All Distribution articles – Page 417
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NewsUPIE catches Elijah Wood's Cooties
Universal Pictures Entertainment has taken UK, Germany, Benelux and Brazil rights from Synchronicity Entertainment to horror comedy Cooties.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires Made In America
Phase 4 Films has picked up North American rights to Ron Howard’s first documentary Made In America.
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NewsO-Scope finds Coherence
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights to James Byrkit’s feature directorial debut as Independent continues talks with international buyers at the AFM.
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NewsWell Go USA bulks up with Muscle
Well Go USA has acquired all North American rights to Snowfort Pictures and Automatic Entertainment’s American Muscle.
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NewsCymbeline sells wide for IFT
EXCLUSIVE: International Film Trust (IFT) announced at AFM it has closed key sales on Cymbeline including Koch Media for the UK and KSM for Germany.
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NewsBone Tomahawk flies to the UK
EXCLUSIVE: The Works takes UK, new US deal cooking for Celluloid’s Kurt Russell western.
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NewsUniversal clocks into Hooligan Factory
EXCLUSIVE: Altitude sells hooligan spoof to Universal’s international home ent division.
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NewsCheerleaders secures Canada release
Video Services Corp (VSC) will release recent Toronto Midnight Madness premiere All Cheerleaders Die next spring in Canada through its output deal with Modern Distributors.
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News7 & 7 falls for Shirin
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit 7 & 7 Producers’ Sales Service has boarded sales on US romantic comedy Shirin in Love, written and directed by Ramin Niami.
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NewsStar Wars VII gets date
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures have announced the release date for the next instalment in the iconic franchise.
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NewsSPC finds Third Person
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US, German and Scandinavian rights from CAA and Paradigm to Paul Haggis’ Third Person.
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NewsGoldcrest touts Ovredal's Autopsy, docs at AFM
UK sales outfit Goldcrest is at the AFM with Troll Hunter director Andre Ovredal’s anticipated English-language debut The Autopsy of Jane Doe as well as two prestige documentaries.
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NewsTribeca Film takes Starred Up
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights for a 2014 release on David Mackenzie’s prison drama Starred Up. Independent represents international sales at the AFM.
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NewsVertical lines up Abu Ghraib
Vertical Entertainment announced at AFM it has acquired North American rights to the military thriller Boys Of Abu Ghraib. Electric Entertainment handles international sales.
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NewsImage revs up with Drive Hard
EXCLUSIVE: Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the action film Drive Hard starring John Cusack and Thomas Jane. Voltage Pictures handles international sales at AFM.
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FeaturesChina: Battle for independents
Non-studio foreign films can gross big numbers in China, but the business is getting tougher as risks increase alongside the rewards.
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FeaturesUmedia’s moment of Grace
The fast-growing production, financing and distribution company has rebranded its multiple operations under one name and is ramping up its production slate. Michael Rosser reports
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NewsNoble Family debuts in US
Mexican social satire The Noble Family (Nosotros Los Nobles) has grossed approximately $200,000 through Cinelatino in its first weekend in the US.
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NewsWeinsteins pick up Regression
Bob and Harvey Weinstein have signed on to distribute Alejandro Amenabar’s upcoming thriller Regression in 2015 in the US through their fledgling TWC-Dimension label. Separately, Sundance Selects has acquired the German Oscar entry Two Lives.