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NewsTallinn Black Nights festival launches regional film market
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is launching a regional film market – the Black Market Industry Screenings – from November 30 to December 3 this year, with up to 48 screenings of new films from central and eastern Europe, Nordic territories and Russia.
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NewsRevolver takes UK, US and Irish rights to Gerard Johnson's debut, Tony
Revolver has picked up the UK, Irish and North American rights to Gerard Johnson’s debut film Tony, which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June.
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NewsHigh Point takes international rights to A Passionate Woman
High Point Films, the theatrical sales arm of High Point Media Group, has taken international rights to the feature version of Kay Mellor’s A Passionate Woman.
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NewsImagi cleared to release Astro Boy in China on October 23
US and Hong Kong-based CG animated studio Imagi International Holdings has secured mainland China co-production status for its upcoming release Astro Boy.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Matthew Broderick comedy Wonderful World
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ambush Entertainment’s dark comedy Wonderful World starring Matthew Broderick.
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NewsWestEndFilms closes raft of sales on Tamara Drewe
WestEnd Films, the London-based sales and film financing outfit, has closed a number of deals on Stephen Frears’ new feature, Tamara Drewe.
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NewsSony reports record global advance ticket sales on This Is It
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment executives claim the Michael Jackson tribute film This Is It has set a string of advance ticket sale records around the world.
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NewsFox, STAR, Huayi Brothers line up China rom-com Hot Summer Days
Fox International Productions (FIP), Star Television Asia Limited (STAR) and China’s Huayi Brothers Media are collaborating on the Chinese romantic comedy Hot Summer Days starring Hong Kong idol Jacky Cheung.
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NewsDisney/Pixar's Up stays aloft overseas with $12.3m haul
Disney/Pixar’s Up led Hollywood’s international pack at the weekend with a $12.3m estimated gross that raised the tally to $215.4m with the UK to come on October 9.
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NewsCloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs stays top for Sony on $24.6m
Sony’s Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs held on to the number one spot thanks to an estimated $24.6m haul in an otherwise subdued weekend that raised the animated film’s ten-day tally to $60m.
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NewsTom Ortenberg departs Weinsteins after eight months
Tom Ortenberg is stepping down as president of theatrical film at The Weinstein Company (TWC) after barely eight months in the role.
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NewsNewmarket takes US rights to Toronto opener Creation
Newmarket Films has acquired US rights to Jon Amiel’s Creation, following its world premiere as the opening night gala at Toronto.
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NewsMagnet launches Six Shooter V2 genre series with Ong Bak 2
Magnet Releasing will launch the second volume of its Six Shooter Film Series with Ong Bak 2: The Beginning on VOD this week.
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NewsUMedia and Brazil's Dezenove sign three year, multi-picture deal
Brazilian production company Dezenove and UMedia, the French independent production and distribution company, have signed a three-year, multi-picture deal.
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NewsLionsgate unites with Stephen Gaghan on action thriller
Lionsgate has taken worldwide rights to an untitled action thriller that Stephen Gaghan will direct and produce.
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NewsMagnolia acquires North American rights to I Am Love
In the latest North American deal to come out of Toronto, Magnolia Pictures has picked up Luca Guadagnino’s much fancied I Am Love (Io Sono L’Amore), starring Tilda Swinton.
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NewsPromenade, ACI to distribute 3D animated Ollie The Otter
Promenade Pictures and American Cinema International (ACI) have taken rights to Northern California-based CritterPix Studios’ first animated 3D project, Ollie The Otter.
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NewsGirl Who Played With Fire reports strong opening in Scandinavia
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden), the second film adaptation from Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, opened strongly in Scandinavia reaching 474,000 admissions.
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NewsFocus Features International, 02 reunite on Brazilian conman thriller VIPs
Focus Features International and Brazilian production company 02 Filmes are collaborating on the thriller VIPs in their first joint venture since Adrift.
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NewsSPWAG acquires bulk of overseas rights to Hyde Park International's Machete
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired most international rights from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International to Machete, written and co-directed by Robert Rodriguez.