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NewsDisney's Up tops international weekend with $27.9m haul
Disney stayed atop the overseas charts as its four active titles generated $45m, led by an estimated $27.9m haul for Up from 4,500 screens in 24 territories.
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NewsWhere The Wild Things Are devours US competition with $32.5m launch
Warner Bros’ fantasy tale Where The Wild Things Are led the North American box office at the weekend courtesy of an estimated $32.5m launch.
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NewsHipsters, Persian Cats among MEIFF Black Pearl winners
Valery Todorovsky’s Russian entry Hipsters (Stilyagi) won the $100,000 narrative feature Black Pearl award as the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) came to a close at the weekend.
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NewsOdd Lot, Bold unite on joint sales venture Affinity International
Bold Films and Odd Lot Entertainment’s international sales arms have merged as Affinity International and will officially launch at AFM next month.
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SAG elects David P White chief negotiator
The Screen Actors Guild’s national board of directors has appointed David P White national executive director and chief negotiator.
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AFI FEST switches The White Ribbon for A Prophet
AFI FEST has added Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner The White Ribbon to the line-up, replacing AProphet.
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NewsLanthimos' Dogtooth wins at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth won the C$15,000 Louve D’Or at the 38th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema at the weekend.
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NewsGreen Lantern no longer shining on Sydney
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will not be filming Green Lantern in Sydney as originally planned, because of the increasing cost of locating footloose productions in Australia due to the rising Australian dollar.
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NewsThe Assembly sweeps China’s Golden Rooster Awards
Feng Xiaogang’s war drama The Assemblywas the big winner at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards, mainland China’s top film honours (Oct 17), winning four prizes including best film and best director.
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NewsKorean sleeper hit Old Partner secures Japanese release
Korean sales company Indiestory has announced that sleeper hit documentary Old Partner is due to open in Japan this December.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Michelle Yeoh martial arts thriller
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights to martial arts thriller Jianyu Jianghu (working title), starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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Steinberg joins Arts Alliance Media board
European digital provider Arts Alliance Media has appointed Bruce Steinberg to its board of directors.
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NewsStefan Arsenijevic's wins New Cinema Network prize
The International Rome Film Festival’s New Cinema Network (NCN) selected Stefan Arsenijevic’s No One’s Child for its best European second work award.
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News100,000 downloads for first VODO release
Ivo Gormley’s documentary Us Now has achieved 100,000 downloads in its first five days of operation, through its release via free-to-share online distributor VODO.
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NewsDesedo Films founders snap up the Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award
Michael Hastings-Black and Raafi Rivero of Desedo Films have won the £6,000 Babelgum Pixel prize with their urban teen project Heart Of The City.