All Distribution articles – Page 719
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NewsUp eyes top five berth among Hollywood's overseas elite
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) overseas champion The Ugly Truth will need to rely on strong holdovers to fend off the challenge of Disney/Pixar’s Up this weekend.
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NewsUK's National Theatre appoints NT Live producer as digital chief
The National Theatre has appointed David Sabel as its first digital head of media to oversee its developing digital strategy, including its cinema initiative NT Live.
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NewsAscot Elite takes Swiss rights to A Single Man, The Road
Ascot Elite, the Swiss distributor, has acquired the Swiss rights to Tom Ford’s A Single Manand John Hillcoat’s The Road.
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NewsFinecut sells Chaw to Australia’s Madman
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced a slew of Toronto deals, led by black comedy Chaw which has been sold to Madman Entertainment for Australia.
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NewsRevolver snaps up Pattinson doc Robsessed
UK distributor Revolver has snapped up rights to Robsessed, a feature length documentary about Twilight and New Moon star Robert Pattinson.
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NewsBeresford’s Mao dances into the record books
Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer has grossed $2.93m (A$3.32m) in its first five days on release in Australia, making it the biggest local hit of 2009.
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NewsMusic Box takes US rights to Swedish smash Dragon Tattoo
Chicago-based Music Box Films has picked up US rights to Danish director Niels Arden Oplev’s international sensation The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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NewsOdeon Cinemas to screen England World Cup qualifer
UK football fans will only be able to watch this weekend’s England World Cup qualifier at Odeon cinemas or online.
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NewsNBC Universal relaunches five channels
NBC Universal is relaunching five channels in early 2010 led by its flagship entertainment platform Universal Channel.
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NewsStrand acquires US rights to historical epic John Rabe
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Florian Gallenberger’s epic historical drama John Rabe and will release in spring 2010.
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NewsSony's Zombieland slays rivals with $25m launch
Sony is riding high with a one-two punch as the horror road movie Zombieland opened top on an estimated $25m, nudging Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs into second place.
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NewsDisney wields axe at Miramax, slashing jobs and slate
Walt Disney Company announced on Friday (October 2) it was restructuring Miramax in a move that will cut the number of films the specialty division puts out annually from the current level of six to eight down to around three.
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NewsLatido Films sells The Secret In Their Eyes to several key territories
Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secret In Their Eyes has been sold to 10 territories, including the UK, Australia, France and Brazil, off the back of its positive response at Toronto and San Sebastian.
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NewsSoda takes Double Take, La Danse, The Paris Opera Ballet
UK arthouse buyer Soda Pictures has snapped up three more films ahead of this month’s London Film Festival.
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NewsSPC takes North and Latin American rights to Tolstoy drama The Last Station
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has picked up North America and Latin American rights to Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti.
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NewsTom Ortenberg unveils multi-purpose entertainment company One Way Out Media
Less than a week after departing from The Weinstein Company, Tom Ortenberg has unveiled plans for his new venture One Way Out Media.
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NewsLorber Films takes North America on Kimjongilia and Nobody's Perfect
New York-based Lorber Films has acquired all North American rights to Kimjongilia and North American theatrical, TV, video and educational rights to Nobody’s Perfect.
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NewsIFC takes North America on Bruno Dumont's Hadewijch
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Bruno Dumont’s Hadewijch, which won the FIPRESCI prize at Toronto following its world premiere last month.
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NewsE1 Entertainment to handle North American DVD for Here and Regent
E1 Entertainment has signed to become the exclusive North American DVD distributor of all Here Films and Regent Releasing titles until August 2012.
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NewsTerracotta takes UK rights to Yang’s Breathless
Terracotta Distribution has acquired UK rights to Rotterdam Tiger award-winner Breathless from Korea’s Showbox Mediaplex.