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Zeitgeist buys US rights to Sundance doc Up The Yangstze
US distributor Zeitgeist Films has acquired Yung Chang's feature debut documentary Up The Yangstze in advance of its US premiere at Sundance. The film, which had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2007, travels up the famed Chinese river to explore the end of a way ...
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DGA strikes tentative deal with AMPTP in just two weeks
The Directors Guild Of America (DGA) has struck a tentative deal for its contract renegotiation with studio representative the Alliance Of Motion Picture And Television Producers (AMPTP), putting pressure on the writers to resolve their ongoing dispute.In a typically early settlement for the directors thrashed out months before their contracts ...
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Writers' strike: are the Oscars threatened'
Last Friday, US TV network ABC Studios terminated more than 20 writer or producer deals, invoking the force majeure provision allowing termination of such deals six weeks into a strike.LastMonday, four other TV studios followed suit, saving tens of millions of dollars in the process.On February 24, ABC stands to ...
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Video platform blinkx adds content from Future Shorts, YoungCuts
US-based video search engine blinkx has struck deals with 13 new content partners. The new independent content providers are Calon TV, ChannelFlip.com, Channel X, Foothill Entertainment, Future Shorts, jeko.tv, Journeyman Pictures, Looking Glass International, MoMedia, Monster Distributes, Reelport, Wysiwyg Films and YoungCuts.Content will be searchable and playable at blinkx.com using ...
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Relativity, MGM team on Olyphant-starrer A Perfect Getaway
Relativity Media is to produce and MGM will distribute the thriller A Perfect Getaway starring Timothy Olyphant.Production is set to begin in Puerto Rico on Mar 17 on the story of a honeymooning couple in Hawaii who run into a pair of vicious killers while hiking.David Twohy will direct from ...
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Brazilian mini-festival kicks off in New York next week
Latin American cinema promoter Cinema Tropical kicks off the mini-festival Janeiro In New York next week.The event will screen Cao Hamburger's Oscar shortlisted The Year My Parents Went On Vacation, City Of Men produced by Fernando Meirelles and directed by Paulo Morelli and Alice's House by Chico Teixeira.'In recent years, ...
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Amanda Blue joins Myriad as vp, development and acquisitions
Former Inferno Distribution vice president of production and development Amanda Blue has been named vice president of development and acquisitions at Myriad Pictures.Blue will travel to Sundance in her first outing for the company.She previously worked as Capital Films and as an assistant to writers Dana Stevens and Ed Solomon. ...
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Antonellis promoted to president of technical operations at Warner
Darcy Antonellis has been promoted to president of Warner Bros Technical Operations and will lead the studio's efforts to establish new delivery platforms and technical, business and legal standards for digital distribution and copyright protection.Antonellis moves up from her dual role of executive vice president of distribution and technology operations ...
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Mercury Media takes on sales for 9/11 docZero
Mercury Media has taken on worldwide sales (excluding Italy, Belgium and Russia) for Zero.Zero is a $1.5m (Euros 1m) documentary directed by Guilietto Chiesa and Franco Fracassi. Interviewees include Dario Fo and Gore Vidal.Mercury also has world sales (excluding US) for another 9/11 conspiracy documentary, Loose Change Final Cut. As ...
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Atonement leads BAFTA race with 14 nominations
Joe Wright’s Atonementleads the BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, in categories Best Film, Best British Film, Director (Joe Wright), Adapted Screenplay, Leading Actress (Keira Knightley), Leading Actor (James McAvoy), Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Sound, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair.
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Apple launches digital film rental service on iTunes
Putting pressure on Netflix, Apple today [Jan 15] said it has signed deals with every US major and will launch a digital film rental service in the US in February.Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the move at the annual Macworld conference in San Francisco and said consumers will be able ...
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First Run takes US theatrical and DVD on Jihad For Love
First Run Features has acquired US theatrical and DVD rights from The Film Sales Company to Parvez Sharma's documentary A Jihad For Love, which has been lined up for a Panorama screening in Berlin next month.The film premiered at Toronto last year and explores the plight of gay and lesbian ...
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Myriad's first-look deal with Studio 407 yeilds Hybrid
Myriad Pictures has announced that the live-action feature Hybrid will be the first project to go under its first-look deal with comic book creators Studio 407.Hybrid is based on the comic book and original screenplay by Peter Kwong about vacationing college students who discover a seemingly abandoned trawler that houses ...
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Stephanie Azam joins Telefilm's marketing and distribution team
Former Zeitgeist Films director of theatrical marketing Stephanie Azam has joined Telefilm Canada as marketing and distribution specialist for English-language feature film. Based principally in Toronto, Azam will work with Telefilm executive director Wayne Clarkson to ensure that the films in which the agency invests receive a higher standard of ...
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Stambler promoted to vice president at THINKFilm
Ben Stambler has been promoted to the position of vice president of acquisitions and development at THINKFilm.Stambler will continue to work out of the company's headquarters in New York where he started last March as director of acquisitions.During his relatively short time with the company Stambler has been instrumental in ...
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Bening to receive ASC Outstanding Achievement Award
Annette Bening will receive the American Society Of Cinematographers' (ASC) Board Of Governors Award at the 22nd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on Jan 26 in Hollywood.The honour is presented to individuals 'who have made significant contributions to advancing the global art of film-making', such as previous recipients like Bening's ...
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Truly Indie buys US theatrical rights to Backseat
Truly Indie has acquired US theatrical rights to Bruce Van Dusen's coming of age story Backseat and will release in New York on Mar 28 before expanding into further markets.Josh Alexander wrote and stars in the comedy about three friends who take a road trip from New York to Montreal ...
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TWC claim $210m in international grosses in 2007
The Weinstein Company's (TWC) slate of films grossed more than $210m overseas, according to figures release by the company today [Jan 15].The amount represents a rise of 170% over TWC's launch year in 2006 and was powered by a $49m take for the horror tile 1408, $41m for the animated ...
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Samuel Goldywn picks up Pieces for US distribution
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to Jeremy Podeswa's Holocaust drama Fugitive Pieces, which opened the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.The company plans a May theatrical release following the film's US premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb 2.Fugitive Pieces stars Stephen Dillane, Rade Sherbedgia and Rosamund ...
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Arthouse picks up de Antonio's classic doc Painters Painting
Arthouse Films has picked up worldwide rights excluding Canada to the late Emile de Antonio's documentary Painters Painting - The New York School: 1940-1970.The film has never aired before on TV in the US and Arthouse will release a restored and remastered version for the first time on DVD through ...