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Film News: Government cuts threaten movie bodies — Italy’s film community is up in arms over Euro zone belt-tightening measures that threaten several of the country’s top cinematic entities, including the Centro Sperimentale Film School, the National Film Archives and Cinecitta-Luce.

Film News: U.K. company adds ‘Tom Jones,’ ‘Hughie’ to slate — U.K. shingle CrossDay Productions is set to ramp up its development slate after selling a quarter of its equity to non-film biz company HNWI.

Film News: Film biz happened on his way from the Forum — Before Hollywood seduced Ashok Amritraj into the business of entertainment, the transcontinental producer was himself an entertainer with a fierce backhand.

Film News: Volcanic ash turns showbiz plans to dust — “Iron Man 2″ move from London to Los Angeles has been the biggest disruption to the film biz so far.

Film News: Gallic officials work to keep Paris a film mecca — Despite the recession’s impact on the film biz, Paris continues to lure American filmmakers, inspire stories and captivate the Stateside psyche.

Film News: Investment down 19% in first quarter — The French film biz continues to downsize.

Film News: Report on film biz proves less can be more — The Motion Picture Assn. of America’s annual state-of-the-industry report on the film biz proves that less can be more: North American B.O. receipts were up more than 10% last year, even though the number of films released in theaters was down a sharp 11.8% from 2008.

Film News: Entertainment steady for new generation of investors — When Qatari media shingle Alnoor launched a $200 million film fund last October, it became the latest of a growing number of Middle East-based players looking to enter the film biz.

Film News: Hollywood facility bets on the film biz in Central Europe — Expressing confidence in the future of the film biz in Central Europe, Hollywood’s Raleigh Studios is about to open a large facility in Budapest.

Film News: Films Boutique sees future for world cinema auteurs — Small may be beautiful. In the international film biz, it can also be profitable.