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Giffoni rolls forward with new facility

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:45:25 +0000

International Top Story: Multimedia Valley will cost $40 million — Italy’s Giffoni Experience, the unique film festival for children with 2,800 kids from 40 countries as jurors, is venturing into a new phase with $28 million now in place to build the Giffoni Multimedia Valley, which aims to become Southern Italy’s largest production facility.

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Films in Progress unveils titles

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:54:48 +0000

International News: Lineup includes ‘Sciences,’ ‘Asalto’ — Diego Lerman’s “Moral Sciences” and Iria Gomez Concheiro’s “Asalto al cine” will feature at the 17th edition of Films in Progress.

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Monte-Carlo bets on co-production

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:13 +0000

International News: Bodle, Kloiber, Millichip join debate — Senior execs from the international TV community are to participate in a two-day confab focusing on funding and co-production issues at this year’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

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Piracy in Europe costs $13.7 billion

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:38 +0000

International News: More than 185,000 jobs may have been lost — Europe’s creative industries lost E10 billion ($13.7 billion) in retail revenue last year because of piracy, according to estimates released Wednesday by the International Chamber of Commerce.

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Rosenbaum joins Digital Domain

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Film News: Won visual effects Oscar for ‘Avatar,’ ‘Gump’ — Fresh off his visual effects Oscar win for “Avatar,” Stephen Rosenbaum has joined the staff of Digital Domain.

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Exhibs show green side at ShoWest

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:42:17 +0000

ShoWest News: Theater owners learn eco-friendly lesson — ShoWest showed off its green side on St. Patrick’s Day, with exhibitors displaying eco-friendly theater practices.

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Hyde Park buys Nick Stone rights

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:33:04 +0000

Film News: Production company targets Andy McNab book series as franchise — Hyde Park has acquired the rights to Brit author Andy McNab’s Nick Stone espionage novels and is eyeing the series as a potential franchise.

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Abbie Cornish fields twin roles

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:26:26 +0000

Film News: Actress lines up Madonna, De Niro projects — Abbie Cornish has followed up her “Bright Star” turn with a pair of high-profile roles.

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Blockbuster may file for bankruptcy

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:27:16 +0000

Technology News: Struggling Vidtailer dealing with billion-dollar debt — The decision by consumers to make fewer trips to the video store is forcing Blockbuster and its rivals to revisit bankruptcy protection.

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Reitman to direct Kutcher, Portman

Steven Leon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:27:10 +0000

Front Page: Trio set for Paramount’s untitled romantic comedy — Veteran producer and director Ivan Reitman will get back behind the camera in May to direct Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in an untitled romantic comedy for Paramount Pictures.

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