Small MPU – Page 362
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NewsEFA picks The Sound Of Insects for outstanding doc award
The European Film Academy has chosen Swiss documentary The Sound Of Insects: Record Of A Mummy as the recipient of their outstanding documentary award, which will be presented at the 22nd European Film Awards ceremony on December 12.
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Richard Mettler joins Peep Show as editor
Richard Mettler has joined London and New York post-production facility Peep Show Post Productions as editor.
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NewsFuture Weather wins FIND Sloan Producers Grant
Film Independent has awarded Jenny Deller and Kristin Fairweather its third annual Sloan Producers Grant for their project Future Weather.
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NewsFocus Features names five winners in Africa First Program
For the second consecutive year five film-makers have been awarded $10,000 apiece in Focus Features’ Africa First Program for short films.
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NewsSharon Stone, Carice Van Houten get Satisfaction with Media 8
Sharon Stone and Carice Van Houten are attached and Chris Evans is in talks to star in the drama Satisfaction, which Media 8 represents worldwide and will introduce to buyers at AFM.
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NewsJulianne Moore, Ryan Kavanaugh among HFF honourees
Julianne Moore, Bradley Cooper and Ryan Kavanaugh are among the latest honourees to be feted at the upcoming 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) and Hollywood Awards.
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NewsAsian producers bemoan dearth of bond companies
Industry experts bemoaned the global decline in completion bond companies at a financing seminar during Pusan’s Asian Film Market, observing that only one or two companies remain to bond independent films.
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NewsVietnam to launch international film festival
The city of Hanoi is set to celebrate its 1000th anniversary with the opening of Vietnam’s first international film festival in 2010.
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NewsSix film-makers selected for latest Cannes Residence
The Cannes Residence has announced participants for its autumn session, which runs from October 1 to February 15.
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NewsBerlin kicks off birthday year with Market pass discounts
The Berlin Internationa Film Festival has kicked the celebrations for its 60th birthday next year by slashing the price of its Market Badge and European Film Market (EFM) Screening Pass for a limited period.
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NewsArchibald Films picks up Italian rights to Ford’s A Single man
Independent distributor Archibald Film Enterprise has taken Italian rights to Tom Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man following the film’s Venice debut.
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NewsLe Pacte sells The Refuge to Spain, Argentina
French sales company Le Pacte has sold Francois Ozon’s drama The Refuge (Le Refuge) to Karma Films for distribution in Spain and to Distribution Company for Argentina following screenings at Toronto and San Sebastian.
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NewsOdeon IMAX partnership expands ahead of Avatar release
IMAX Corporation and Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group have announced plans for a new IMAX cinema in Cardiff ahead of the release of James Cameron’s 3D epic, Avatar, this December.
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NewsAV Pictures takes worldwide rights to Menhaj Huda's Comedown
Vic Bateman’s London-based sales outfit AV Pictures has snapped up worldwide sales rights to Comedown, an urban horror picture from Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda.
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NewsDutch film industry set for major shake-up
Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, is expected to announce plans for a major shake-up of Dutch film with the launch of a single national film agency.
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NewsTories "committed" to tax credit Vaizey tells Screen Film Summit
Shadow Arts minister Ed Vaizey sent out a reassuring message about Tory film policy in a speech to key industry figures today (October 13).
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NewsAnna Kendrick named 2010 Palm Springs festival's rising star
Anna Kendrick will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Rising Star Award in January for her performance in Up In The Air.
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Gravitas Ventures expands VOD pipeline with slew of content deals
Digital entertainment content aggregator and distributor Gravitas Ventures has broadened its VOD pipeline through deals with The Film Sales Company, Submarine and others.
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NewsWFE boards rom-com Bitter/Sweet for AFM
Worldwide Film Entertainment (WFE) will handle sales on Thailand-based producer Urs Brunner’ romantic comedy Bitter/Sweet starring Josh Brolin and Kip Pardue.