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Chinese online video sites form buying alliance
China’s three major online video companies – Tencent Holdings, Sohu Video and Baidu-owned iQiyi.com – are to establish an alliance of “Video Content Cooperation” (VCC) to jointly purchase or negotiate content for their platforms.
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NewsStruck By Lightning among five new titles on Lightning Entertainment slate
The Santa Monica-based company will introduce the Tribeca coming-of-age comedy written by and starring Glee’s Chris Colfer to buyers on the Croisette. Lightning negotiated the deal with ICM and Traction Media.
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Creative Europe comes in for criticism at public hearing in Brussels
Experts express concern at European Commission’s proposed programme
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NewsArts Alliance Media pacts with Sony in Latin America, ACES Cines in Spain
Digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media signs new agreements with Sony and ACES.
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NewsMommy Is Coming to North America and France
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based sales outfit Raspberry&Cream has sold Cheryl Dunye’s kinky comedy Mommy Is Coming to TLA Releasing for the US, Canada and France.
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China’s Le Vision acquires Expendables 2
Beijing-based Le Vision Pictures announced that it has acquired mainland Chinese distribution rights to Lionsgate’s The Expendables 2.
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NewsSoda adds sales manager and finance officer
UK distributor adds Nathan Gilligan from Odeon and Oliver Boxell as finance officer.
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German companies unite on VOD service
Firms unite on Berlin-based VOD service set to launch at the end of the year.
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Universal moves 47 Ronin to Feb 8, 2013
The 3D action-adventure stars Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano and Rinko Kikuchi and was previously scheduled to open on Nov 14.
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NewsIFC Midnight takes US, UK on As Luck Would Have It
Alex De La Iglesia’s film played as a special screening at the Berlinale and receives its North American premiere in Tribeca.
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NewsLittle White Lies among MPI Pictures launch slate
MPI Media Group’s new arthouse distributor debuts with a seven-strong roster led by Guillaume Canet’s follow-up to Tell No One starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (pictured) and Marion Cotillard.
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NewsSpain's ICAA opens new credit lines for production
Financial aids created to assist Spain’s film industry after large public cuts
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NewsNadine de Barros to join Jere Hausfater at Aldamisa Int’l
The former Voltage Pictures senior executive arrives on May 3 as president of international sales and distribution and will get to work on a Cannes slate that includes the Sin City and Machete sequels.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Penguin King 3D
UK sales and distribution outift acquires family doc narrated by David Attenborough.
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NewsSC Films dances with 3D animation Jungle Shuffle
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit acquires 3D family animation from producer of The Reef.
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Wolfe Releasing takes US rights to Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki’s SXSW comedy will open theatrically later this year in partnership with The Film Collaborative following a low six-figure deal.
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NewsFilm-makers call for distribution and exhibition to remain central to the MEDIA Programme
Ken Loach, the Dardenne brothers and Jerzy Skolimowski among signatories supporting 37% budget increase
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Shoreline takes int’l sales on Tribeca premiere Freaky Deaky
The film debuted at the New York City festival on Sunday (22) and stars Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White, Andy Dick and Billy Burke.
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IFC Midnight takes North America on Room 237
Rodney Ascher’s documentary concerns the theories surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining.
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NewsDavid Puttnam launches Thinking Film
Free teaching resources project aims to further embed film within the curriculum