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NewsWoody Allen unveils cast for The Bop Decameron
The director’s first film to be financed by Medusa Film is currently in pre-production ahead of a Jul 11 start date in Rome.
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NewsDirty Girl, Buck among Provincetown audience favourites
Abe Sylvia’s Dirty Girl (pictured) won the HBO Audience Award Best Narrative Feature at the closing ceremony of the 2011 Provincetown International Film Festival.
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Relativity Media promotes Kyle Davies to head global distribution
The executive steps into the shoes vacated by former head of worldwide distribution and marketing Peter Adee, who announced back in April that he was stepping down.
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NewsWME Global head Taylor urges filmmakers to embrace revolution
Graham Taylor gave attendees at the Los Angeles Film Festival an upbeat appraisal of the independent space on Saturday [18], highlighting a “time of revolution, when the only way to act is entrepreneurially.”
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Alliance, Lionsgate prepare to unveil Maple Pictures sale
Alliance Films is close to paying in the region of $40m for Lionsgate-owned Canadian distributor Maple Pictures, according to press reports.
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NewsFestival Scope partners with Seattle, Hong Kong, Moscow, Kaunas
Online industry platform Festival Scope has added several new festivals to its roster: Seattle International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, and Kaunas International Film Festival.
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NewsQuebec producer Roger Frappier to remake his own The Grand Seduction in English
Ken Scott to direct the $11m project.
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NewsEreira makes follow-up film about Colombia's Kogi tribe
Documentary film-maker Alan Ereira has started production on his new film, Aluna.
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NewsFrench Directors Guild won't re-appoint Boyer as head of Directors Fortnight
The French Directors Guild has confirmed the departure of Frédéric Boyer as artistic director of Directors’ Fortnight.
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Kanter plans to bring Steinbeck field trip to life
Emmy Award-winning television producer Robert Kanter has acquired exclusive worldwide documentary rights to John Steinbeck’s non-fiction work The Log From The Sea Of Cortez.
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NewsIannucci joins Coogan at Baby Cow
Armando Iannucci (In The Loop) has been appointed as Baby Cow Productions’ first creative director.
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NewsSouth West Screen backs five new projects for development
One project is a twisted horror film by former Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office June 17 – 19
Paramount’s Kung Fu Panda 2 continued to pummel its international rivals into submission as it held onto top spot.
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CommentA Night Against Nukes
Dogwoof and Global Zero hosted an impressive crowd for the UK premiere of Countdown To Zero.
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