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A record 1,000 entries from more than 40 countries were submitted for the 11th International Animation Film Festival Stuttgart which will be staged from March 22-27 showing a total of 425 films with enlarged competition sections and a more international slant.This year, four competitive sections - International Competition, Young Animation, Tricks for Kids and Feature Animation - will offer a total of Euros 54,500 in prize-money.The International Competition, for example, will feature six world premieres - including Daniel Nocke s Der Moderne Zyklop Germany , Sylvie Bringas Room Service UK and Anthony R. L <a href=https://www.stanleycups.com.mx>stanley cup awrence s Looking For Horses Australia - and twelve German premieres ranging from Barry J.C. Purves Hamilton Mattress UK and Kirsten Winter s Escape Germany through Phil Mulloy s The Invasion UK and Florence Miaihle s Au Premier Dimanche D aout France to Katrine Talks A Life In The Day Of A Dog Denmark , while the Feature Animation competition has Bill Plympton s Mutant Aliens,
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ContentFilm is in talks to acquire the US First Look Media, marking Content s first major strategic step since joining London s AIM stock-market via its takeover of Winchester Entertainment.The move, announced to the stock market on Friday, gives Content a North American home video and DVD distribution business, plus a film library of some 350 titles including Evelyn, Waking Ned Devine and Antonia s Line.The deal is likely to see Content assume $12m of First Look debt. Content will also issue stock and pay cash worth $15m, representing the equity equivalent of approximately $1.00 per First Look share. There are limited points of entry into the North American video business and First Look <a href=https://www.stanleycup.com.de>stanley cup has builta significant business in this sector which is poised for furth
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