All Screen articles in 6 December 2013 – Page 4
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NewsExperts: Go for experience, not money, in China
Having plenty of moneybags isn’t always a good thing, say producers at ScreenSingapore’s conferences this week.
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NewsFilm Movement bites into Cannibal
Manuel Martin Cuenca’s dark romance [pictured] to open theatrically in US and Canada in Q3 2014, followed by VOD and DVD release.
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CommentSubtitles for Christmas campaign
Action on Hearing Loss has gotten 10,000 signatures on its petition for LoveFilm to provide subtitles for people with hearing loss.
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NewsScreen Australia backs Kenny followup
Anton Corbijn’s Life also set to get direct government investment from Screen Australia.
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NewsPanel: SE Asia should think locally
At ScreenSingapore/ATF, producers from Japan, South Korea, China and Singapore talked about the rise of regional finance and markets while identifying primary audiences and developing local stories.
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NewsJeremy Irons joins biopic Infinity
Edward R Pressman-produces biopic of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, to be played by Dev Patel.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Web Junkie
Shosh Shlam & Hilla Medalia’s documentary [pictured] about internet addiction has been selected for Sundance 2014.
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NewsBuyers book into Starred Up
EXCLUSIVE: David Mackenzie’s well-received prison drama clocks deals for UK seller Independent.
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NewsKeating joins Postman Pat
Boyzone frontman to provide the singing voice of Postman Pat in upcoming film.
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NewsAV closes Let Us Prey deals
EXCLUSIVE: Horror starring Liam Cunningham sells in Europe, Middle East.
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NewsStudioCanal buys Red stake
French film producer and distributor StudioCanal has acquired a majority stake in Red Production Company as part of its drive to move into UK TV production.
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NewsNo Man’s Land has strong China opening
Chinese filmmaker Ning Hao’s long-delayed road movie No Man’s Land has grossed $3.2m (RMB19.5m) on its opening day in China (Dec 3).
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NewsCatching Fire, Thor cross $600m
UPDATE: Lionsgate’s sequel to The Hunger Games and Thor 2 have both reached $600m at the worldwide box office.
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NewsDominic Cooper in talks for Warcraft
Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures are in final negotiations with the UK star and have closed deals with Ben Foster and Paula Patton.
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NewsStrand acquires Cat Fish
Strand Releasing has acquired US rights to Claudia Sainte-Luce’s The Amazing Cat Fish from Pyramide International.
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NewsWeinsteins board Veronica’s Room
Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s fledgling TWC-Dimension label will finance, distribute and serve as executive producer on the adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby author Ira Levin’s 1973 Broadway thriller.
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NewsPanama to host LatAm awards
The Ibero-American film industry will get its own award ceremony starting in 2014.
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NewsTWC to re-release Butler
The Weinstein Company is seeking to boost the ensemble drama’s awards profile and will re-release it this week.
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NewsSundance unveils first wave
Festival top brass announced on December 4 the US and world cinema dramatic and documentary competition entries as well as 11 NEXT titles for the upcoming 30th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, set to run in Utah from January 16-26 2014.
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NewsContinental Media sells Unknown Caller
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media has closed early sales on the thriller Unknown Caller that the company boarded during the recent AFM.