All Distribution articles – Page 676
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NewsInception soars past $300m overseas for Warner Bros
Inception’s $36m haul meant it still had too much in the tank for the competition although Toy Story 3 continued to bring joy to Disney chiefs as it became the company’s biggest animation release overseas.
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NewsRoss hails global animation champion Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 has become the highest worldwide grossing animated film of all time on $920m.
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NewsImagina sells Spanish drama Paper Birds to Japan
Spanish outfit Imagina has sold Emilio Aragon’s $8m music drama Paper Birds to Alcine-Terran for theatrical distribution in Japan, ahead of its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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NewsNetwork takes UK rights to Asian slasher film Dream Home from Fortissimo
Network Releasing has acquired all UK rights to Pang Ho-Cheung’s Dream Home, a slasher movie set against China’s housing crisis.
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NewsRolling Stones 1972 tour film coming to 800 cinemas
Distributors Eagle Rock Entertainment and Omniverse Vision have teamed up to bring a re-mastered and restored version of The Rolling Stones concert ‘Ladies & Gentleman…The Rolling Stones’ to cinemas worldwide.
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NewsRussian movies slip in local market-share
Box-office in Russia is up 29% over last year, but domestic films are suffering compared to Hollywood 3D blockbusters.
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NewsRelativity Media adds three titles to inaugural slate
Relativity Media has added three titles to its initial slate of films that it will self-release following the acquisition of Overture Films’ distribution and marketing operations.
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NewsInception set to extend reign overseas and cross $300m
Inception should cross $300m overseas by the end of its fifth weekend in release and remains a strong bet to maintain its international supremacy.
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NewsMPAA upholds R rating for The Tillman Story
The film-makers on The Tillman Story have lost their appeal to the MPAA against the R rating one week before the film is due to open in North America.
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Eurocinema to expand Comcast VOD offerings
VOD service Eurocinema has launched Eurocinema On Demand as it expands its platform on Comcast.
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NewsThe Tillman Story film-makers to appeal MPAA's R rating
The Tillman Story director Amir Bar Lev and producer John Battsek are to appeal the MPAA’s R rating for the documentary.
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NewsZeitgeist Films acquires Kevin Kline drama Queen To Play
Zeitgeist Films has acquired US rights to Queen To Play starring Kevin Kline and Sandrine Bonnaire.
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Sony strikes digital deal with Odeon & UCI
Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group (Odeon/UCI) has agreed a non-exclusive digital film deal with Sony Pictures Releasing International Corporation (SPRI).
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NewsBelgian distributor Belga set to move into production
The news of Belga’s forthcoming foray into production and development comes as the company’s ownership structure has changed.
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NewsScreen unveils nominees for UK Marketing & Distribution Awards
Films shortlisted include Four Lions, Streetdance 3D and Avatar. 190 entries were submitted by 29 companies; the winners will be decided by a panel of judges chaired by Lord Puttnam.
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NewsRichard Sheffield's new distribution outfit Pinnacle picks up Snow Flower, Bang Bang Club
Veteran distributor Richard Sheffield was buying with a new hat on at Cannes but is only now willing to talk up Pinnacle Films, Australia’s newest name in distribution.
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Netflix continues content expansion strategy with Epix deal
Netflix and pay-TV platform Epix have confirmed a deal granting Netflix the right to stream new titles from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
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Screen Scotland announces recipients for Audience Development Fund
Regional Screen Scotland, the development agency for access to the cinema-going experience for remote, rural, coastal and under-provided communities throughout Scotland, has announced the recipients for its Audience Development Fund.
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NewsAftershock sets Chinese-language box-office record
Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang’s disaster drama Aftershock has become the biggest Chinese-language film in Chinese film history, taking $78.47m (RMB532m) in box-office grosses.
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Caroline Stern joins Kaleidoscope Entertainment
UK-based Kaleidoscope Entertainment has appointed Caroline Stern as Director of International Sales and Acquisitions.