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IFCO bans DVD re-release of I Spit On Your Grave
The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) has banned the DVD re-release of controversial 1978 horror I Spit On Your Grave.The IFCO refused to grant a supply certificate to the film on the grounds that it “depicts acts of gross violence and cruelty towards humans”, and contravenes of Ireland’s Video Recordings ...
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NewsChristopher Kirby reaches for Iron Sky
The Australian actor will play oppoiste Julia Dietze and Gotz Otto in the 6.5m euros Finnish-German-Australian co-production.
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Anchor Bay takes English-speaking territories on Horrible Way To Die
Anchor Bay Films has closed yet another deal in Toronto, concluding talks with Celluloid Nightmares for English-speaking rights to A Horrible Way To Die.
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NewsWhen We Leave named Germany's Oscar submission
Feo Aladag’s feature debut When We Leave (Die Fremde) has been selected by Germany as its national entry for the Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film category.
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O-Scope acquires North American rights to Meek's Cutoff
Oscilloscope Laboratories has jumped into the Toronto feeding frenzy, taking North American rights to Kelly Reichardt’s Western drama Meek’s Cutoff.
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Peep World, Everything Must Go among flurry of late Toronto deals
IFC Films, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions were in action as the festival approached the finale and deals continued to spill from Toronto.
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NewsBeginners leads final rush of deals at Toronto
As a remarkably productive Toronto wound down [19] Focus Features closed a deal for worldwide rights excluding several territories to Mike Mills’ drama Beginners.
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NewsAffleck's The Town opens top in North America on $24m
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ crime drama The Town directed by and starring Ben Affleck opened top on an estimated $23.8m.
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Switzerland, Austria select Academy Award submissions
Switzerland and Austria have announced their entries for the best foreign language film category at the Academy Awards, selecting fiction feature debuts by directing duos.
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NewsEvil stays top overseas with $39m weekend haul
Resident Evil: Afterlife has become the biggest film in the horror franchise overseas as it plundered a further $38.7m to boost the tally to $103.2m
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NewsSoda Pictures takes Norwegian Wood
The UK distributor has also confirmed a number of other recent acquisitions.
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NewsBelgium picks Illegal as foreign Oscar contender
Oliver Masset-Depasse’s film premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsActress Molly Parker set for directorial debut
The Canadian actress’s first feature, The Ballad Of Maura MacKenzie, will shoot in Newfoundland and Toronto late summer 2011.
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NewsIndia’s Sahara joins bidding for MGM
India’s Sahara India Pariwar Group is believed to be making a power play for MGM and has offered “north of $2bn” for the beleaguered studio, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
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SGR and IFCIC likely to share EC guarantee fund
Spain’s mutual guarantee funding body Audiovisual SGR and France’s lending institute IFCIC are expected to split 50-50 the new European Commission (EC) film fund worth $10.5m (€8m), which guarantees bank loans to producers.
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Slovakia selects The Border as Oscar submission
Jaro Vajtek’s documentary has been chosen as Slovakia’s foreign oscar selection.
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Finland selects Steam Of Life as foreign Oscar submission
It is the first time the country has selected a documentary as its foreign Oscar contender