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Abu Dhabi's Mubadala backs RaineThu, Mar 11, 2010 08:00 AMInternational News: Government-owned company takes 9% stake -- Mubadala Development Company, the strategic investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, has underscored its ambition to become a major showbiz player by acquiring a 9% stake in U.S. boutique merchant bank The Raine Group, the company said on Thursday. Flicker Alley nabs ' Inferno' in U.S.Thu, Mar 11, 2010 07:49 AMInternational News: Docu on Clouzot film sells widely abroad -- Rolling off its Cesar nod for best docu, "Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno" has been picked up by U.S. company Flicker Alley for all rights distribution. Linklater, Potter join Babelgum juryThu, Mar 11, 2010 07:17 AMInternational News: Sundberg, Watson, Wishnow also on panel -- Richard Linklater and Sally Potter are among high-profile helmers recruited for jury duty by the Babelgum Online Film Festival dedicated to professionally produced short films, held in tandem this year with indie filmmakers network Shooting People. CNC sets policy for digital screensThu, Mar 11, 2010 06:55 AMInternational News: Plan allows for total conversion in France -- France's government-backed Centre National du Cinema film board has established the major guidelines for the digital conversion of Gaul's cinema theaters. Pink Floyd wins EMI court fightThu, Mar 11, 2010 06:45 AMInternational News: Label judged wrong for allowing iTunes sales -- The financiers at indebted EMI Group are facing yet another blow as a High Court judge in London ponders the level of fine the label should pay after breaking the terms of its contract with veteran act Pink Floyd. Japanese vid software sales fall 4.2%Thu, Mar 11, 2010 06:30 AMInternational News: Second half of 2009 saw slight growth -- Japanese video software sales fell 4.2% year-on to $3.04 billion in 2009, according to a report issued by the Japan Video Software Association (JVA) on Wednesday. This is the fifth straight year of decline for the biz since hitting its peak of $4.17 billion in 2004. Disney greenlights south India picThu, Mar 11, 2010 06:13 AMInternational News: Telugu-language pic stars Siddharth -- Disney has greenlit its first film targeted at audiences in southern India. RTL profits hold steady in 2009Thu, Mar 11, 2010 05:29 AMInternational News: Revenue drops 6.3% to $7.4 billion -- RTL Group topper Gerhard Zeiler said on Thursday rigorous cost-cutting and an unexpected year-end rally helped the pan-European broadcasting giant to record a steady net profit last year of Euros 298 million ($407 million). These 10 have a rendez-vous with stardomWed, Mar 10, 2010 07:34 PMInternational News: Breakout French talent takes the next step -- Age doesn't matter to these 10, a mix of fresh faces and veteran pros with rising profiles. Rendez-Vous With French Cinema challengesWed, Mar 10, 2010 06:12 PMInternational News: Unifrance hopes to excite U.S. buyers with latest films -- As the foreign arthouse market continues to shrink abroad, the Unifrance-sponsored Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York is strengthening its role as a launchpad for French pics' distribution in the U.S. Dramas of the Rendez-Vous festivalWed, Mar 10, 2010 05:57 PMInternational News: Lineup mixes arthouse films with big budget fare -- This year's Rendez-Vous lineup reveals two recurring trends of contemporary French cinema: intimate, character-based dramas that have been the mark of Gallic films for decades, and bigger, more commercial-minded genre fare aimed at international markets. Oil gives way to film in Middle EastWed, Mar 10, 2010 05:18 PMInternational News: Entertainment steady for new generation of investors -- When Qatari media shingle Alnoor launched a $200 million film fund last October, it became the latest of a growing number of Middle East-based players looking to enter the film biz. Dubai on holdWed, Mar 10, 2010 05:08 PMInternational News: Many projects put on hold until financial stability returns. -- While the likes of Qatar and Abu Dhabi have been relatively sheltered from the recent global economic crisis thanks in some part to their gas and oil wealth, respectively, neighboring Dubai has been much harder hit. Godard classic to be featured at COLCOAWed, Mar 10, 2010 04:10 PMInternational News: 'Pierrot le Fou' to premier at L.A.'s festival of French films -- A restored version Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 classic "Pierrot le Fou" will have its international premiere at L.A.'s 14th annual City of Lights, City of Angels festival of French films, running April 19-25 at the Directors Guild of America Theatre Complex. Cantinflas biopic in the worksWed, Mar 10, 2010 04:02 PMInternational News: Mexican icon introduced to American auds in '80 Days' -- A biopic on Mexican icon Cantinflas is underway with Argentine scribe/helmer Gabriela Tagliavini tapped to write the screenplay, based on a story by pic's helmer Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (Bella). |
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