All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 212
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Locke starts UK shoot for Three Stags
UK writer/director Mark Locke started principal photography this weekend on his second feature, Three Stags.
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NewsReliance to launch Raavanan, Villian on June 18
Reliance MediaWorks’ BIG Cinemas is handling the US theatrical release and marketing for Tamil-language film Raavanan and its Telegu-dubbed version Villian.
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NewsAruba closes first edition striking balance between international, local needs
In an economy where long-running festivals are struggling, the Aruba International Film Festival had a solid inaugural run. “For the first year, I think it’s a success,” says one of the festival’s founders, Guiseppe Coioccarelli.
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NewsUniversal strikes output deal with Russia's Leopolis
Universal Pictures International (Russia) has struck a theatrical distribution deal for Russia and CIS with Leopolis.
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Kat Gosling joins Troika
Talent agent Kat Gosling has joined London-based Troika. Gosling had previously been an agent at Finch & Partners for four years.
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FeaturesThelma Schoonmaker
Martin Scorsese’s editor Thelma Schoonmaker talks about moving into 3D with The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
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NewsGriffin Dunne unveils Veronica short from Farrelly/Wessler Project
Griffin Dunne was at the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival this week with the world premiere of his new short film Veronica, which is part of the as-yet-untitled Peter Farrelly/Charles Wessler Project.
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NewsFulwell 73 plans Laurie Cunningham biopic
UK production company also working on documentary about Lt Col James Bo Gritz and low-budget London horror film.
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Cine Expo to present animation award to Chris Meledandri
Cinema Expo International will present its 2010 “Cinema Expo Award of Achievement in Animated Filmmaking” to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri.
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London's Comic Con to run July 17-18
Showmasters is planning this summer’s London Film and Comic Con for July 17-18 at Earls Court Two.
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Northumberland joins Northern Film & Media's partnership
Northern Film & Media’s Filming Friendly Partnership has now been signed by Northumberland County Council, and NF&M will now launch phase two of its Filming Friendly Partnership to extend to larger locations across the region.
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Creative Scotland names Dhupa, Munro, Parkinson to director posts
The new arts body Creative Scotland has lined up its senior team. Andrew Dixon, chief executive designate, has appointed Vena Dhupa, Iain Munro and Caroline Parkinson as three directors of creative development.
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Hubert Bals, Jan Vrijman funds plan tour of African festivals
The programme includes 12 fiction films and documentaries all made with support from the funds. Tour kicks off in Tanzania.
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Film Education, FDA launch 10th year of Teaching Trailers
The programme encourages schools to analyse how UK distributors bring films to the market; 25,000 free DVDs are sent to schoosls.
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IMAX plans systems in Shanghai, Beijing with Stellar Cinemas
The IMAX Corp. is working with China’s Stellar Investment Co. to install two digital IMAX systems into Stellar Cinemas multiplexes in Shanghai and Beijing.
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NewsUK film football event raises $52,500 for charity
Provenance Films took the trophy in the final against Buffalo Films.
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MaagFilm comes on board as German producer for Wireless
Written by Shawn Parker, Wireless is a dystopian action-thriller with a political edge, scheduled to shoot in Brussels and Cologne.
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New chairs named at Personal Managers Association in UK
The Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) has appointed Michaelle Braidman (Michelle Braidman Associates) and John Grant (Conway Van Gelder Grant) will join Fiona Williams (Berlin Associates) as co-chairs of the PMA Council.
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Sky short Dead Happy to air on channel timed to Edinburgh premiere
Sky Movies Indie HD is working with the Edinburgh International Film Festival to have mirror screenings of festival selection Dead Happy on the channel.
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Blu-ray growth not as strong as expected, report says
Screen Digest’s research notes that total iInternational consumer spending on packaged media fell 2.9 per cent (at fixed exchange rates) to $17.1bn in 2009.