All AFM articles – Page 104
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NewsSunrise to bring Turgenev play Fortune's Fool to big screen
Sergei Bespalov’s production, financing, worldwide sales and distribution company Sunrise Entertainment will adapt Ivan Turgenev’s play Fortune’s Fool into a feature.
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NewsVanguard strikes deal with Kung Fu Panda's John Stevenson
Vanguard Films CEO John Williams has closed an overall producing-directing deal with Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson.
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NewsHartnett to star for Joffe in Corsan's Singularity
Josh Hartnett has been set to star in Roland Joffe’s epic romantic adventure Singularity for Corsan as the film kicks off production today [8] in Australia.
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NewseOne acquires UK rights for Harlin's 5 Days Of August
eOne has won a bidding war at AFM for UK rights to Renny Harlin’s political drama and action film 5 Days Of August.
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NewsHigh Fliers gets the point of Needle for UK as Lightning closes sales
Lightning Entertainment has sold John V Soto’s Australian horror film Needle to a raft of territories including the UK where High Fliers will distribute.
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NewsTalk turns to potential Berlinale 2011 selections
As the AFM begins to wind down, attention now turns to hot titles for the Berlinale.
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NonStop flies with Wings of Fear sales
Scandinavian sales outfit NonStop has been doing brisk sales on its horror titles during the AFM. Sales executive Teresa Allden has now confirmed a multi-territory deal on Wings Of Fear, which has gone to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia (Star Films).
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NewsToei takes Japanese rights to Korean hit The Man From Nowhere
Japan’s Toei has acquired Korean hit The Man From Nowhere from Seoul-based M-Line Distribution which is handling Asian territories on the film.
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NewsMann Made, Veneration merge
UK producer/director Scott Mann is partnering with composer/director James Edward Barker to co-own production company Mann Made Films.
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NewsDead on Arrival launches with Martin Compston comedy
UK producers Andy Thompson and Simon Phillips have launched a new film company, Dead on Arrival Digital, which is backed by an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
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NewsIchnos strikes library deal with FilmSharks
Ichnos, the new digital distribution network launched during this year’s Venice Film Festival, has announced details of its latest projects.
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Jinga sells The Hunt to Japan
UK sales outfit Jinga Films has sold Thomas Szczepanski’s debut horror The Hunt to New Select for Japan.
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NewsWild Bunch reports flurry of AFM sales, led by The Grandmasters
French powerhouse Wild Bunch has announced multiple sales on its AFM slate. Wong Kar-Wai’s $25 million The Grandmasters will close in several major territories by the end of the market.
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NewsHigh prices, high ambition at bustling AFM 2010
A handful of marquee titles shone as sales agents and acquisitions teams offered differing views from a busy if not always hyper-productive market that saw the cautious return of Japanese buyers.
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NewsMyriad boards Panettiere, Reed thriller Downers Grove at AFM
Hayden Panettiere, Nikki Reed and Rebecca De Mornay have joined the cast of thriller Downers Grove that Myriad Pictures is introducing to buyers at AFM.
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NewsTatum to star in Randall Wallace period adventure The Mercenary
Channing Tatum will star as a Virginia cavalryman who travels to the court of Catherine The Great on an undercover mission in Randall Wallace’s $65m adventure romance Love And Honor: The Mercenary.
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Open, Vampire Boys generate AFM interest for Ariztical
Ariztical Entertainment has broadened its international sales slate and is talking to buyers about a roster of titles led by this year’s Berlinale Teddy Jury Award winner Open.
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Celluloid Nightmares closes key sales on Atrocious, Greetings To The Devil
Celluloid Nightmares has closed a multi-picture theatrical deal with Revolver in the UK and Senator in Germany for Atrocious and Greetings To The Devil.
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Bespalov’s Sunrise closes Russia deal for Father Of Invention
Sergei Bespalov’s Sunrise Entertainment has licensed all Russian rights to Art Pictures Media for its Kevin Spacey comedy Father Of Invention.
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CinemaNX cranks up TT3D
TT3D (working title), the hugely ambitious 3D event movie about the Isle of Man’s celebrated motorcycle race, is likely to receive its market premiere in Cannes.