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FeaturesInternational Screenwriters' Festival
“Each time I’ve been, I’ve been really astonished at how rewarding it is. It makes you realise how isolated writers are on the whole,” says screenwriter Olivia Hetreed of the International Screenwriters’ Festival in Cheltenham, UK.The fourth edition of the festival runs from October 26-29 this ...
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FeaturesJapan, caution
The collapse in Japan’s independent distribution sector has made the territory one of the most difficult for foreign films to crack ‹ and nor are Hollywood studio films working. Jason Gray reports
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FeaturesImax Transformed
As exhibitors and studios alike strive to make the theatrical experience one worth leaving the house for, the long-struggling Imax Corp is finally finding its groove and is set to go into the black for the first time. Jeremy Kay spoke to CEO
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NewsRelativity invests further $300m into Universal slate through Beverly 2
Relativity Media is investing a further $300m into co-financing the Universal slate through wholly owned subsidiary Beverly Blvd 2 LLC (Beverly 2).
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NewsACI brings Polish Brothers' Stay Cool to AFM
LA-based American Cinema International has added the Polish Brothers’ high school film Stay Cool starring Winona Ryder and Hilary Duff to its AFM roster.
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Filming starts on Indian-themed rom-com When Harry Tries To Marry
Principal photography has begun in New York on the independent US romantic comedy When Harry Tries To Marry.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to Toronto Canadian feature winner Cairo Time
IFC Films has acquired US rights from E1 Entertainment International to the romance Cairo Time starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig.
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NewsFilming underway in Vancouver on 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days
Principal photography has commenced in Vancouver, Canada, on Stage 6 Films and Ghost House Pictures’ vampire sequel 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days.
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NewsContentFilm International gets Heartless in run-up to AFM
ContentFilm International has boarded international rights excluding the UK, Portugal and the Middle East to Philip Ridley’s Heartless following hit screenings at Sitges in Spain and Frightfest in London.
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NewsUp sails past $300m, enters weekend as overseas champ
Up swept past $300m at the international box office on Thursday [October 22] and will be among the vanguard of Hollywood overseas releases this weekend.
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CommentGreat British white hope
It’s been a flat year for UK cinema, but there’s some good news out of London
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FeaturesChile heat
Oscar-winning Spanish director Fernando Trueba unveiled his first new dramatic feature in seven years, the Chile-set The Dancer And The Thief, at San Sebastian last month. Chris Evans reports
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FeaturesWeekly international box office – October 23
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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NewsUK receives An Education, The White Ribbon in France
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsHandmade launches kids' production division
The UK’s Handmade PLC today announced it is going into partnership with the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, as it trains its focus increasingly on the children’s market.
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NewsSaw VI release in Spain postponed due to X rating
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Spanish arm has had to postpone its nationwide release in Spain of the horror film Saw VI due to the film being given an X rating for extreme violence by the Spanish government’s film institute, the ICAA.
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MRC gets behind next sci-fi film from District 9's Neill Blomkamp
Media Rights Capital (MRC) is getting into business with District 9 director Neill Blomkamp and will back an untitled sci-fi project from the in-demand South African.
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NewsBrotherhood, Helen Mirren, Giorgio Diritti triumph in Rome
The fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival awarded the Golden Marc’Aurelio Award for best film to Danish-Italian Nicolo Donato’s feature directorial debut Brotherhood (Brotherskab).
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NewsLebanon, White Ribbon, A Obra De Arte among 400-strong Sao Paulo roster
The Sao Paulo International Film Festival kicked off on October 22 with a guest-only screening of Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric as festival staff prepared to unveil more than 400 titles in the line-up, including new local films, festival favourites and world premieres.