All Screen articles in 15 May 2009 – Page 9
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NewsOverture acquires The Men Who Stare At Goats
Overture Films has acquired The Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, from CAA.
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NewsTom Hiddleston to play Loki in Branagh's Thor
Marvel Studios has cast Tom Hiddleston to play the villain Loki in the studio’s upcoming Thor adaptation.
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NewsSpanish director Paula Ortiz to make first feature film
Spanish director Paula Ortiz is set to make her first feature film De Tu Ventana A La Mia. Local stars Raul Arevalo and Maribel Verdu likely are expected to play lead roles.
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NewsJump Street acquires Australasian rights to The Eclipse
Jump Street Films has acquired Australia/New Zealand rights from Magnolia International to Conor McPherson’s Tribeca hit The Eclipse.
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NewsPiFan announces line-up for NAFF It Projects market
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has announced the line-up for its sophomore Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) It Project market.
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NewsOsaka sells 9% stake in Universal Studios Japan
Osaka has announced that it will sell its 9% stake in USJ Co Ltd, the firm that operates Universal Studios Japan (USJ), to majority shareholder Goldman Sachs.
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NewsEFP elects Eva Vezer as president
European Film Promotion, the EU-funded film marketing body, has elected a new president and vice president at its General Assembly meeting at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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NewsScreen International Daily
ScreenDaily brings you the newest Screen International Daily Covers and content from the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
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FeaturesCannes Gallery
ScreenDaily brings you the latest pictures from the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsBalibo and Bran Nue Dae to bookend Melbourne Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will open and close with world premieres of new Australian films. Political thriller Balibo will open this year’s edition on July 24 while music comedy Bran Nue Dae will close it on August 8.
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NewsAlejandro Jodorowsky plans October shoot for King Shot
UJ Budapest FilmStudio’s Laszlo Kantor has revealed further details of one of the more colourful projects currently being hatched in the market, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s King Shot.
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NewsUK's FAQS closes sales on Simon Pearce’s Shank
Bristol-based FAQS has closed a number of deal on Simon Pearce’s Shank including to Optimale in France, GM Films in Germany, TLA Releasing for the UK and USA.
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NewsAsia’s Fox Star to develop Tamil films with Murugadoss
Fox Star Studios, the pan-Asian joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and broadcaster Star, has signed a two-picture deal with Tamil filmmaker AR Murugadoss, director of recent blockbuster Ghajini.
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NewsBlood And Bone leads robust Cannes sales for CMG
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has reported robust sales on his slate, led by a UK deal with G2 on the action title Blood And Bone.
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NewsLatido lures buyers with Sex, Party & Lies
Spanish sales outfit Latido has been racking up yet more sales on its Cannes titles.
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Zentropa recruits trio of Norwegian directors
Norwegian film directors Unni Straume, Petter Næss and Jens Lien have joined Zentropa International Norway, it was announced in Cannes yesterday (May 20).
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NewsVivendi takes US multi-platform rights to Palisades Tartan titles
Vivendi Entertainment has acquired US home video, digital and mobile rights to the Palisades Tartan catalogue, marking the first time the films will be available digitally to US audiences.
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NewsWide signs co-production deals for Laure Charpentier’s Gigola
Wide Management has concluded co-production deals with Spain and Belgium on its upcoming Gigola. The Marie Emilie Production for France has partnered with MG Films in Belgium and Mate Cantero in Spain.
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NewsMPower close deals on The Stoning of Soraya M.
US-based MPower International has sold The Stoning Of Soraya M. to Scanbox in Scandinavia, Nu Metro in South Africa and Independent Distributors in Israel.
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NewsToei sells Good Husband to K&Entertainment
Japan’s Toei has sold love fantasy A Good Husband, directed by Isao Yukisada, to South Korea’sK&Entertainment.The film stars Etsushi Toyokawa, who first achieved international recognition in Shunji Iwai’s Love Letter, and Hiroko Yakushimaru, as a couple in their forties battling over the husband’s infidelity. It is scheduled for release in ...