All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 171
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CommentPaul Walker burns rubber in Vehicle 19
I spent the bank holiday weekend in Johannesburg (as you do) watching Paul Walker drive a car into a supermarket window.
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NewsBorcuch readies shoot for Lasting Moments in Spain, Poland
Polish director Jacek Borcuch will start shooting his new film Lasting Moments (Chwile Nieulotne) on Sept 8 in Valencia, Spain.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to open with Soderbergh's Contagion
The seventh Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22-Oct 2) will open with Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.Laurence Fishburne, one of the stars of Contagion, will preside over the jury for ZZ’f international section, and the festival will also honour him with a special achievement award.The other jurors on the international narrative feature jury ...
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NewsLudmila Cvikova leaves Rotterdam for Doha
Cvikova joins the Doha Film Institute as new head of international programming.
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NewsBethan Dixon to run Organic Marketing's new international PR division
She was most recently senior VP at The Weinstein Company in New York.
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CommentAfter 18 years, a documentary gets a happy ending
A tribute to the work of Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky and HBO Films, as the West Memphis 3 are freed.
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FeaturesTinkering with the masterplan
As StudioCanal rebrands Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt, Danny Perkins and Wolfgang Braun discuss why it is more than a name change, and Olivier Courson lays out the company’s pan-European ambitions
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NewsLevelK boards Toronto-bound Finnish feature The Good Son
LevelK has taken on sales for Zaida Bergroth’s psychological drama The Good Son, which will premiere in Toronto.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's SANAD backs films including Jacir's When I Saw You
SANAD, the fund from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival that supports filmmakers from the Arab world, has handed out its second round of grants for 2011.
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NewsToronto adds 7 more world premieres including features by Millet, O'Nan, Petersen
Toronto has unveiled the final selections for this year’s programme. In total, the festival has now programmed 336 films, including 268 features (that compares to last year’s 339 and 258) representing 65 countries (up from 59).
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NewsDubai's Enjaaz fund backs Venice, Toronto-bound Habibi
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Enjaaz post-production fund has supported Habibi Rasak Kharban.
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NewsBerlinger, Sinofsky shoot footage as West Memphis 3 freed
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory already lined up for Toronto premiere.
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NewsProlific filmmaker Raul Ruiz dies at age 70
Director Raul Ruiz died in Paris this morning at the age of 70, following a lung infection.
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FIPRESCI gives Grand Prix 2011 to The Tree Of Life
Award to be presented Sept 16 in San Sebastian.
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NewsSan Sebastian to present 15 of year's big Spanish films
San Sebastian will present this year’s big Spanish films in its Made in Spain section.
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CommentTrishna trailer launches
Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed get meaty roles in a beautiful-looking Tess update from Michael Winterbottom.
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NewsToronto speakers to include Kavanaugh, Werner, Ford, Hope
Also, TIFF is partnering for the first time with online platforms Cinando and Festival Scope.
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NewsEye on Films adds drama The Mole
Eye on Films has added a new title to its 2011 Label: The Mole by Rafael Lewandowski.
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NewsSan Sebastian's Horizontes Latinos includes Cannes hits Las Acacias, Miss Bala
San Sebastian has unveiled the Horizontes Latinos programme of 13 films, all competing for the Horizontes Awards.
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NewsRaindance to open with UK premiere of Another Earth
The 19th Raindance Film Festival in London (Sept 28-Oct 9) will open with the UK premiere of Sundance hit Another Earth.