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Film News: Sequel collects an estimated $13.1 million on Friday — The New Line/Warner Bros. sequel “Sex and the City 2″ grabbed the No. 1 spot yesterday.

Film News: Pic is feature film debut of Marcia Faria — Gullane, one of Brazil’s top film production houses, is set to produce “A Procura de Martina” (Martina’s Search), the feature film debut of Marcia Faria.

Film News: Pic sweeps Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV Awards — Quebec helmer Denis Villeneuve’s “Polytechnique” swept the 30th Genie Awards, Canada’s top film honors, winning nine of its 11 noms including trophies for pic (producers Maxime Remillard and Don Carmody) and director, at a gala in Toronto on Monday.

Film News: ‘Sudor Frio’ reps move into horror genre — Pampa Films, a top film producer in Argentina, is partnering with indie shop Paura Flics to produce “Sudor Frio” as it pushes into the horror genre.

Film News: Disney pic increases 57% for over four million views — Online auds increased their views through the looking glass as “Alice in Wonderland” trailer grew 57%.

Film News: Bala wins directing award for ‘Naan Kadavul’ — Helmer Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Bengali-language “Antaheen” bagged the top film award at the Indian National Film Awards Saturday.

Film News: Vampire pic ends Visible Measures run at No. 1 — Vampire pic “Daybreaker’s” bite was deadly enough to claim the No. 1 spot on this week’s Visible Measures online film trailer chart.

Film News: Reitman film named top film of 2009 — “Up in the Air” continues to impress critics as the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.