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All Distribution articles – Page 668
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NewsFirst day results for Iron Man 2 augurs well for weekend
Iron Man 2 grossed $2.2m from 960 sites in six territories on Wednesday, setting up a promising weekend as the action sequel prepares to touch down in more than 50 territories.
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Lightning sells major territories on Needle ahead of Cannes
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has disclosed the first wave of deals on John V Soto’s voodoo thriller Needle.
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Image takes North American rights to Eyeborgs
Image Entertainment has taken North American rights to Crimson Wolf Productions’ science fiction thriller Eyeborgs.
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Virgil swallows North American rights to Chow Down
Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Julia Grayer and Gage Johnston’s heart disease documentary Chow Down.
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FeaturesNo summer at the beach
After years of struggling to book high-profile releases during summer months, Italy finally offers a complete roster of films including blockbusters, family, horror, comedies, local and auteur-driven films between May and August. Sheri Jennings reports on distributors’ high hopes riding on this Italian summer.
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IMAX, Warner Bros strike deal for up to 20 films through 2013
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros Pictures have completed an agreement to release up to 20 Warner Bros films in IMAX format through 2013.
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Anchor Bay, Lleju team up on Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
Anchor Bay will release Lleju Productions’ South Africa-set Crime saga Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema in June.
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NewsChristelle Randall leaving publicity post at Metrodome
Head of Publicity Christelle Randall is leaving UK distributor Metrodome Distribution at the end of April and will set up her own consultancy.
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NewsIntandem sells Beneath Hill 60 to Momentum for UK
The Australian WWI drama has already been a hit at home, it has grossed $1.6m (A$1.7m) in its first two weeks of release by Paramount.
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Iron Man 2 credits scene revealed
The end-credits scene on Iron Man 2, which wasn’t shown to reviewers, links to another upcoming superhero film.
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NewsUK's Soda Pictures sets up new $3m fund, acquires Tetro and Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
The London-based distributor has set up a new $3m (£2m) distribution fund called the Soda Film Fund to bolster its acquisitions and optimise their release campaigns.
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NewsUniversal unveils major release date shuffle
The Matt Damon-Emily Blunt sci-fi romance The Adjustment Bureau has been shunted out of the summer to make way for the Zac Efron grief drama Charlie St Cloud, as Universal announced key changes and new release dates late last night [27].
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NewsBasner bulks up FilmNation's Cannes slate with I Love You Too
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has boarded sales rights ahead of Cannes to the Australian romantic comedy I Love You Too.
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FilmBuff eyes early June kick-off for football doc Pelada
FilmBuff, the digital distribution label operated by Cinetic Rights Management, will release the documentary Pelada in June to coincide with the Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
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Shooting begins on Bernie Madoff doc The Foxhounds
Production is underway on The Foxhounds, a feature documentary about the former securities industry executive who tried to warn Wall Street about Bernie Madoff a decade before the notorious fraudster’s Ponzi scheme was exposed.
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New player Inception Media Group takes US rights to 2:22
Fledgling distributor and producer Inception Media Group has acquired all US rights from Moonstone Entertainment to the action thriller 2:22 featuring Val Kilmer.
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NewsMark Zoradi becomes strategic advisor for IMAX
The former Disney president will continue to be based in Los Angeles.
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NewsLionsgate moves on US rights to The Lincoln Lawyer
In a preemptive move, Lionsgate has acquired rights from Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to the upcoming legal thriller. Lakeshore is handling international sales.
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NewsWell Go USA takes North American rights to Ip Man martial arts franchise
Well Go USA has acquired North American rights to Ip Man and Ip Man 2 directed by Wilson Yip and starring Hong Kong action idol Donnie Ye.
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NewsDragon scales box office heights in muted weekend on $15m
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon continued its classic word of mouth run to end its fifth weekend at the top in a lacklustre session.