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Film News: Kazakh film wins main feature prize -- Kazakh pic "Tulpan," took home the main feature prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region's highest kudos, at a special ceremony Tuesday on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Film News: Weinstein, Doumanian, Traxler to produce -- The Weinstein Co. has acquired worldwide film rights to the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play "August: Osage County" and will produce a feature adaptation.

Film News: Columbia taps Chris Murphy to write script -- Columbia Pictures is back in the dojo with a new version of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid," which has been refashioned as a star vehicle for Jaden Smith.

Film News: Pic has been sold to nearly 100 countries -- Finnish hit movie "Christmas Story," which has been sold to nearly 100 countries, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Lightning Media.

Film News: Bond film opens top in Germany, Italy -- Sony/MGM's "Quantum of Solace" hit paydirt in Europe with socko openings in major and minor markets and gritty holds on home turf in the U.K. and in France.

Film News: Filmmaker helmed 'Deep Throat' -- Gerard Damiano, director of the pioneering pornographic film "Deep Throat," died Oct. 25 in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 80.

Film News: Southeastern city in Turkey fights for name -- Batman has a new adversary: Batman. The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser "The Dark Knight."

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