All Distribution articles – Page 713
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NewsLondon UK Film Focus retains its pull with international buyers
The London UK Film Focus, the annual showcase for new British Films, launched Monday (June 29) attracting more than 100 international buyers to the capital.
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NewsTransformers 2 boasts huge international weekend gross of $162m
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed a huge $162m in the international marketplace over the weekend, the fourth highest international weekend gross of all time.
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NewsTwo more Korean exhibitors increase ticket prices
Korean exhibitors Lotte Cinemas and Cinus have joined Megabox in raising ticket prices, in an almost industry-wide move that marks the first ticket price increases in eight years.
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NewsOscilloscope signs digital deal with Warner Bros
Oscilloscope Laboratories has signed an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to offer O-Scope films on VOD, downloads to own across platforms including cable, wireless, satellite and digital.
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NewsWarners Bros and 3 Italia launch on-demand mobile movie service
Warner Bros Home Video and mobile phone operator 3 Italia have launched an on-demand film service for 3’s videophone customers.
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NewsUniversal's PictureBox VOD service to launch on Virgin Media
Universal Pictures and Virgin Media have announced that on-demand film service PictureBox will launch on Virgin’s TV platform in July.
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NewsRebranded Here Films takes on I Killed My Mother
Here Media has officially launched Here Films, the new acquisition and distribution division that incorporates the former Regent Releasing. The outfit has acquired three high-profile titles.
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Newsm-appeal takes on comedy Small Crime ahead of Karlovy Vary
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has added Christos Georgiou’s comedy Small Crime to its sales slate.
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NewsDogwoof picks up We Live In Public
London-based distributor Dogwoof has picked up documentary We Live In Public from UK sales company Celsius Entertainment.
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NewsMetrodome beefs up home entertainment slate with 7 new titles
Metrodome beefs up home entertainment slate with 7 new titles
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NewsTransformers 2 becomes second-biggest five-day domestic opener
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen blasted its way into the North American marketplace this weekend, taking an estimated $112m over three days and $201.2m since it opened on Wednesday (June 24).
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NewsNew music/film label Factory 25 launches with Frownland, 10001 Nights
Matt Grady, the former director of production at Plexifilm, has launched Factory 25, a Brooklyn, NY-based film and music label.
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NewsTransformers sequel sets Wednesday opening record with $60m
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $60.6m on its first day of North American release, according to a preliminary estimate from Paramount, making it the biggest Wednesday opener ever.
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NewsGigantic launches new online platform for first-run indie films
Gigantic Group is launching a full-service “online exhibition venue” for first-run independent films, called Gigantic Digital Cinema.
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NewsNew York, Terminator set to kickstart Indian box office
India’s box office market swings back into action this week with the release of three US films and Yash Raj Films’ New York, the first in a string of big-ticket Hindi films that were delayed by the stand-off between producers and multiplexes.
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NewsNorwegian cinemas sign digital roll-out deal with US studios
The Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino, has signed a virtual print fee (VPF) agreement with five Hollywood studios, to help finance the world’s first non-commercial national digital expansion.
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NewsUK film censor takes softer view on drugs
The British Board of Film Classification has revised its guidelines to allow references to drugs in ‘U’ rated films, if they are ‘infrequent and innocuous’. In the past such reference would have earned a film a ‘PG’ classification.
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NewsKadokawa slate heavy on local productions
Kadokawa Pictures has unveiled a 12-picture distribution slate for 2009-10, headed by in-house productions such as $20m drama Shizumanu Taiyo starring Ken Watanabe.
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NewsTransformers 2 heads into 60-territory launch for Paramount
Giant robots invade the international marketplace this week as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens with 10,769 prints in 60 markets day-and-date with its North American launch.
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NewsMedia 8 picks up My Last Five Girlfriends
Los Angeles-based Media 8 Entertainment has acquired all worldwide rights to the British comedy My Last Five Girlfriends.