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Les Arcs team launches Paris co-pro market
New co-production platform to take place during Champs Elysées Film Festival in June.
Demange's '71 finds US home
Roadside Attractions and Black Label Media have acquired all US rights to Yann Demange’s thriller.
Snowden warns of government threat
Google and the government were in the crosshairs as whistleblower Edward Snowden made a rare public appearance on Monday (10) to address the SXSW conference from exile in Russia – ironically using Google+ Hangouts.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film sold to UK
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
Simonds Jr leads China venture
Days after Jeff Robinov announced his Studio 8 venture with Huayi Brothers and details emerged of the Disney partnership with Shanghai Media Group, longtime Adam Sandler producer Robert Simonds Jr is at the heart of the latest US-China venture.
Festivals and Awards
Les Arcs team launches Paris co-pro market
New co-production platform to take place during Champs Elysées Film Festival in June.
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
Production: Carla Hacken joins SKE
The studio veteran arrives at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment as president of production, effective March 17.
Latest box office news
300 dismantles Lego in the UK
Warner Bros’ sequel scores $4.6m (£2.8m) debut to top UK chart; Fox’s The Grand Budapest Hotel records Wes Anderson’s best-ever UK bow.
300 sequel conquers US on $45m
Warner Bros’ 300 sequel beat off the competition from DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while Fox Searchlight capitalised on 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar glory and scored a massive limited debut on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Corporate News
Pulse signs Jonathan Van Tulleken
Award winning director has worked on dramas including Misfits and Top Boy.
