'Potter,' 'Hugo' lead Saturn noms

'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2''Hugo'"Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Hugo" both received 10 nominations for your 38th annual Saturn Honours, including noms to find the best fantasy film. The Academy of Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror Films will recognition individuals who win inside a June 20 ceremony in Burbank.J.J. Abrams' "Super 8" received 8 nominations, while "Captain America: The Initial Avenger" came mentions in seven groups. Paramount's 46 nominations represented most likely probably the most for nearly any studio, then Warner Bros.' 13.Martin Scorsese may even obtain the George Friend Memorial Award for his ode for the roots of cinema. Among the pic's many nominations, Dante Ferretti is nommed for his production design, he won the art direction Oscar on Sunday.Other Academy Award individuals who win up for Saturn recognition include "The Woman While using Dragon Tattoo," "Evening amount of time in Paris," "The Muppets" and "Rango."While large-budget genre fare centered the majority of the groups, two arthouse faves, Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin Home IsInch and Rob Nichols' "Take Shelter" each received four noms.Inside the TV groups, AMC's "Breaking Bad" and FX's "American Horror Story" received most likely probably the most noms with six and five, correspondingly.The org's being qualified period for your honours was Feb. 1, 2011, to Jan. 31, 2012. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Artificial Eye takes 'Ai Weiwei'

LONDON -- Artificial Eye has snapped up U.K. rights to Sundance award-winner ''Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,'' while DCM nabbed the pic for German-speaking Europe. Pic, which was being shopped in Berlin by Independent Film Company, screened at the fest as part of the Berlinale Special Screenings. Story follows Ai Weiwei, China's most famous international artist and outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldoze his newly built studio and hold him in secret detention. Docu is helmed by Alison Klayman, who gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Pic won a Sundance special jury prize in Park City in January. Klayman produces with Adam Schlesinger while Karl Katz, Julie Goldman and Andrew Cohen exec produce. Independent Film Company is handling international rights while Cinetic Media reps North American rights. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Fox to bow unscripted skein 'Hotel Hell'

Fox has scheduled the premiere of the new unscripted series featuring Gordon Ramsay ("Hell's Kitchen") for April 6. "Hotel Hell," that will begin to see the cantakerous chef train his expert eye on enhancing low quality hotels every Friday at 8 p.m., will start the evening following the return of series "Bones" on April 5 at 9 p.m. Another coming back series, "Bob's Hamburgers, will go back to the Sunday selection at 8:30 p.m. beginning March 11. "House," which Fox introduced earlier within the week will finish following this year, may have its series finale broadcast May 21. The finale is going to be preceded with consecutive airings of originals only beginning April 2. With "Hotel," Ramsay may have four different shows on Fox, including "MasterChef" and "Kitchen Bad dreams." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com