All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 126
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CommentIron Sky's new extended cut to offer 25 minutes of extra footage
Iron Sky director Timo Vuorensola is also working on I Killed Adolf Hitler and TV series Deus X.
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NewsFinland heats up international appeal with first Finnish Film Affair
Works in progress presented to international buyers and sellers include new films from Honkasalo and Louhimies, plus the animated family sequel Niko 2.
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NewsDoha Film Institute appoints Abdulaziz Al Khater as CEO
Also, Doha festival adds new venue for opening and closing ceremonies and other events.
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FeaturesWayne Borg
Bill Gates will be among speakers discussing the future of the ‘digital frontier’ at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit. Wendy Mitchell talks to Wayne Borg of organiser Twofour54
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Odeon West End gets two-week exclusive run of The Master in 70mm
Entertainment Film Distributors has confirmed that Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master will get a 70mm release in the UK.
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NewsFive finalists revealed for Britdoc and PUMA's Creative Impact Award
Finalists for the €50,000 documentary prize are Armadillo, Bag It, Budrus, Gasland and Weapon of War.
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NewsZurich prizes go to Breaking Horizons, Der Prozess, Broken and The Imposter
UPDATED: Appassionata wins audience award and El Ultimo Elvis wins critics’ prize. Festival attracts record audience of 58,000.
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Newsfreeform.London acquires Firebelly
New combined agency to be based in Old Street and headed by Tony Roberts [pictured].
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NewsHelsinki festival ends with record attendance numbers
Jacques Audiard [pictured] presents closing night film Rust & Bone.
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NewsVandevorst, Van Rompaey to adapt The Angel Maker
Els Vandevorst [pictured] of N279 Entertainment has acquired film rights to The Angel Maker, the 2005 novel by Stefan Brijs.
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NewsAlgeria submits Zabana! for Oscars
Saïd Ould-Khelifa’s Zabana! will represent Algeria in the Foreign Language Oscar race.
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NewsRed Bull plans European monthly series of action sports movies
Red Bull Media House also plans action programme at San Sebastian festival in 2013.
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NewsMartin Freeman, Paddy Considine join cast of The World's End
Edgar Wright’s comedy is now shooting in UK.
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CommentJerry Weintraub talks about his ‘gutsy’ movies including new Liberace biopic
Producer is in Zurich to receive the festival’s career achievement award and to give a masterclass.
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NewsTaiwan enters Touch of the Light for Oscar consideration
Wong Kar Wai presents Chang Yung Chi’s debut feature; Fortissimo handles sales.
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FeaturesAndrew Neel, King Kelly
The New York-based director makes his fictional feature debut with King Kelly, a racy satire about young people’s obsession with the Internet.
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FeaturesGabriela Pichler, Eat Sleep Die
Swedish director Gabriela Pichler makes her debut with Eat Sleep Die, which was awarded in Venice.
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CommentRichard Gere aims for movies ‘about people, not cartoons’
The actor receives Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award.
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NewsLatest Oscar submissions: The Deep for Iceland, Mushrooming for Estonia; Made In Ash for Slovakia
Iceland has selected Baltasar Kormakur’s real-life adventure drama The Deep to represent the country in the Oscar race.
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NewsFilm Music competition launches in Zurich
Five finalists’ work to be performed in a concert on Thursday.