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Film News: Graham King tapped for Variety’s U.K. Achievement in Film — Graham King has guts. He backs expensive movies that don’t revolve around franchises or brands. And he gets top stars and directors to say yes to projects even when distribution hasn’t been locked down.

Film News: Scotts Sean Connery and Tilda Swinton hit Edinburgh

Film News: Pic is follow up to ‘Mia and the Migoo’ — Jacques-Remy Girerd will follow up “Mia and the Migoo,” which won last year’s European Film Academy toonpic prize, with “Tante Hilda.”

Film News: Pic is follow up to ‘Mia and the Migoo’ — Jacques-Remy Girerd will follow up “Mia and the Migoo,” which won last year’s European Film Academy toonpic prize, with “Tante Hilda.”

Film News: Populast movement influences web-rights policies — As the entertainment industry wages its war on copyright bandits, the international Pirate Party movement continues to grow, with nascent orgs now established in 44 countries.

Film News: Premium format gains ground on continent — Digitization isn’t just offering new opportunities for regular cinemas, it’s also led to the rapid growth of Imax Corp. around the globe in terms of box office and screens.

Film News: A salute to people and companies who think creatively — Cinema Expo’s kudos salute people and companies who think creatively about everything from creating toons to luring audiences to the multiplex.

Film News: Theaters counter competish with d-cinema and amenities — European exhibs celebrated record box office grosses last year — revenue rose 12% to more than $8 billion — thanks in large part to 3D hits like “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and “Avatar.”

Film News: Event renamed 2 in 1 with new focus — Moscow’s arthouse film festival, 2Morrow, which has run in the city’s 35MM Cinema for the past three years, is to relaunch after a makeover.

Film News: Territory is graveyard for specialty pics — Russia is one of the world’s worst markets for arthouse cinema, research by one of the country’s top niche film distributors shows.