All Screen articles in 01 July 2010 – Page 7
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Eclipse sinks teeth into $30m+ midnight record
The results are in and it’s good news for Summit Entertainment as the studio estimated The Twilight Saga: Eclipse grossed a record $30m+ from midnight shows at more than 4,000 North American theatres on Wednesday (30).
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Pohlad begins Apparition restructure amid staff lay-offs
Bill Pohlad has commenced the first stage of restructuring at Apparition, cutting 60% of the company’s bicoastal workforce and hiring Tom Ortenberg as consultant.
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Ingenious' Kip Meek joins South West Screen
Meek joins the regional agency as it launches a $4.8m digital innovation programme.
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Disney licenses package to VOD outfit Picturebox in Poland
VOD subscription service PictureBox has acquired the on-demand rights in Poland to more than 30 films from The Walt Disney Company EMEA.
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Sundance Institute unveils 18 Documentary Film Program grantees
The Sundance Institute announced 18 recipients on Wednesday (June 30) of its Documentary Film Program grant for the spring 2010 round.
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BBC, Evergreen to produce 3D dinosaur feature
It will bring together the teams behind Planet Earth and When Dinosaurs Roamed America.
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Paramount first studio to cross $1bn domestic in 2010
Paramount Pictures has become the first studio this year to cross $1bn at the domestic box office on the back of Iron Man 2’s $306.9m theatrical run.
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Screen Media corrals Edinburgh favourite Ransom Pride for US release
Screen Media has acquired worldwide rights to Horsethief Pictures’ graphic novel western The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride following its world premiere in Edinburgh.
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E1 acquires US rights to Ashley Judd drama Helen
E1 Entertainment has acquired US rights from Vera Rights Management to the drama Helen starring Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic and Lauren Lee Smith.
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Dominic Cooper to play Iron Man's father in Captain America: The First Avenger
Dominic Cooper has become the latest actor to join the cast of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger following yesterday’s news about Tommy Lee Jones.
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First Run Features sets November theatrical launch for Bhutto
First Run Features has acquired Duane Baughman’s documentary Bhutto based on the life of the assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto.
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GFI launches DVD distribution arm and educational programme
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has expanded its distribution enterprise and launched a DVD arm dedicated to films from its Traveling Lens series.
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High Point scores US distribution deal on Freestyle
Independent distribution company Phase 4 Films will release the low budget British basketball inspired drama in the US.
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Zhang Yimou to mentor Palestinian director Jacir
The House Of Flying Daggers director will team up with Annemarie Jacir as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative.
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Chiara Mastroianni to be honoured at Locarno
The French actress will receive the festival’s Excellence Award on 6th August.
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Bollywood box office disappoints in first half of 2010
Of the 80 Hindi films released in the first six months of 2010, only UTV’s Rajneeti can be declared a hit.
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Undertow, The String among Frameline34 winners
Frameline34, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, closed on June 27 with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl.
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Mara Sternthal promoted to GMX general manager
Mara Sternthal has been promoted from senior vice-president of business development to general manager at Global Media Exchange (GMX).