All Screen articles in 28 August 2009 – Page 2
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Summit extends Twilight into virtual world Habbo
Summit Entertainment is looking to extend its vampire franchise Twilight online through a new deal with social networking site, Habbo.
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Blockbuster sells Irish division for $45m
Blockbuster Entertainment, the home entertainment chain, has sold its Irish subsidiary Xtra-vision to local consortium Birchhall Investments for $45m (€32million).
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Mueller "back-loads" festival line-up to keep all eyes on Venice
The 66th Venice Film Festival kicked off the autumn festival season on Wednesday (September 2), bringing a raft of new titles to the market, a majority of which are still seeking distribution deals in major territories.
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The Silent Army selected as Dutch Oscar submission
Jean van de Velde’s The Silent Army has been named as the Netherlands’ best foreign language submission for the 2010 Academy Awards.
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Canada’s Equinoxe Films quits distribution
Montreal-based distributor Equinoxe Films is pulling out of distribution after its principal backer, France Film, withdrew its funding.
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Kazakhs select Kelin as foreign language Oscar submission
Ermek Tursunov’s epic romance Kelin has been named as Kazakhstan’s official foreign language Oscar submission ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto.
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Film Independent unveils Filmmaker Forum panellists
Groundswell Productions founder Michael London, UTA agent Rich Klubeck and Mandalay Pictures’ Cathy Schulman will be among the panellists at Film Independent’s fifth annual Filmmaker Forum in October.
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Russell Harvard, Shoshannah Stern join wrestler biopic Hamill
Russell Harvard and Shoshannah Stern will star in Film Harvest’s Hamill, based on the life of deaf championship wrestler and current UFC fighter Matt Hamill.
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3D Entertainment takes global rights to prehistoric adventure Sea Rex
3D Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the prehistoric adventure Sea Rex 3D directed and written by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain.
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Film Movement takes North America on SXSW winner Mine
Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Geralyn Pezanoski’s SXSW audience award documentary winner documentary Mine.
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Hexe Lilli - Die Reise Nach Mandolan (Lilly The Witch 2)
Further adventures of the girl witch now takes her to India
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Odyssey Entertainment ceases trading
Odyssey Entertainment, the London-based sales and financing company, ceased trading on August 28.