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• Article | Karl DEMYTTENAERE | 07.05.13 | 09:24

  3D cinema takes off in emerging countries

  
  [NEWS] Despite occasional hits, S3D cinema is struggling for success in European and North American movie theatres, whereas in emerging countries such as China and Russia, it’s winning over vast audiences.
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• Article | Kevin PICCIAU | 07.05.13 | 09:19

  Where to for Argentina’s independent cinema?

  
  [NEWS] Despite 2011 measures promoting domestic cinema in theatres, the BAFICI seems to be the only showcase – albeit limited – featuring Argentine films. Has the festival’s 15th anniversary heralded a new era?
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• Article | Nicolas VAQUIER | 08.04.13 | 16:22

  Digization, sole growth engine for Europe's creative industries?

  
  [NEWS] According to a recently published study entitled The Digital Future of Creative U.K., digitization is the sole growth engine for Europe’s creative industries.
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• Article | Maria MASOOD | 08.04.13 | 17:34

  Fespaco, essential, and yet fragile

  
  The pan-African festival of cinema and television (FESPACO) came into being in 1969, in Ouagadougou, and has succeeded in becoming a major event; but it is having difficulty bringing its objectives for African cinema to fruition.
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• Article | Kevin PICCIAU | 02.04.13 | 17:32

  South African film industry bound for success

  
  [NEWS] Over the past decade, South Africa has been successfully developing a number of weapons to attract foreign productions – and local films seem to be riding the wave as well.
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• Article | Karl DEMYTTENAERE | 20.03.13 | 11:24

  IMAX intent on maximum expansion

  
  [NEWS] In keeping with its screen size, IMAX witnessed extra-large growth in 2012. The company is reaping the fruits of an ambitious strategy rooted both in its network of theatres and its local partnerships.
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• Article | Maria MASOOD | 18.02.13 | 10:56

  Development fosters cultural diversity … up to a point

  
  What are the effects of economic development on cultural diversity in developing countries?
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• Article | Marc LE ROY | 29.11.12 | 13:25

  The media timescale at the crossroads

  
  Film professionals recently announced there was to be no change to “media chronology”, the order in which film products are made available via various media. It is hard to see how this position, which goes against changes in technology and consumer practices, could be tenable.
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• Article | Axel SCOFFIER | 11.12.12 | 18:07

  Qatar, from black gold to the big screen

  As an economic lever, and as a vehicle for outreach and soft power, the cinema industry lies at the heart of a range of issues that Qatar is setting out to bring under control. What strategic positioning will the Emirate go for in the world battle for the film industry ?
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• Article | Robert CAIN | 18.10.12 | 17:03

  6 Key Lessons From SARFT’s Foreign Film Blackout

  Now that the domestic film protection period is finished and foreign films are again dominating China’s movie screens, it will be instructive to look back and see what impact the blackout had, and how successful it was in achieving SARFT’s goals.
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