All Distribution articles – Page 444

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    Raven Banner takes Battery

    2013-09-08T14:43:00Z

    Toronto-based Raven Banner has acquired international rights to Jeremy Gardner’s elevated genre hit The Battery.

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    TWC buys Carney's Song

    2013-09-08T12:00:00Z

    The Weinstein Company has closed a $7m deal with a $20m P&A commitment for US rights to Can a Song Save Your Life? following Saturday night’s hit world premiere that concluded a second early major deal after Bad Words.

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    Buyers like Media Asia's Wrath

    2013-09-08T07:55:00Z

    Hong Kong’s Media Asia has sold martial arts drama Wrath Of Vajra to India’s Zoom Entertainment Network and Taiwan’s Sky Films following a private screening in Toronto.

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    Buyers plow towards MK2’s Farm

    2013-09-08T07:09:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: More than 20 territories sold for Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm; MK2 also adds deals for Hotell, A Touch Of Sin, Gerontophilia.

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    Myriad gets Keys To The Street

    2013-09-07T23:26:00Z

    Myriad Pictures has introduced buyers here to crime thriller The Keys To The Street starring Gemma Arterton, Tim Roth and Max Irons.

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    May rises with Elevation Pictures

    2013-09-07T21:54:00Z

    Laurie May, former co-founder and co-president of Maple Pictures, is launching a new Canadian distribution company, Elevation Pictures. 

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    IFC takes Duke Of Burgundy

    2013-09-07T21:06:00Z

    IFC Films has picked up North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy.

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    Bad Words speaks to Focus

    2013-09-07T20:13:00Z

    US buyers were getting into full gear on Saturday afternoon (7) as Focus Features is understood to have paid in the region of $7m for worldwide rights to Jason Bateman’s feature directorial.

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    A24 rides with Locke

    2013-09-07T16:05:00Z

    The New York distributor, tipped by many to be a significant player at the festival, has pulled off the first major on-site deal in Toronto, paying a low seven-figure advance and committing to a significant North American theatrical release for the Tom Hardy psychodrama.

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    Lightning finds The Wonders

    2013-09-07T14:48:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to Avi Nesher’s Contemporary World Cinema selection The Wonders, set to premiere on Sunday (8).

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    Rotana rips deal for Rags and Tatters

    2013-09-07T07:53:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Rotana Studios has acquired a slew of rights to Ahmad Abdalla’s Rags And Tatters, which is receiving its world premiere in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema section.

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    Eternal Return travels to US, Germany

    2013-09-07T07:22:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Rights to The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas have been sold by m-appeal to North America and Germany ahead of its North American premiere in Toronto.

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    News

    Focus board Oculus follow-up

    2013-09-07T07:12:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Mike Flanagan to shoot Somnia this autumn.

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    Cinephil journeys to Congo

    2013-09-07T06:49:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Mission Congo is about televangelist Pat Robertson during the Rwandan refugee crisis.

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    Cinema Guild buys Manakamana

    2013-09-06T22:07:00Z

    The Cinema Guild has announced its acquisition of all US rights to Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s documentary Manakamana which gets its North American premiere on Friday (6).

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    News

    Cohen takes US, Canada on My Old Lady

    2013-09-06T21:45:00Z

    Kristin Scott Thomas joins cast to play Maggie Smith’s daughter.

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    VIVA Pictures buys Antboy

    2013-09-06T20:16:00Z

    VIVA Pictures has taken all rights to Antboy ahead of its world premiere in official selection on Saturday (7).

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    Submarine, Hanway find Vivian

    2013-09-06T20:00:00Z

    Submarine Entertainment and HanWay Select have teamed up to handle worldwide sales on Toronto documentary Finding Vivian Maier.

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    Magnolia falls for Right

    2013-09-06T19:32:00Z

    Magnolia Pictures has snapped up US rights to Toronto entry The Right Kind Of Wrong starring Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Catherine O’Hara and Will Sasso.

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    Mirren to go on Journey

    2013-09-06T17:58:00Z

    TORONTO: Participant Media and DreamWorks are reuniting on The Hundred-Foot Journey following their collaborations on Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, Lincoln and The Help.