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Screen Australia: guidelines refined, train choofs along except for...
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Screen Hub
Friday 12 March, 2010 (Australia)

Ahead of the new terms of trade agreement, Screen Australia has conducted a routine revision of the program guidelines. But even tinkering around the edges can change the world for an applicant.

Omnilab & Screen Qld: Barron finds key to treasure Mapp
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Screen Hub
Friday 12 March, 2010 (Australia)

Omnilab Media and Screen Queensland have reached an out of court settlement over In Her Skin - but hush, gentle reader, it's all a really, Big, SECRET!. A $2.3 million secret. Or maybe a bit less.

Guess what? Women buy more movie tickets than men
Women and Hollywood
Friday 12 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

New research released by the Motion Picture Association of America shows that women buy more movie tickets than men, across all four audience segments. In the coveted demographic of 18-24, women make up 3.4 million filmgoers while men make up 3.1 million. It's a change, and Melisa Silverstein speculates why.

Oscars and China: don't bet on it
China Daily
Friday 12 March, 2010 (China)

Fascinating article about the Chinese response to the Oscars, including the fact that they were "betting" on Avatar, which we think should be taken literally. Besides, they are big on spectacle.

New Zealand Weekly Box Office to 10 March, 2010
Screen Hub
Friday 12 March, 2010 (New Zealand)

We have to wait a little while yet to see the Oscar night's big winner. In the meantime, business returns to normal. The also-available-in-2D blockbuster du jour takes top spot, only a couple of films make small gains on their previous week's performance, and early trailers for part three are released even while part two (of the Twilight saga) is still in cinemas.

Sinbad and the Minotaur: huge, just huge...
Albert and Logan News
Thursday 11 March, 2010 (Australia)

It seems the industry is now so flat that "multimillion" = "big budget" at least for the media in Logan. Anyway, Limelight International Media Entertainment is revisiting Sinbad for US cable.

Variety Reviews: axed theatre critics asks the key question
Time Out New York
Thursday 11 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

"..you know, you start to wonder, Where is the authority in this coverage? What is there to set any paper apart as the paper of record? How is it different from people just filing random articles on blogs?” Indeed.

MIFF: not so much fun under the bonnet
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Screen Hub
Thursday 11 March, 2010 (Australia)

What is happening inside the Melbourne International Film Festival? Karl Quinn, Age journalist, has a swag of allegations, which have been tipped onto page five with a juicy headline.

Variety: takes reviewers to the knacker's yard
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Screen Hub
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

Reviews, a workhorse of Variety, with enormous brand cut through, will no longer be written by full time staff. And we are not supposed to care.

Eliot Rocke Mudfest: not just a pretty name
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia)

The Mudgee Short Film Festival (officially named as above) has announced its finalists, which includes three Australian entries.

Box Office: week ending 10th March 2010
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Screen Hub
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia)

Alice In Wonderland sucked $10,377,137 from Australian pockets, as our contribution to the largest opening weekend evah.

Wellington: WELLYWOOD sign a source of some embarrassment
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Screen Hub
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (New Zealand)

Wellington is about to erect a 28m by 3.5m sign on a hill - WELLYWOOD. Sadly, it is not a homage to the local boot industry, but an embarrassing genuflection to a terrible pun about cinema. We think they should have gone for THE SHIRE.

Indian Film Festival: short film winners
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia)

The winners of the 2010 Indian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond Short Film Competition have been announced.

Oscars: Kiwis take home expected awards
Screen Hub
Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (New Zealand)

For the fifth time, Weta Digital's Joe Letteri will be leaving LA with a lethal weapon in his luggage. The gold statuette, this time for Avatar, was won alongside Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew Jones and adds to an impressive collection.

Crafting the Rom-Com: don't be afraid of the loving..
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Screen Hub
Monday 8 March, 2010 (Australia)

With films like Valentine's Day and It's Complicated charming the box office, and a soggy history of cheery love in the Australian cinema, the Australian Film Television and Radio School provided an emergency box of ideas in a week-long course on creating the Romantic Comedy.

Oscars: earnings booster ceremony takes the stage for 82nd time
Screen Hub
Monday 8 March, 2010 (New Zealand)

Avatar lined up against the usual suspects for a number of awards today, with a number of other films with a Kiwi interest also in the running for statuettes.

Oscars: not a miracle
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Screen Hub
Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

After the Mary and Max and Samson & Delilah moments of gross injustice, the focus on the golden man is subdued for us this year. So far, it hasn't got any better..

Alice in Wonderland: biggest box office evah
Reuters
Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

$US210.3 million worldwide. Avatar begone.

Women Directors: Hollywood still in stone age
LA Times
Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.)

Even as "women emerge as potent force" in recent box office - see , for instance, women directors are still rare exceptions.