All Screen articles in 08 January 2009
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Fitzgerald teams with Chang on BackNine
Right Angle Studios founder Jon Fitzgerald and design industry veteran Bobby Chang have launched the entertainment company BackNine Studios aimed at creating inspirational stories for global audiences.
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MarVista boards Another Harvest Moon for AFM
MarVista Entertainment has acquired international rights from Ostrow And Company to Another Harvest Moonstarring Ernest Borgnine, Piper Laurie and Cybill Shepherd.
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New Films delivers Chain Letter starring Nikki Reed
New Films has acquired worldwide rights to Deon Taylor’s horror film Chain Letter starring Nikki Reed and Brad Dourif.
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NewsNeoClassics boards worldwide rights to The Over The Hill Band
Canada-based NeoClassics Films has acquired worldwide rights to Geoffrey Enthoven’s Belgian comedy drama The Over The Hill Band.
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NewsPIFF, Chapman University team for Pusan West
Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has formed a partnership with Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts to launch a filmmaker showcase to bring a selection of Korean films and filmmakers from PIFF to the US.
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NewsStrand takes US rights to My Year Without Sex
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Sarah Watt’s Australian film My Year Without Sex from The Works International at AFM.
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NewsCinema Epoch to open Skirt Day in theatres in spring 2010
Cinema Epoch has acquired US rights to Jean-Paul Lilienfeld’s drama Skirt Day (La Journee De La Jupe) starring Isabelle Adjani.
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NewsVivendi Entertainment names Yolanda Macias evp business development and acquisitions
Vivendi Entertainment has promoted Yolanda Macias to executive vice-president of business development and acquisitions.
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NewsChildren Of God, Precious to bookend sixth Bahamas Int'l Film Festival
Bahamian film-maker Kareem Mortimer’s drama Children Of God and Lee Daniels’ critical darling Precious bookend the sixth annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF).
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NewsLionsgate reports second quarter year-on-year revenues hike
Bolstered by strong gains in its television production business, new revenue from TV Guide Network and TV Guide.com and reduced theatrical marketing costs, Lionsgate reported revenues of $393.7m and net income of $31.7m for the fiscal 2010 second quarter ended September 30.
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NewsWBITD promotes sales executives Roni Patel, Rita Akkari
Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) has promoted Roni Patel to vice president, sales – Scandinavia, Benelux and Middle East, and Rita Akkari to director, sales – Central and Eastern Europe.
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NewsHPI boards AFM sales on Hyde Park, Essen's Leonie
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Hisako Matsui of Essen Communications are partnering on Leonie, based on the life story of Leonie Gilmour, American mother of world-renowned American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
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NewsNewsweek critic David Ansen named LAFF artistic director
Newsweek film critic David Ansen is joining Film Independent as artistic director of the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsJenna Rosher's Junior takes Sheffield audience award
Junior, the debut from US director Jenna Rosher, has won this year’s audience award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. The film looks at the relationship between a 75 year old Italian American and his 98 year old mother.
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NewsNikkatsu sells Alien Vs Ninja to UK and Thailand
Japanese studio Nikkatsu has sold Alien Vs Ninja to Revolver Entertainment for the UK and M Pictures for Thailand.
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NewsBob Iger, Barry Meyer to be named DGA honorary life members
The Directors Guild Of America will present Walt Disney Company president and CEO Bob Iger and Warner Bros chairman and CEO Barry Meyer with the DGA Honorary Life Member Award.
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NewsHoward Gantman named MPAA vp corporate communications in DC
Howard Gantman has been named vice-president of corporate communications at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Morgan Freeman with career award
Morgan Freeman will receive the Career Achievement Award For Acting at the The 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.
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NewsThe Secret of Kells heads for US release through GKIDS
GKIDS has acquired US rights to Irish director Tomm Moore’s animated film The Secret Of Kells.