Indie Pics Gaining Spinoff Success...

Filmmakers repurpose projects into multimedia ventures Gregg Goldstein In the indie world, it used to be that the most a filmmaker could hope to land from a film festival was an award, an agent or a distributor. But as producers wrap up Sundance deals and head to SXSW, more are finding that their films can be spun off into new multimedia ventures and repurposed for unexpected moneymaking properties. In recent years, entrepreneurial lensers have transformed...

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Cuba Film Censorship Grip Loosens...

A new breed of filmmaker is emerging in Cuba, where travel restrictions to and from the U.S. have eased, allowing digital-savvy helmers — many of them alumni of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez-founded Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV), which has spawned two generations of Latin American and Cuban filmmakers — to aim at a wider audience. Helmer-scribe Alejandro Brugues' zombie satire "Juan of the Dead" drew thousands of rabid filmgoers at its Havana Film...

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Study: Chinese Censors Police Social Media with Blinding Speed...

A new U.S. study explores the mechanisms used by censors to filter the 70,000 posts that are made each minute on China's wildly popular Sina Weibo service. While Chinese hackers were topping global headlines for poking around the computer systems of the United States' most valuable tech and media companies -- and movie studios -- a team of American researchers was busy carrying out its own clandestine inquiry into Chinese tech territory. A new study published...

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Malaysian Police Crack Down on Movie Piracy Site...

A 27-year-old man behind a popular local file-sharing service was arrested for hosting downloads of "Sky Fall," "Life of Pi," "Jack Reacher," "Argo" and more. Officers from the cyber crime unit of the Royal Malaysian Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday for hosting links to illegal downloads on the popular local message board and file-sharing site, SYOK.org. Hollywood Studios Reach Deal With China's Taobao on Anti-Piracy Efforts According to the...

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Hollywood market research evolves to reflect tech-savvy moviegoers...

In an age when the text and the tweet can destroy a movie an hour after it opens, Hollywood market research firms are scrambling to rethink the way they help movie studios promote their films. That has created new challenges for companies such as Capstone Global Marketing and Research Inc. in Sherman Oaks, which must adapt their testing methods to the changing habits of the tech-savvy moviegoer. "None of us knows the answers," said veteran marketing strategist...

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Five Studios Sign on for Satellite Movie Delivery...

DCDC's digital cinema distribution platform could begin rollout by midsummer. Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition has reached agreements with Lionsgate, Universal, Disney, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures to provide each with theatrical digital-delivery services across North America. Disney Junior's 'Sofia the First' Renewed for Second Season DCDC -- formed by AMC Theatres, Regal Entertainment Group, Cinemark Theatres, Universal Pictures and Warner...

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ASCAP gets cable TV boost...

While overall payments and revenues at ASCAP remained relatively flat, the performance rights group logged substantial increases in revenue from cable TV, according to unaudited 2012 financial figures the org presented on Monday. In total, ASCAP managed to distribute more royalties to songwriters, publishers and copyright holders than last year, despite accruing less in total revenue: Annual revenue of $941 million represented a 4.5% decline from 2011, while total...

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France Examines Even Tougher Anti-Piracy Laws...

Regulatory body issues first report aimed at curbing the streaming and downloading of copyrighted content. PARIS: Already home to some of the strictest anti-piracy laws for users, France's Internet Authority (HADOPI) has issued a new report examining ways to curb usage of streaming and direct download sites. Internet Providers Launch Copyright Alert System Looking to stop piracy at the source, the report suggests a combination of techniques including site...

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Film London Creates Department for Artists Looking to Make Movies...

The U.K. government-backed agency appoints current production and talent development tsar Maggie Ellis to run the newly formed unit. LONDON – Film London, the British capital's movie agency familiar to Hollywood's location decision makers, is setting up a dedicated department for artists looking to make movies. Berlin 2013: U.K.'s Production Film Market Renews Aussie Partnership (Exclusive) The U.K. government-backed agency has tasked current head of production...

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NAB 2013: Deluxe to Showcase Cloud-Based Playout Platform...

MediaCloud service is developed for broadcasters and content owners. Deluxe will feature its new cloud-based playout platform at the upcoming NAB Show, April 6-11 in Las Vegas. NAB 2013: Jon Landau to Keynote Cinema Technology Summit Deluxe, Technicolor Begin Orderly Retreat From Film Services For the past year the MediaCloud service has been quietly tested by several broadcasters, reported Maurizio Cimelli, managing director of MediaCloud. It includes tools...

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Hollywood executives predict technology-fueled changes..

Grainge has devoted his career to the business, having worked with and signed a multitude of songwriters and artists, including U2, Elton John, ABBA, Eurythmics, Metallica and Amy Winehouse. These days he's been focusing on building digital distribution models and technology partnerships around the world (and serves as a United Kingdom trade ambassador). Some of that Grainge gravitas was on display at this week's Innovation Forum, a two-day event in Los Angeles...

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Foreign TV Shoots Boost Ontario’s Economy...

Features drop but network series rep $943 million in local spending Jennie Punter TORONTO — Ontario's film and TV industry contributed C$1.28 billion ($1.25 billion) to the provincial economy last year, up slightly from $1.26 billion in 2011, the Ontario Media Development Corporation said Friday. Despite a dip in both foreign and domestic feature film spending, growth in the TV sector more than made up the difference, with domestic and foreign series representing...

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VES Calls for California to Expand Incentives...

Society also wants a vfx congress for artists worldwide The Visual Effects Society, prodded to action by recent protests and anger among vfx pros worldwide, has issued a statement with two calls to action for the visual effects industry. The first calls on the California legisltature and Gov. Jerry Brown to "immediately expand its tax incentive program for the entertainment industry and to include a focused approach concentrated on the visual effects and...

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Chinese government launches screenwriting contest for U.S. writers...

In the latest effort by China to expand its cultural influence and build stronger ties to Hollywood, government officials in Beijing are looking for U.S.-based screenwriters to help tell their stories. The Cultural Assets Office of the Beijing Municipal Government on Monday will announce the 2013 Beijing International Screenwriting Competition, which organizers called a "groundbreaking initiative" to foster artistic collaboration and an ongoing creative dialogue...

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Women in Film Accepting Applications for Film Finishing Fund Grants...

The 28-year-old program has awarded more than $2 million worth of grants to more than 170 movies in its history. The Women in Film Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 Film Finishing Fund grants, the fund's co-chairs Betsy Pollock and Nancy Rae Stone said Tuesday. The deadline is April 29, and the winners will be announced in October. Since its inception 28 years ago, the fund has awarded more than $2 million worth of grants to more than...

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