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SPWA, Picturehouse swoop on SXSW duo
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired all international rights to Space Station 76, while in a separate deal Picturehouse has acquired The Guest ahead of their Austin screenings.
Giuseppe Tornatore to shoot in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Paradiso director reunites with The Best Offer team on upcoming film.
CinemaCon honour for Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman will receive the CinemaCon Lifetime Achievement Award at the Las Vegas convention on March 27.
Frank to compete in Istanbul
Lenny Abrahamson’s feature, starring Michael Fassbender, in competition at the Istanbul Film Festival.
Festivals and Awards
CinemaCon honour for Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman will receive the CinemaCon Lifetime Achievement Award at the Las Vegas convention on March 27.
ScreenTech
Vimeo unveils $10m distribution fund
The video platform will promote a $10m investment at SXSW on the anniversary of its Vimeo On Demand platform.
MovieLaLa ramps up
The social network and film marketing platform for upcoming movies has received further seed funding as a soft launch continues.
Production News
Giuseppe Tornatore to shoot in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Paradiso director reunites with The Best Offer team on upcoming film.
Latest box office news
Warners unleashes 300 sequel
300: Rise Of An Empire invades 58 countries this weekend through Warner Bros Pictures International having already plundered a number one debut in France with Wednesday’s (5) $1.8m launch.
Smaug, Robocop top China box office
Robocop had a strong opening in China last weekend, grossing $20.67m (Feb 28-March 2), but The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug kept the top spot in the box office chart.
Corporate News
Canadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
