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NewsMargin Call Oscar nod tees up international box office
The financial crisis drama has already grossed $7.3m outside North America and a number of key upcoming territories received a fillip this week when writer-director JC Chandor earned a best original screenplay Academy Award nomination.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn, SPWA team up on Robot And Frank
Park Pictures’ comedy-drama starring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon was a Sundance favourite from the moment it screened in the Premieres section last Friday. Goldwyn and SPWA jointly acquired North American rights and will partner on the US release.
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NewsRoadside Attractions, Lionsgate hedge bets on Arbitrage
The distribution partners paid $2.5m for US rights to Nicholas Jarecki’s suspenseful drama starring Richard Gere following the world premiere on Saturday.
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NewsDogwoof strikes content deal with Netflix UK
UK documentary distributor’s catalogue now available on the streaming service.
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Cinedigm acquires North American rights to UFC documentary
The digital exhibitor negotiated the deal for Like Water with Christine D ‘Souza and Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content on behalf of the producer.
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NewsOdeon sees increased attendance for British films in 2011
New reward scheme may have helped boost attendance to British films.
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NewsElle Driver visits Black Rock, Millennium sees Red Lights
Katie Aselton’s Midnight entry Black Rock follows three friends on a fateful girls’ getaway to a remote island and was acquired earlier in the festival by LD Distribution for North American rights.
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NewsSPC takes Celeste, Focus signs on for Good Time
Tuesday morning (24) brought two further deals as Classics acquired all North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights to Celeste And Jesse Forever after it emerged that Focus had paid in the region of $2m for worldwide rights to For A Good Time, Call…
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Tore Fredrik Dreyer appointed MD Twentieth Century Fox Norway
Dreyer takes over from Bjorn Jacobsen, effective May 2012
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NewsDogwoof takes UK rights to Sundance docs Big Boys Gone Bananas! and Putin's Kiss
Company also in talks for more Sundance titles.
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NewsBollywood Films acquires rights to 7 Welcome To London
UK distribution company Bollywood Films has acquired international distribution rights to 7 Welcome To London, a romantic Bollywood/British thriller directed by Asad Shan.
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NewsCurzon launches pop-up cinema scheme in UK regions
Momentum, StudioCanal, Soda Pictures, BFI amongst distributors signed up; 6-8 venues expected by end of 2012.
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NewsUK comedy Booked Out plans DIY distribution
Sylvia Syms, Rollo Weeks star in the UK comedy which will tour the UK in March.
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NewsSearchlight buys Surrogate as Sundance awaits avalanche
The distributor reportedly paid around $6m for worldwide rights on Monday night (23) to Ben Lewin’s surprise crowd-pleaser as a number of other deals were poised to close.
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NewsKevin Smith’s SModcast signs output deal with Phase 4
A year after Kevin Smith effectively stood on stage at the Eccles Theatre in Park City and told distributors he did not need them, his company has made a pact with a distributor.
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NewsWar Horse leads the field for second consecutive week at UK box office
Disney’s adaptation showcases decent stamina, while Haywire KO’s the rest of the new releases.
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NewsTrustNordisk takes Escape to EFM for pre-sales
Koch already strikes deal for German theatrical rights.
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NewsPark Circus expands with US sister company
UK-based film sales and distribution company Park Circus has opened a sister company in the US, Park Circus LLC.
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NewsSundance: The Words speaks to CBS Films, LD finds Black Rock
After a frenzied 24 hours of negotiations with several heavyweight buyers, the Bradley Cooper drama closed on Sunday (22) in Sundance 2012’s biggest deal yet as US rights went for approximately $3.5m including a $1.5m p&a pledge.