All Distribution articles – Page 464
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NewsScreen Media corrals Running Wild
Screen Media Films plans an October release after it acquired North American rights to Suzanne Mitchell’s documentary Running Wild: The Life Of Dayton O Hyde.
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NewsProduction starts on Cut Bank
Shooting has begun in Edmonton, Canada, on the Kilburn Media thriller, which now stars Liam Hemsworth in place of Armie Hammer due to scheduling conflicts. eOne will distribute in Canada and eOne Films International handles sales outside North America.
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NewsSpotlight boards Lords Of London
Spotlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the UK gangster thriller Lords Of London starring Ray Winstone.
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NewsDisney sets Mr Banks for Dec 13
Buena Vista will open the awards season hopeful Saving Mr Banks in limited release on Dec 13, one week earlier than initially announced.
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NewsFilmDistrict pays $10m for US rights to Rocketman
Rocket Pictures and Icon/AI Film’s red-hot Cannes market project about the life of Elton John has found its US home, sources confirmed to Screendaily on Wednesday evening [12]. Good Universe handles international sales and introduced to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsSuperman soars in Philippines
Warner Bros Pictures International senior executives reported on Wednesday night [12] that Man Of Steel opened on $1.7m to set the biggest opening day in the territory’s history.
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NewsOpen Road bites into Chef
Open Road Films will release the Jon Favreau comedy over Mother’s Day Weekend on May 9, 2014. Aldamisa Entertainment is financing and introduced the project to international buyers in Cannes.
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NewsSundanceNOW, First Run sign pact
Sundance Selects’ digital label has agreed terms with First Run Features to bring select titles from the latter’s documentary library to SundanceNOW’s subscription VoD service Doc Club.
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NewsIMAX, Disney plot Ranger roll-out
Upcoming Disney release The Lone Ranger is to be digitally remastered and released in IMAX in select markets including the UK and Japan on Aug 2.
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NewsFilmDistrict sets Selfess date
FilmDistrict top brass announced on Wednesday [12] they will release the upcoming thriller Selfless starring Ryan Reynolds wide in the US on Sept 26, 2014.
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NewsBuyers download Boermans' App
EXCLUSIVE: Highpoint secures deals on Bobby Boermans’ interactive thriller.
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NewsWWZ to open on IMAX in Australia, HK
IMAX, Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions announced on Tuesday that the zombie thriller World War Z will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX and released on Jun 20 in Australia and Hong Kong.
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NewsXLrator gets Conspiracy for US
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to the political thriller written and directed by Christopher MacBride and produced by Lee Kim.
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NewsDoppelgänger bites into Evil
EXCLUSIVE: Doppelgänger Releasing has acquired North American rights from FilmSharks International to the Greek zombie horror Evil: In The Time Of Heroes.
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NewsFinancier not guilty in Revolver case
CORRECTED: UK financier and actor found not guilty of harassment.
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NewsMillennium buys Countryman
CEO Bill Lee announced on Monday [10] that Millennium Entertainment had acquired US rights to The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman.
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NewsVision launches ancillary sales
The worldwide sales company announced on Monday [10] its DVD and VoD label, formalising an expansion that has been operational since April.
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NewsMoo Man hits Kickstarter target
Directors of the Sundance hit succeed in raising finance for a UK release through Kickstarter.
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NewsLevel K ignites Rocket sales
Kim Mordaunt’s Tribeca and Berlinale winner The Rocket has been snapped up in the UK and Middle East among others.
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NewsDrafthouse, Films We Like enter Congress
Drafthouse Films and Films We Like have jointly acquired North American rights to Ari Folman’s follow-up to Waltz With Bashir.