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All Screen articles in 21 Apr 2011 – Page 45
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NewsThe Mill sold to Barclays
VFX and post house The Mill has been sold to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the company at $194 (£119m).
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NewsProvidence invests $58m in India’s UFO Moviez
Global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has pumped $58.38m (Rs2.6bn) into Indian digital cinema company UFO Moviez for an undisclosed minority stake.
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NewsLoveFilm becomes first UK SVOD outfit to stream Disney features
More than 50 films from Disney’s library to become available on LoveFilm
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NewsEaling Studios and Prescience merge sales operations
The joint venture, Ealing Metro, will see the UK studio and the UK fillm financier merging their respective sales divisions; the company’s new slate will be announced in the run up to Cannes, with a planned 10-15 films a year.
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NewsIndiePix launches subscription VOD service
200 new indie titles available on new site, IndiePix Unlimited
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NewsCotillard, Gordon-Levitt board Nolan’s third Batman project
Christopher Nolan is reuniting with his Inception stars on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises, scheduled to open on Jul 20, 2012.
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NewsSony promotes Scott Sherr to evp worldwide marketing and distribution
The executive will continue to negotiate and help guide the studio’s theatrical digital delivery strategy and is also involved in deal making and assessing 3D releasing strategies.
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IFC Midnight takes US to thriller The Shrine
Jon Knautz’s film won Best Canadian Feature at the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal and played at 2010 ScreamFest in Los Angeles.
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NewsPinewood studios in new takeover bid
Pinewood Shepperton Studios has received another takeover approach, just two weeks after its largest shareholder, Peel Holdings, made a bid for the company.
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NewseOne and Summit renew output deal in UK and Canada
eOne to release up to eight Summit films a year until 2015.
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Sheinberg to self-distribute indie horror Creature
Sid Sheinberg’s production venture The Bubble Factory will directly distribute its upcoming Creature in 1,000-2,000 US screens on Sept 9.
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NewsJustin Long to play wild best man in comedy Lumpy
Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine and Addison Timlin will star in writer Ted Koland’s directorial debut.
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FeaturesWeekly International box office April 15-17
Fox’s Rio soared above its international rivals on $56m, $38m more than second-placed Scream 4.
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NewsTesco acquires 80% stake in blinkbox
UK supermarket chain acquires majority stake in UK streaming service
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NewsUPDATE: Restrepo co-director killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington died on April 20 while covering the Civil War in Libya.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
The news comes amid reports that Mark Cuban is considering selling Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters – first reported on Screendaily more than three months ago.
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NewsTop directors register protest on eve of premium VoD launch
One day before the first premium-VoD release, a group of leading filmmakers including James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Gore Verbinksi, Michael Bay and Guillermo del Toro have signed a letter calling on the studios to scrap the proposal.
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NewsWillow Shields joins Lionsgate’s Hunger Games
The latest casting fanfare on the project surrounds a young newcomer who will play the heroine’s younger sister.