All Screen articles in 15 August 2013 – Page 2
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NewsOscilloscope picks up Teenage
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Matt Wolf’s documentary and plans a ‘robust’ festival run prior to 2014 theatrical and ancillary run. Separately, Generation Iron will open in September.
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NewsThor to hit IMAX int’l arena
Disney-Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World will commence its international roll-out on IMAX 3D on Oct 30.
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NewsUniversal launches writing award
Those selected for the Emerging Writers Fellowship will work within the studio and gain access to Universal executives, producers and other key industry professionals.
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NewslevelFilm launches with Kaige
Former THINKFilm executives David Hudakoc and Michael Baker have launched the Toronto-based distributor, one of several new players that are expected to arrive in the wake of the eOne-Alliance merger.
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UltraStar, Letian plan theatres
US-owned UltraStar Cinemas and China’s Letian Entertainment have formed a joint venture to develop and operate theatres in China.
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NewsParticipant boosts doc unit
Elise Pearlstein has joined Participant Media as svp of documentary films.
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NewsZurich galas include Gravity, Diana
National premieres at the Zurich Film Festival also include The Railway Man.
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NewsFocus soaks in Sunshine
EXCLUSIVE: Focus International nabs Toronto-bound Proclaimers musical with Jane Horrocks, Peter Mullan.
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David Bowie is… live cinema
London’s V&A museum teamed with Picturehouse Entertainment to screen a live cinema event marking the end of its hit David Bowie exhibition. Michael Rosser was in attendance.
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NewsHoward, Aquino to lead SAG-AFTRA
Ken Howard and Amy Aquino have been re-elected to lead SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsMadhavan joins Living Dead
Simon West Productions and the Graphic Film Company, in association with 2020 Entertainment and Indus Media and Entertainment, have signed Bollywood actor R Madhavan to Night Of The Living Dead: Origins 3D. Meyers Media Group handles international sales.
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NewsIFC Midnight gets Contracted
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with XYZ Films.
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NewsStrand acquires Branca’s Pitch
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Andrew Muscato’s baseball documentary.
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NewsFortissimo nets Linsanity deal
Fortissimo Films has secured Taiwanese distribution for Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary with Encore Film.
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NewsContinental, Los Banditos strike deal
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed a two-picture deal with Los Banditos Films.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn acquires Anita
Freida Mock’s documentary centres on Anita Hill, the law professor who 20 years ago testified against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in an infamous sexual harassment hearing.
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NewsLionsgate finds Life After Life
Kate Atkinson’s bestseller was published in April and explores the lives of a woman during World War II given the chance to begin from scratch.
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NewsBachelorette to get UK cross-platform release
After a successful release of the Kirsten Dunst comedy on VoD in the US, ahead of its theatrical release, Lionsgate and Icon adopt day and date strategy for the UK.
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NewsABCs of Death 2 directors named
Mighty Boosh comedian Julian Barratt and Juan of the Dead director Alejandro Brugués lined up for omnibus sequel.
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