All Distribution articles – Page 697
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NewsCelestial inks five-year output deal with Media Asia
Celestial Movies to premiere all Media Asia’s Chinese blockbusters under new output deal.
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HBO takes US broadcast rights to Smash His Camera
HBO Documentary Films has acquired US broadcast rights to Sundance winner Smash His Camera.
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Anchor Bay looks to make killing with Operation: Endgame
Anchor Bay Films has paid low seven figures for a slew of rights to the Zach Galifianakis assassin thriller Operation: Endgame.
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NewsThe Illusionist leads brisk EFM sales for Pathe
Pathé International did brisk business on its European Film Market slate in Berlin last week.
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NewsE1 expands into Australia and New Zealand
The Canadian entertainment company seeks to extends its international reach by launching into Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsWild Bunch reveals slew of EFM sales
Wild Bunch has concluded several deals on its slate following last week’s European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsNorway's Film & Kino appoints Unique to handle digital roll-out
Norwegian cinema association set to start digital conversion of theatres in the late spring.
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NewsIMAX crosses $200m in global Avatar ticket sales
Avatar has crossed $200m in IMAX theatres worldwide following an $8.2m global haul in the tenth weekend.
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NewsFirst Independent takes US rights to Holy Rollers
Gary Rubin’s First Independent Pictures has acquired US rights to the Sundance premiere Holy Rollers starring Jesse Eisenberg.
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NewsOdeon boycotts Burton's Alice over DVD release
Cinema chain decides against screening Tim Burton’s 3D adventure over shorter release windows.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to Guillem Morales' Julia's Eyes
DeAPlaneta has sold UK rights to Guillem Morales’ hotly anticipated horror Julia’s Eyes, produced by Guillermo del Toro, to Optimum Releasing.
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NewsShutter Island exceeds expectations with $40.2m US launch
Paramount’s thriller Shutter Island soared to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $40.2m, setting opening weekend records for director and star.
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NewsTen out of ten for Avatar as $51m raises tally to $1.78bn
Once again Avatar flew higher than the competition and continued to break records as the extraordinary run showed little sign of slowing down in its tenth weekend.
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NewsVivarto SP ZOO takes Polish rights to Peepli Live
UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions have licensed the political satire Peepli Live to Vivarto SP ZOO in Poland.
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NewsIFC slots Berlinale premiere Puzzle into 2010 pipeline
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Natalia Smirnoff’s Argentinean drama Puzzle following its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale.
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NewsCrying With Laughter to have US premiere at SXSW
Scottish BAFTA winner Crying With Laughter will receive its US premiere at the SXSW festival (March 12-21) in the festival favourites section.
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NewsSPC enters Animal Kingdom for US, Latin America
Sony Pictures Classics has finally announced its deal for US and Latin American rights to David Michod’s Sundance World Cinema Jury Prize winner Animal Kingdom.
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NewsWarner and Odeon strike digital deal
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has teamed up with Odeon cinemas to help speed up the conversion to digital cinema across all of Odeon’s sites in the UK.
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Rhino's The Doors doc When You're Strange set for US release
Abramorama will release Rhino Entertainment’s The Doors documentary When You’re Strange: A Film About TheDoors in limited release on April 9 following a prestigious festival run.