All Screen articles in 21 Apr 2011 – Page 6
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NewsTesco acquires 80% stake in blinkbox
UK supermarket chain acquires majority stake in UK streaming service
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsIndiePix launches subscription VOD service
200 new indie titles available on new site, IndiePix Unlimited
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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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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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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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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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NewsCelestial moves into social games, expands channel business
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Justin Weng as vice president, Game Development and Licensing, marking the company’s entry into the social games business.
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CommentA right Royal romance comes to DVD
Tale of the British royal romance set to hit the small screens with new DVD release
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Devine launches Pacific Northwest Pictures
Easy A producer Zanne Devine has formally unveiled the Canadian multi-platform distributor Pacific Northwest Pictures.