All Distribution articles – Page 394
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NewsDimension nets 47 Meters Down
Dimension Films has acquired North American rights to underwater thriller 47 Meters Down.
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NewsNikki Rocco to retire from Universal
The longtime president of distribution is to step down at the end of 2014 after 18 years in the role.
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NewsMorgan Spurlock Presents lines up slate
Morgan Spurlock, his production company Warrior Poets, Virgil Films and Richard Abramowitz’s independent distribution company Abramorama have teamed up to release “distinctive fiction and documentary features.”
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NewsRai Trade takes Darker Than Midnight
Sebastiano Riso’s debut will premiere during Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsNetflix to raise membership cost
First quarter Netflix earnings beat analysts’ expectations to reach 86 cents a share on sales of $1.27bn.
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NewsFerrara's DSK film gets VOD debut
Wild Bunch has eschewed a theatrical release in France and opted for a VOD launch for Welcome To New York. Abel Ferrara and Gerard Depardieu will hit the Croisette for day-long event on fringe of Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsDiamond shines for Cohen Media Group
Chairman and CEO Charles S Cohen announced (17) that the company has picked up North American and English-language remake rights to the French thriller.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Road
Narrated by Liam Neeson, the documentary [pictured] opened this year’s Belfast Film Festival.
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NewsVirgil rocks with Bruno Wizard
EXCLUSIVE: Elisabeth Rasmussen directs story of British punk rocker.
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NewsElectric sparks to Disappear
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has picked up all international rights to SXSW audience award winner Before I Disappear and will commence sales in Cannes.
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NewsOpen Road acquires Tupac
The distributor has picked up US rights to Morgan Creek and Emmett/Furla/Oasis’ biopic about the rapper.
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NewsAcort Int'l adds two to sales slate
Acort International has picked up international sales rights to Scavenger Killers and Sanctuary: Quite A Conundrum.
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NewsAndrea Iervolino expands into Canada
Fresh details have emerged on Italian-Canadian producer Andrea Iervolino’s new Canadian distributor-producer.
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NewsLilting sells for Protagonist
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Khaou’s debut sells to major markets for Protagonist.
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NewsSeventh Son, Warcraft gets Chinese backing
China Film Co has put money into its first Hollywood films, paying what is believed to be in excess of an eight-figure equity investment in the pair of Legendary projects.
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NewsBirdman to get October release
Fox Searchlight and Regency Enterprises have positioned their Alejandro Iñárritu dark comedy in a prime awards season slot.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures enters Blizzard
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Sundance premiere White Bird In A Blizzard starring Shailene Woodley.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Human Capital
Film Movement has picked up US rights from Bac Films to Paolo Virzi’s Italian drama head of its North American premiere at Tribeca on April 18.
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NewsFocus sets Hawking drama for Nov
Working Title Films’ Stephen Hawking drama Theory Of Everything will go on limited release through Focus Features on November 7 in the awards season corridor.
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