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• 20th Century Fox's AUSTRALIA and Metacafe Launch "The Thirty-Second Film Contest"

  - 2008-10-27

  Baz Luhrmann's Epic Romance/Adventure Invites Aspiring Film Editors to Create a :30 Spot for the Film LOS ANGELES -- Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming romantic adventure AUSTRALIA and Metacafe are joining forces to launch "The Thirty-Second Film Contest" on October 24. The contest challenges aspiring film editors to use materials...

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• 20th Century Fox Releases World Films' The Butcher in Australia

  - 2008-09-26

  High-Action Film Starring Eric Roberts to Be Released March 2009 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- World Films, Inc., a production company that is rapidly redefining the action-drama genre, has acquired a 20th Century Fox release of its most recent film, The Butcher, in Australia in March 2009. Written and directed...

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• Baz Luhrmann's AUSTRALIA Educates and Inspires Aspiring Filmmakers with "Set to Screen Series" Podcasts

  - 2008-04-15

  Launches April 15 on iTunes LOS ANGELES -- Twentieth Century Fox and renowned filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, the Oscar[R] nominated director of Moulin Rouge and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, are collaborating on a special series of 10 podcasts that will follow the making of the epic film AUSTRALIA, on...

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• Hugh Jackman to Star with Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's Untitled Epic; Luhrmann's First Feature Film since Oscar-Winner ``Moulin Rouge'' to Begin Production February 2007

  - 2006-06-07

  LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Jackman, just off the record-breaking success of "X-Men: The Last Stand," has agreed to star with Nicole Kidman in writer-director Baz Luhrmann's as yet untitled epic. Jackman, one of today's most in-demand and busiest talents, chose the Luhrmann film over the myriad projects he has...

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• Super powers of the internet.

  - 2005-11-07

  Nov 07, 2005 (B&T Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The use of internet advertising played a major role in the successful promotion of the film "Fantastic Four" in Australia. Leanne ...

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• Battle lines drawn in movie war.(Brief Article)

  - 2005-04-18

  Apr 17, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) In Australia, the competition is fierce for the avid DVD viewer's dollars. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is hoping its recent takeover of MGM's Australian DVD operation will give it sufficient distribution clout to...

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• Big fat box office for Roadshow.

  - 2003-01-28

  Jan 27, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Roadshow Film Distribution was a big money-spinner in Australia in 2002. It had top box office numbers in 2002, garnering up to 22 of the $A812 million earned. Figures came from a report by...

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• Film chief scours world for box office to believe in.

  - 2002-12-07

  Dec 06, 2002 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Tony Safford is senior vice-president of acquisitions for Twentieth Century Fox. He scours the globe in search of films to market under the Fox banner using the wealth of resources available to the company. In ...

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• Cinemas, the latest blockbuster hit.

  - 2002-07-14

  Jul 14, 2002 The Sunday Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's cinemas industry is enjoying solid growth. Ticket sales rose by 6.7 per cent in the first six months of 2002, to $A423m. Data from the Motion Picture Distributors' Association of Australia show that...

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• The force's with leisure.

  - 2002-05-26

  May 26, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- The success of certain blockbuster films has sparked hopes for listed leisure stocks in Australia. Analysts believe that good box office figures should boost the earnings of key cinema distributors. These include Village Roadshow and...

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