekend that also saw Inglourious Basterds become Quentin Tarantino’s biggest domestic hit.
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NewsRezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars
Brazil has named Sergio Rezende’s true life drama Salve Geral as the country’s entry for the foreign language Oscar.
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NewsSwitzerland submits Meier's Home to Academy
Ursula Meier’s feature debut Home has been selected by Switzerland to be entered for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
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NewsUp flies high overseas for Disney as $200m beckons
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) celebrated a return to the top of the overseas charts as Up led the way on an estimated $13.7m.
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NewsCinereach names 12 latest grant recipients
Cinereach, the non-profit dedicated to supporting film-makers, has awarded grants totalling $250,000 to 12 films from a pool of 636 submissions.
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NewsMira Nair to speak at IFP Independent Film Week
Mira Nair, The September Issue director RJ Cutler and Away We Go producer and Big Beach Films co-founder Peter Saraf will address the IFP Independent Film Week conference in New York this week.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest reveals early line-up highlights for 16th edition
Sheffield Doc/Fest has revealed a selection of early highlights for this year’s edition, including 16 world premieres.
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NewsDinard British Film Festival reveals line-up for 20th edition
The Dinard British Film Festival has announced the line-up for its 20th anniversary edition, which runs from 8-11 October.
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NewsProtagonist signs “manufacture on demand” deal
UK-based sales agent Protagonist Pictures has signed a pioneering “manufacture on demand” DVD deal with Amazon.com-subsidiary Createspace for the US.
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NewsBelgium picks Goeningen’s The Misfortunates for foreign-language Oscar
Felix van Groeningen’s The Misfortunates has been selected by Belgium as its submission for the foreign-language film Oscar.
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NewsSerbia reconsiders Oscar selection over English dialogue concerns
Serbia is reconsidering its decision to submit Darko Lungulov’s Here And There as its nominee for foreign-language Oscar over concerns about the level of English dialogue it contains.
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NewsSPC acquires Toronto pair Lebanon, Get Low
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired two Toronto titles, taking all US rights to Samuel Maoz’ Golden Lion winner Lebanon and North American rights to Aaron Schneider’s Get Low.
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NewsSundance Selects takes North America on Toronto premiere The Art Of The Steal
Rainbow Media’s new theatrical and VOD label Sundance Selects has beaten out three other buyers to pick up North American rights from Submarine to Don Argott’s documentary The Art of The Steal.
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NewsSPWAG acquires bulk of overseas rights to Hyde Park International's Machete
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired most international rights from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International to Machete, written and co-directed by Robert Rodriguez.