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NewsValhalla, Platinum, Top Cow hire Ryuhei Kitamura to direct Magdalena
Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow Productions have attached Ryuhei Kitamura to direct and Holly Brix to write Magdalena.
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NewsDavid Kosse named president of international at Universal
Universal’s president of international distribution David Kosse has been promoted to president of international as the studio expands its global focus.
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NewsUK business leader Theo Paphitis to boost Marvel's global brand
UK businessman Theo Paphitis, one of the stars of the hit BBC2 series Dragons’ Den, has joined Marvel Entertainment’s international advisory board as the company seeks to expand its global presence.
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NewsScreen Gems boards civil rights drama Holler from Dana Adam Shapiro
Screen Gems has acquired Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s civil rights screenplay Holler, based on true events at a high school in Mississippi.
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NewsMandate Pictures heads for the highway with female road movie
Mandate Pictures is developing an untitled female road movie comedy from screenwriter Annie Mumolo.Dana Fox and frequent Mandate collaborator Lorene Scafaria will produce, with Mandate president Nathan Kahane serving as executive produce and Tendo Nagenda overseeing for Mandate.The story centres on three disillusioned girls who travel to New York to ...
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NewsTV chef Mario Batali joins MPI Media's comic thriller Bitter Feast
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has joined MPI Media Group’s darkly comic thriller Bitter Feast, currently filming in Manhattan and Woodstock in New York state.
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Shorts International launches dedicated 24-hour channel
Shorts International, one of the leading short film entertainment companies, has launched the dedicated short film channel ShortsHD.The channel will run on AT&T U-verseSM TV in the US and will broadcast shorts 24 hours a day in 30 and 60-minute blocks.Content will be divided into thematic zones covering comedy, world ...
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SFFS unveils screenwriting grant as part of expanded support strategy
The San Francisco Film Society and philanthropist William R Hearst III have established the $15,000 Hearst Screenwriting Grant.
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NewsHalf-Blood Prince runs rampant in China and Russia
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince scored record debuts in China and Russia according to fresh data released by Warner Bros on Monday.
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NewsHarry Potter casts spell over North America with $159.7m five-day launch
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince scored the second biggest five-day domestic debut of 2009 as an estimated $159.7m dominated the charts and confirmed the film’s opening day promise.
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NewsMississippi Damned, Off And Running win top prizes at Outfest
Tina Mabry’s Mississippi Damned won the juried outstanding US dramatic feature and Nicole Opper’s Off And Running won the corresponding documentary feature prize as Outfest 2009 came to a close.
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News24 Frames picks up domestic rights to Mexican hit Sultans Of The South
24 frames has acquired all North American rights to the Mexican heist hit Sultans Of The South (Sultanes Del Sur) from Warner Brothers Pictures Mexico.
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NewsCrush acquires minority stake in Emmett/Furla Films
Crush Films’ Gordon Bijelonic and Michael Matthias reported they have acquired a minority stake in Randall Emmett and George Furla’s Emmett/Furla Films (EFF).
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Cinevolve snaps up North American rights to British farce 12 In A Box
Los Angeles-based Cinevolve Studios has acquired North American rights to John McKenzie’s British farce 12 In A Box and plans an August 7 platform release in Los Angeles.
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NewsTribeca Institute, Gucci announce seven doc fund recipients
The Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci have announced seven recipients of the 2009 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund to support projects that promote social change.
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NewsCharles Darwin biopic Creation to open Toronto
The world premiere of Jon Amiel’s Charles Darwin biopic Creation starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly will open the 34th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10.Organisers also unveiled four Gala screenings and 18 special presentations. The Gala roster features the world premiere of Aaron Schneider’s drama Get Low ...
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SnagFilms launches online SummerFest to mark first anniversary
Celebrating its first anniversary, online film destination SnagFilms has launched the SnagFilms SummerFest to showcase previously unreleased documentaries.
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NewsOpen Society renews support for Sundance docs with $5m grant
Philanthropist George Soros’ Open Society Institute has granted $5m to the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program to raise awareness on human rights.
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The Boys Are Back one of two films to open Mill Valley
Scott Hicks’ The Boys Are Back has been named as one of the two opening night films at the 32nd Mill Valley Film Festival in San Raphael, California, on October 8.
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NewsWarner Bros poised to cross $1bn in North America
Warner Bros is on the cusp of crossing the $1bn domestic milestone as it launches Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince around the globe.Sources said they expected Warner Bros would make the announcement on Wednesday [July 15], however the studio declined to comment as executives busied themselves with last minute ...