Brabant to top Telefilm Canada
Film News: Exec has spent 20 years at the TV and film funding agency --
Longtime Telefilm Canada staffer Carolle Brabant has been appointed executive director of the country's film and TV funding agency, it was announced Tuesday by federal Heritage Minister James Moore.
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news HBO's 'The Pacific' joins 'Band of Brothers' ranks
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Tags: celebrity, news, show, television, tv, TV Celebrity Underwater footage key to 'Cove'
Film News: Filmmakers hid cameras in faux rocks -- Much of the impact of "The Cove " comes from underwater footage.
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news Exhibitors finalize funding
Film News: Theater consortium lines up $660 mil for digital projectors -- A consortium repping North America's three largest theater circuits is expected today to finalize $660 million in funding that will be used to outfit 14,000 screens with digital projection systems, a prerequisite for showing 3D titles.
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French production hit by recession
Film News: Investment falls 26% to $1.4 billion -- The French film industry may be more resilient than its European neighbors, but it isn't recession proof.
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Fox delays 'Wall Street' sequel
Film News: Studio to release 'Money Never Sleeps' on Sept. 24 -- Hoping for a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May, 20th Century Fox is pushing back the release of Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" from April 23 to Sept. 24.
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Argentina's Trailer Co. widens focus
Film News: Company links with Spain's Tendal Montivideo -- Guido Rud's Buenos Aires-based The Trailer Co. is teaming with Miguel Angel San Antonio's Tendal Montivideo in Madrid to offer marketing tools -- principally trailers, posters and artwork -- on a worldwide basis.
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Oscar winner Fletcher lines next gig
Film News: 'Precious' scribe seeks directorial venture -- Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher is circling a directing project of his own.
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'Hurt Locker' path started on the Lido
Film News: Venice Film Fest selection led to Summit pickup -- Venice Film Festival topper Marco Mueller is beaming about "The Hurt Locker."
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news De Niro to play Vince Lombardi in biopic
Film News: Actor signs on for ESPN Films project about legendary coach -- Robert De Niro has taken on real-life boxer Jake LaMotta. Now he is attached to play legendary coach Vince Lombardi in the bigscreen pic "Lombardi" for ESPN Films, Andell Entertainment and the NFL.
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Walter Salles in talks for 'Wild Life'
Film News: 'Diaries' director taking on nature drama for New Line -- Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") is in talks to helm the conservation-themed drama "Our Wild Life" for New Line.
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Tribeca Film Festival unveils lineup
Film News: Selection includes 85 feature-length films -- Running April 21-May 2, this year's edition of Tribeca will showcase 85 feature-length films.
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Mexico adds to film tax rebates
Film News: President Calderon hopes to lure more foreign shoots -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday unveiled an extra 7.5% tax rebate for location shoots to lure large, foreign productions to Mexico.
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news Actor Corey Haim dies at 38
Film News: 'Two Coreys' star dies at St. Joseph Hospital -- Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
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Macdonald to direct 'Mystery'
Film News: Film to come from Tower Hill -- Kevin Macdonald is set to direct the whodunit "Murder Mystery," the first feature from production company Tower Hill Entertainment.
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news Disney sets date for 'Mars'
Film News: Green, Cusack starrer to be released in March 2011 -- Disney has set a launch date for Mars.
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Street actress reveals depression
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for a "serious breakdown" and depression.
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Tags: celebrity, entertainment, latest, news, Other Celebrity, update Anna Nicole opera to be staged
London's Royal Opera House is to host the world premiere of an opera about the life of ex- Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.
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Tags: celebrity, entertainment, latest, news, Other Celebrity, update Kiss front men developing children's TV show
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Tags: celebrity, news, show, television, tv, TV Celebrity Tempah 'to stay' number one
The first official midweek singles chart shows that Tinie Tempah is due to hold on to the number one spot for a second week.
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