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fredag, augusti 31, 2012

Screen news

HEADLINES
Screen Daily
US NEWSLETTER
08/31/12
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NEWS
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EXCLUSIVE: IM Global’s Octane division will introduce the thriller from the Saw franchise producers to international buyers in Toronto. Cassian Elwes represents domestic rights.
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Nine-person jury chose the Berlinale film over other titles such as Shores Of Hope and Guardians.
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There will now be five nominees in the original song category for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside of Taiwan, Hong Kong and China to award-winning Taiwanese drama Touch Of The Light, produced by Wong Kar Wai’s Jet Tone Films.
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The first announced title on the fledgling company’s roster is A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Patricia Arquette.
Michael Pitt and Ryan Simpkins have joined Poverty Row’s Mark Pickford biopic The First, which is set to begin shooting in 2013.
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World premiering in Venice Days.
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If the sterling performance of The Amazing Spider-Man in China continues through Sunday, the webslinger could end the dominance of The Dark Knight Rises. However the latter — the reigning champion for the past six sessions — also opened in China and it will be a close contest.
Ron Morales wrote and directed the Filipino crime saga about a desperate man at the centre of a kidnapping plot.
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DFI backed the project; Nair kicked off inaugural Doha festival with Amelia.
The North American deal predates the Sept 19 North American premiere at New York’s Film Forum, after which time the film will expand throughout the US and Canada.
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Netflix chief creative officer Ted Sarandos has hit back at claims the US company has artificially inflated the cost of digital rights by overpaying for acquisitions.
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The executive joined eOne in 2008 as vp of business and legal affairs and is promoted to the new position of svp of business and legal affairs.
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Sociedad General de Autores y Editores to sponsor audience award for the first time at this year’s festival.
Kristopher Dolphin’s latest action thriller The Runner will star international model and actor Adam Sabbagh.
IN FOCUS
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From the work of previous Golden Lion winners to the pick of this year’s debut film-makers, Screen profiles the hot films playing in and out of competition.
COMMENT
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The qualifying heats for the Oscars have begun with Venice and Toronto selections.
INTERVIEW
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The filmmaker tells Screen about the pressure of opening Venice, wanting to tell a story of contemporary Pakistan and America, and preparing Riz Ahmed (and his beard).
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The CEO of digital distributor GoDigital talks to Screen about striking deals with film-makers to make the fast-evolving online space pay.
REVIEWS
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Dir/scr: Ramin Bahrani. US. 2012. 105mins
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Dir: Kirill Serebrennikov. Russia. 2012. 115mins
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Dir: Ulrich Seidl. Austria-Germany-France, 2012. 113mins
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Dir/scr: Sarah Polley. Canada. 2012. 108mins
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Dir: Ariel Vromen. US. 2012. 97mins

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