All Screen articles in March 4 2016
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NewsSony inks Criterion deal for UK
The first wave of Criterion Collection titles to be launched in the UK includes Sydney Pollack’s Tootsie and the Maysles brother’s Grey Gardens [pictured].
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News'London Has Fallen' tops UK box office
Fox’s Kung Fu Panda 3 previews strongly; Universal’s Hail, Caesar! opens with $2.2m (£1.52m); eOne’s Spotlight receives a post-Oscar boost of 69%.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Films acquires 'Bang Gang'
The distributor has acquired North American rights from Films Distribution to Eva Husson’s feature debut.
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NewsQumra kicks off in Doha with key industry in attendance
Netflix, Sundance and EFM are among new delegates attending the second edition of the DFI’s Qumra.
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NewsFormer EAVE president Alan Fountain dies aged 69
Former EAVE and Channel 4 executive died unexpectedly on Thursday.
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NewsBen Wheatley, Andrea Arnold, Whit Stillman titles sell for Protagonist
The sales company has closed a raft of deals on six titles following EFM.
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NewsBusan, Lotte partner on $17.3m film fund
The money is set to be divided between big-budget commercial projects and independent films shot in the Korean city.
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Comment'London Has Fallen' interns hail "life-changing" experience
Lionsgate teamed up with charity Films Without Borders to offer internships on the Gerard Butler-starring sequel.
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NewsHulu strikes for streaming rights to 'Malala'
The digital platform has announced its second deal in a week as it ramps up its acquisition activity.
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News'Grimsby' tops 'London Has Fallen' on buzz chart
The Sacha Baron Cohen comedy pipped Gerard Butler’s action sequel to first place.
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News'45 Years' backer Creative England faces cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Production services department sees cuts, core film team put on notice of further job losses.
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NewsMary Parent joins Legendary
Thomas Tull has appointed the producer of The Revenant to the new position of vice-chairman of worldwide production.
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NewsMongrel International closes new 'Maudie' sales
EXCLUSIVE: President Charlotte Mickie announced on Thursday a pair of key deals with EFM buyers on the drama.
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NewsAMC to buy Carmike for $1.1bn
Wanda-owned AMC Theatres is to buy Carmike in a deal that would create the biggest exhibitor chain in the world.
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NewsScott LaStaiti, AG Capital team on Stephen Flatow film
Scott LaStaiti has acquired exclusive life rights to the story of the New Jersey-based lawyer who uncovered an international terror conspiracy and will produce with AG Capital’s Alex Garcia and Laura Walker.
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NewsRLJ Entertainment weighs in on 'Nina' controversy
The head of the distributor behind the Nina Simone biopic has responded to a growing furore over the suitability of Zoe Saldana to play the celebrated singer and Civil Rights activist.
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NewsGreg Dyke appointed to BAFTA TV role
Former BFI chairman succeeds Sophie Turner Laing in the role as vice president for television.
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NewsUS Briefs: Film Movement acquires 'Neither Heaven Nor Earth'
Plus: Alcon takes rights to Rock Star Mommy; Disney elections returns Iger et al to board
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NewsAmazon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt team on KKK film
Period drama K Troop will depict Major Lewis Merrill, who resisted the Ku Klux Klan through a network of informants.
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NewsTribeca-bound comedy 'Adult Life Skills' gets sales, distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Jodie Whittaker comedy gets international sales company and deal with new UK distributor.