All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 128
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NewsWestEnd heats up with deals on Garcia's Albert Nobbs
Joining Glenn Close in the cast will be Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson and Brenda Fricker.
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NewsArrow picks up three for UK, including Hatchet 2
Growing UK distributor Arrow has announced three more all-rights acquisitions.
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FeaturesLeague of nations
The 2010 European Film Awards, held December 4 in Tallinn, Estonia, is trying to open doors for the continent’s film-makers — both within and beyond Europe. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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NewsPosition Among The Stars takes top awards at IDFA
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) announced its prize winners on Friday evening.
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Celsius continues sales on Freakonomics
Thierry Wase-Bailey’s sales outfit Celsius has been doing brisk business with its feature doc Freakonomics.
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NewsDogwoof strikes deal for Client 9, The Oath, Blood In The Mobile
UK distributor Dogwoof has been on the prowl for feature-docs at this week’s IDFA.
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Wide House strikes pact with First Run Features
French sales outfit Wide House (the doc arm of Wide Management) has struck an alliance with US outfit First Run Features.
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NewsIDFA kicks off with pleas against Dutch cultural budget cuts
The 23rd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) opened this week with Festival director Ally Derks making an impassioned plea for the new Dutch coalition Government to rethink its planned budget cuts in the cultural sector.
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NewsArrow snaps up titles to boost UK theatrical presence
The distributor has acquired a raft of new films at AFM that it plans to release theatrically.
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NewsWide signs raft of deals at autumn markets
The French sales company reveals deals on Laure Charpentier’s Gigola (pictured), René Féret’s Nannerl and more.
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FeaturesRia Jankie
Atrium Productions president Ria Jankie reflects on how the business has changed since the early 80s and the challenges of the digital era.
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Art Pictures will start pre-sales in Berlin for Stalingrad
Increasingly ambitious Russian production and distribution outfit Art Pictures has revealed further details of its upcoming projects.
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NonStop flies with Wings of Fear sales
Scandinavian sales outfit NonStop has been doing brisk sales on its horror titles during the AFM. Sales executive Teresa Allden has now confirmed a multi-territory deal on Wings Of Fear, which has gone to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia (Star Films).
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NewsIchnos strikes library deal with FilmSharks
Ichnos, the new digital distribution network launched during this year’s Venice Film Festival, has announced details of its latest projects.
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Jinga sells The Hunt to Japan
UK sales outfit Jinga Films has sold Thomas Szczepanski’s debut horror The Hunt to New Select for Japan.
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NewsWild Bunch reports flurry of AFM sales, led by The Grandmasters
French powerhouse Wild Bunch has announced multiple sales on its AFM slate. Wong Kar-Wai’s $25 million The Grandmasters will close in several major territories by the end of the market.
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NewsMoviehouse unearths Cavegirl to star Jennifer Stone
Here at the AFM, UK outfit Moviehouse is to handle sales on teen pic Cavegirl The Movie, starring fast rising teen Disney star Jennifer Stone.
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CinemaNX cranks up TT3D
TT3D (working title), the hugely ambitious 3D event movie about the Isle of Man’s celebrated motorcycle race, is likely to receive its market premiere in Cannes.
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Tele Munchen strikes German deal for thriller Ticket Out
Spotlight Pictures has closed a deal for action-thriller Ticket Out with Tele Munchen Group (TMG) for Germany.
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NewsStudioCanal has "strongest" AFM, led by Tinker, Tailor sales
By late Saturday afternoon, major deals were closed with Italy (Medusa) and Canada (eOne).