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Caviar signs script development deal for American Clan remake The American channel A&E is preparing a remake of the successful VTM series Clan.

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See you forever and win offline in Abitibi-Témiscamingue To Forever by Nic Balthazar won the Grand Prix Hydro-Québec at the 32nd edition of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. Peter Monsaert's Offline also won prizes; his feature debut won the Prix Communications et Société.

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Baghdad Messi continues to win prizes Baghdad Messi won two awards at the 8th edition of the Relatos Cortos Festival in Merlo, Buenos Aires; namely Best Short Fiction Film within the competition of 24 international short films, and the Grand Prize of the Jury for Best Film of the festival.

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Marina wins Student Jury Prize in Valladolid, Spain Marina, the long-awaited new feature film by Stijn Coninx, has won the Student Jury Prize at the 58th edition of the Valladolid International Film Festival.

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Argentina may break up media companies The Argentine Supreme Court has ruled that the Argentine government may forcibly break up private media groups if these companies can count more than 35 percent of the population as their audience.

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Toye and Provost selected for AFI Fest Little Black Spiders by Patrice Toye has been selected for the Breakthrough section of the prestigious AFI Fest in Los Angeles.

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Netflix not yet available in Belgium For the time being, there are no plans for a Belgian launch of Netflix. The company does employ people, but they are all involved in services in the Netherlands. Netflix is an online provider of films and series via online streaming.

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Come on, Eddy! nominated for Cinekid Jury Prize Come on, Eddy! by director Gert Embrechts is one of the three nominees for the Cinekid Jury Prize in the category Best Dutch Children's Film. The film has a chance to win a Cinekid Lion worth €7,500. Jacqueline de Goeij produced the film.

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Apple mocked for 'stealing' video from filmmaker Last week, Apple came into negative light because it claimed the rights to a video by filmmaker Casey Neistat. The video was made during the launch of the iPhone 5s and mainly focused on people's obsession.

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Flemish short films conquer interfilm in Berlin Six Flemish short films have been selected this year for various sections of interfilm Berlin, the Berlin International Short Film Festival (12 - 17 November), the longest running short film festival in Germany after Oberhausen.

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The Broken Circle Breakdown wint in Honolulu Felix van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown has won The Princess Dialta Alliata di Montereale Award for Best Film at the 33rd edition of the Hawai'i International Film Festival.

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"Marina" by Stijn Coninx is released in Italy Stijn Coninx's film Marina will also be released in Italy. The film about the life of singer Rocco Granata will premiere in Rome on November 9 and be released in Italy early next year. The first part of "Marina" was filmed in Italy, where Rocco Granata grew up.

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