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Pukeko: invites Chinese industry delegation
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

At the invitation of Sir Richard Taylor’s children’s entertainment company, Pukeko Pictures, a delegation of nine senior executives from China’s Guandong Zhujiang Film and Media Corporation, SASA Cinema, Guangzhou Exchange Services Group, Asian Road Club and Grand Entertainment are visiting New Zealand this week.

Rotterdam and Berlin: Euromarket offers a tiger`s tale and a bear`s claw
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Screen Hub
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 (Australia)

Michael Clarkin is an emerging producer with a sharp eye for process and possibilities. Here he plunders his notes to reflect on the winter market run from the Rotterdam Tiger, which is much friendlier than Berlin`s Bear.

Kiwi Flyer: takes off in June
Nelson Mail
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

The Neslon-shot Kiwi Flyer completes post, cuts a trailer and aims to hit screens this winter.

Hawai`i: showcases Kiwi features
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

The Aotearoa-New Zealand Film Festival is to be hosted by the Honolulu Academy of Arts. It aims to showcase “vibrant traditions of Aotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand), and its indigenous Maori culture”, featuring “shining examples of the country’s powerful independent cinema movement”.

When A City Falls: collapses windows
The Press
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

A week after the end of its theatrical run, When A City Falls screens on TV3 on the first anniversary of the city`s biggest quake, and heads to DVD a day later.

RGM Media: changes name, raises another $5 million equity funding
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Screen Hub
Tuesday 21 February, 2012 (Australia)

On December 31, troubled film production and talent management outfit RGM Media changed its name to One North Limited, and announced that it has agreed a $5 million equity funding deal with Chimaera Equity Market Neutral Fund. And that might just be good news.

Oscar Voters: old, white and snobby
LA Times
Tuesday 21 February, 2012 (U.S.A.)

Statistical analysis of the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reveals that 54% are over sixty, two percent are under forty, 89% are white and 74% are men. Even the median age for VFX is 56, while 96% are white and 3% are female. Nearly all of them are still working.

The Sapphires: glitter attracts buyers in grim Berlin
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Screen Hub
Tuesday 21 February, 2012 (Australia)

The Sapphires, the musical film about an Indigenous all-girl band in 1968, is now doing very useful business in the overseas markets. Goalpost, now a UK-Australian combo, is rolling out the news after the deals in Berlin.

Box Office: Feb 20th, 2012 goes ha, ha, thud
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Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (Australia)

Any Questions for Ben is surely on its last legs at $1,219,526

Chinese Market: terms improve, as mouse gets into biggest granary of all
Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (China)

Chinese Vice-President VP Xi Jinping has been in the US, leading to a flurry of deals and better terms for foreign [or just US?] films released in China.

Tropfest: all on for 2013
Monday 20 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

The humble gumboot will be the star in the Tropfest New Zealand short film competition launched today. As the mandatory “Tropfest Signature Item” Kiwi filmmakers can creatively use the gumboot in any way they like in a short film of no more than seven minutes duration.

Hoyts: shaking your ass
Hoyts
Monday 20 February, 2012 (New Zealand)

A new movie technology using synchronised motion effects is the cinema industry’s latest tactic to attract and retain the next generation of moviegoers.

Berlin: how did the Australians go?
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Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (Germany)

For the third year running - as Screen Australia points out - the Generation Kplus zone at the Berlin International Film Festival turned out to be a happy hunting ground for the Australians.

Berlin and the EFM: think elevated genre
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Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (Germany)

At 10 am on Sunday morning in the final hours of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, producer Jannine Barnes tapped out her assessment of the marketplace. On the festival side, the strong contingent from Australia and New Zealand dominated the Generation Shorts program.

Berlin: B-Grade
Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (Germany)

Shane Danielsen argues that Berlin, well, sucks these days.

Berlinale 2012: Euro-centric, dour and conservative
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Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (Germany)

The festival`s top prize of a Golden Bear for Best Film went to Italians Paolo & Vittorio Taviani`s prison-set Caesar Must Die, whose subject matter (lifers learning to perform Shakespeare) regularly crops up as a filler item on current affairs shows. Whether the additional 100 or so minutes were worth the effort was debated by attendees and critics alike.

US: to export more films, dollars and jobs to China
Screen Hub
Monday 20 February, 2012 (U.S.A.)

For those displeased by what they saw as NZ`s kowtowing to Hollywood studio demands in the wake of the 2010 Hobbit dispute, the announcements made in Los Angeles at the end of Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping`s US visit probably make entertaining reading.

Tim Burstall: diary launch is instant history
The Australian
Friday 17 February, 2012 (Australia)

One prosaic para in the middle of Graeme Blundell`s fine remarks about Mr Burstall says it all for us: "Stork proved the commercial viability of Australian feature films. It was that simple. They could be made and sold profitably in their own country even while market research suggested local films were distrusted by Australian audiences."

Brief: ADG Awards due by February 27th
Screen Hub
Friday 17 February, 2012 (Australia)

Solid list of awards. Lots of categories. But how is a producer or director to choose their best?

Brief: Swerving into North America
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Screen Hub
Friday 17 February, 2012 (Australia)

Swerve has sold to the Cohen Media Group for North America, and High Fliers for the UK. The European Film Market is showing dividends.

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