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Film News: Art, commerce, branding also on Produced By agenda — The rapid evolution of film and television and how to monetize it were a common theme at the Producers Guild’s Produced By conference Saturday and Sunday on the Fox lot.

Film News: ‘City Island’ stands out among specialty films — While some wide releases struggle to give much lift to the box office, several specialty pics have made headway in an overall soggy B.O. playing field.

Film News: Distrib Unplugged left with no venues in the capital in runup to June 26 Japan release — Two more theaters have canceled screenings of helmer Louie Psihoyos’ Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove,” about Japan’s slaughter of dolphins for food, leaving distributor Unplugged without a Tokyo venue.

Film News: Int’l cooperation develops to restore films thought lost forever — A 1927 John Ford feature thought to have been lost is among a cache of 75 early U.S. pics recently uncovered in New Zealand.

Film News: Int’l cooperation develops to restore films thought lost forever — A 1927 John Ford feature thought to have been lost is among a cache of 75 early U.S. pics recently uncovered in New Zealand.

Film News: Int’l cooperation develops to restore films thought lost forever — A 1927 John Ford feature thought to have been lost is among a cache of 75 early U.S. pics recently uncovered in New Zealand.

Film News: Entrepreneur urges ‘Produced By’ attendees to focus on VOD — Billionaire Mark Cuban told the Produced By conference Saturday “If you look where everybody else is looking, that’s the wrong place. Everybody’s looking at the Internet. It’s done!”

Film News: ‘Shrek’ tops sluggish sesh in third frame — “Shrek Forever After” won what was an overall sluggish weekend, earning an estimated $25.3 million.

Film News: Toon title bests new releases in third frame — “Shrek Forever After” won what was an overall sluggish weekend, earning an estimated $25.3 million.

Film News: DreamWorks toon bests new releases in third frame — “Shrek Forever After” won what was an overall sluggish weekend, earning an estimated $25.3 million.