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SAG elects David P White chief negotiator
The Screen Actors Guild’s national board of directors has appointed David P White national executive director and chief negotiator.
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NewsFFI boards international sales on Redford's The Conspirator
Focus Features International (FFI) has got in league with Robert Redford’s high-calibre historical project The Conspirator, which started production this week in Savannah, Georgia.
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AFI FEST switches The White Ribbon for A Prophet
AFI FEST has added Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner The White Ribbon to the line-up, replacing AProphet.
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NewsDisney's Up looks to stay above the overseas pack
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International has another busy weekend to look forward to with Up scheduled to touch down in Italy, Sweden and several smaller markets.
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NewsRoadside takes the world on The Good Guy
Roadside Attractions has acquired worldwide rights to Julio DePietro’s romance The Good Guy starring Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Anna Chlumsky and Bryan Greenberg.
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NewsOdd Lot, Lionsgate and Videocine go From Prada To Nada
Odd Lot Entertainment, Lionsgate and Mexican production and distribution company Videocine announced they are in pre-production on the English-language Mexican-US Jane Austen adaptation From Prada To Nada.
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NewsAcademy unveils 65 foreign language Oscar submissions
Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards.
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NewsFIND relocates 2010 Spirit Awards to downtown Los Angeles
FIND has announced that its 2010 Spirit Awards will relocate from its recent seaside berth in Santa Monica to the LA Live complex in downtown Los Angeles
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NewsDennis Maguire named global chief of Paramount Home Entertainment
Dennis Maguire has been appointed president of Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment Worldwide.
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NewsLakeshore's Fame overtakes US box office overseas
Fame grossed approximately $10m over the weekend for a $27.4m international running total, according to fresh data released by Lakeshore Entertainment.
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NewsA Single Man, Parnassus among AFI FEST line-up
The US premiere of Tom Ford’s A Single Man starring Oscar contender Colin Firth and Julianne Moore will close the slimmed down 23rd AFI FEST on November 5.
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NewsJere Hausfater steps down as Essential CEO
Jere Hausfater has stepped down as CEO of Essential Entertainment less than three years after he founded the financing, production and sales company with chairman and Palo Alto businessman Jim Kohlberg.
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NewsHilary Swank to receive HFF Hollywood Actress Award
Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank will be feted with the Hollywood Actress Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) and Hollywood Film Awards.
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NewsPhase 4, Submarine complete US theatrical deal on Order Of Chaos
Phase 4 Films has acquired US theatrical rights from Submarine Entertainment to Vince Vieluf’s thriller Order Of Chaos.
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NewsProduction starts on Perfect Weekend's Whitney Brown
Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on Perfect Weekend’s family comedy The Greening Of Whitney Brown.
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NewsAMC to handle distribution deal for education doc Ten9Eight
50 Eggs Productions has signed a direct distribution deal with AMC Entertainment Inc to handle Ten9eight: Shoot For The Moon during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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NewsVitagraph and FilmBuff take US theatrical and VOD rights to financial doc Collapse
Vitagraph Films and FilmBuff have signed deals to handle the US theatrical and VOD release respectively of Chris Smith’s documentary Collapse.
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Piracy, financing and DIY distribution on AFM seminar agenda
The state of the independent business, foreign investment, pitching and DIY distribution are among subjects up for discussion at the AFM seminars.
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NewsLightning strikes sales deal on Mexican Oscar hopeful Backyard
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has picked up all international sales rights excluding Latin America to Carlos Carrera’s Mexican foreign language Oscar submission Backyard (El Traspatio).
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NewsAnna Kendrick named 2010 Palm Springs festival's rising star
Anna Kendrick will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Rising Star Award in January for her performance in Up In The Air.