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Fort Tilden wins SXSW

12-Mar-2014 | By Jeremy Kay

Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ comedy earned the narrative feature competition grand jury prize while Margaret Brown’s Deepwater Horizon disaster film The Great Invisible prevailed in the documentary section.

Temporary Family moves into Edko slate

12-Mar-2014 | By Liz Shackleton

Edko Films will be launching sales on Cheuk Wan Chi’s Temporary Family, a romantic comedy starring Nick Cheung, Sammi Cheng and Angelababy, at the upcoming Filmart content market in Hong Kong.

Lynne Ramsay, Jane Got a Gun producers reach agreement

11-Mar-2014 | By Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: Producers quash pending civil action after private resolution.

Cameras set to roll on Carol

11-Mar-2014 | By Jeremy Kay

EXCLUSIVE: Production is about to kick off in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 12 on Number 9 Films and Killer Films’ Patricia Highsmith adaptation, reuniting Todd Haynes with recent Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.

Grace secures Beatles rights for Beat Bugs

11-Mar-2014 | By Jeremy Kay

Filmmaker Josh Wakely’s Australia and US-based production company Grace has acquired world rights from Sony/ATV Music Publishing to the Beatles’ music catalogue for the animation series.

CinemaCon honours for Barrymore, Sandler

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, stars of the upcoming Warner Bros May 23 rom-com Blended, will receive the 2014 CinemaCon Female Star Of The Year Award and Male Star Of The Year Award respectively at the Las Vegas convention on March 27.

CJ 4DPlex to present at CinemaCon

11-Mar-2014

The South Korean 4D cinema company will bring its 4DX technology to the Las Vegas convention.

3D Producers Lab delegates named

11-Mar-2014

Second 3D Creative Summit Producers Lab to take place at the BFI on March 13.

Cameras set to roll on Carol

EXCLUSIVE: Production is about to kick off in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 12 on Number 9 Films and Killer Films’ Patricia Highsmith adaptation, reuniting Todd Haynes with recent Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.

Pulse signs Jonathan Van Tulleken

Award winning director has worked on dramas including Misfits and Top Boy.