All Screen articles in 16 May 2013 – Page 8
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NewsBac bolsters line-up and sales team
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Bac Films is kicking off Cannes with a reinforced international sales team this year following the arrival of Clémentine Hugot on the eve of the market.
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NewsFilms Boutique visits the Louvre with Sokurov
Berlin-based sales outfit Films Boutique is back in business with celebrated Russian auteur and Golden Lion winner Alexander Sokurov [pictured].
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NewsSPWA takes territories on Gold
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired key territories on the Justin Timberlake starrer Spinning Gold, which Foresight Unlimited has introduced to buyers in Cannes.
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NewsBarks begins second US feature
Andrew O’Connor [pictured] directs May the Best Man Win, starring Whitmer Thomas, Drew Tarver and Rosa Salazar.
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FeaturesCannes 2013: Market Buzz
Screen’s essential guide to the hottest titles coming to market at Cannes.
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NewsHerzog to be honoured at Locarno
German director to receive Leopard of Honour at the upcoming 66th Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsDoha appoints Suleiman as artistic advisor
Doha Film Institute (DFI) has appointed renowned Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman to the post of artistic advisor.
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108 Media finds Camera Trap
108 Media has acquired worldwide sales for the found footage title Camera Trap and is showing footage in the market.
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NewsJohansson joins Chef cast
Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast of Jon Favreau’s Chef, which Aldamisa International has introduced to buyers here.
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NewsNantucket, Academy strike pact
The Nantucket Film Festival has sealed a partnership with The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences around the Ciné Institute of Haiti and the Nantucket Film Festival Teen Filmmaking programme.
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NewsKarpen named Focus co-CEO
Andrew Karpen has been promoted to co-CEO of Focus Features and signed a new contract, as has CEO James Schamus, who will continue to lead the company.
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NewsFIP takes slew of Culpa rights
Fox International Productions (FIP) has acquired distribution rights in the US, Latin America and Germany to Fred Cavayé’s thriller Mea Culpa.
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NewsRobert Walak joins TWC
EXCLUSIVE: Former Alliance exec to oversee UK operations for The Weinstein Company (TWC); Negeen Yazdi promoted.
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NewsRealD makes Russian hires
Julia Vinokurova named general director of RealD Russ LLC, while Alexey Vinokurov joins as logistics and technical manager.
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NewsPine, Ejiofor join Zachariah
Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in Material Pictures and Zik Zak Filmworks’ Z For Zachariah. Lotus Entertainment launches sales in Cannes.
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NewsCinedigm, Magnet strike pact
Cinedigm and Magnet Media Productions have signed a deal to distribute five features over the next three years using Cinedigm’s digital distribution and marketing capabilities.
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NewsK5 sells Fast and Furious spoof
SuperFast! is the latest spoof from the team behind Meet the Spartans and Vampires Suck.
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NewsIM3 reaches $980.3m
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 is on the verge of crossing $1bn after Disney executives reported on Wednesday [15] it had reached $980.3m worldwide.
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NewsWilliams, Edgerton enter Double Hour
Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton will star in The Double Hour, a remake of Giuseppe Capotondi’s 2009 Italian film of the same name about two lovers who become embroiled in a robbery.