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cineFinance announces it will not close new film completion bonds
Completion bond company cineFinance has reacted to the economic downturn by announcing it willnot be closing any new film completion bonds.
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UK shoot begins on Searchlight, DNA, Film4's Never Let Me Go
Principal photography has commenced in the UK this week (April 14) on DNA Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4’s futuristic dramaNever Let Me Go.
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Eurocinema VOD service to carry Image content
VOD channel Eurocinema has signed a deal to carry content from Image Entertainment, the North American distributor with a library of roughly 3,500 exclusive DVD titles.
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Dennis Lim joins New York Film Festival selection committee
Dennis Lim, editor of the Museum Of The Moving Image’s online publication Moving Image Source, has joined the New York Film Festival’s selection committee.
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NewsCMG adds civil rights drama American Violet to Cannes slate
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has acquired international rights to Tim Disney’s civil rights drama American Violetand will commence sales in Cannes next month.
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NewsGirl power drives Hannah Montana The Movie to North American glory
Tween idol Miley Cyrus is turning into one of the most bankable female stars in recent years as Buena Vista’sHannah Montana The Moviesoared to the top of the charts with an estimated $34mopening weekend.
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NewsFast & Furious leaves the competition in the dust and closes in on $100m overseas
Universal/UPI’sFast & Furiousmaintained its devastating early pace as the action sequel delivered an estimated $46.5m weekend haul from 5,118 venues in 50 territories to race to an early $91m international running total.In North America the film tore past $115m in its second weekend and remained the top selling release worldwide ...
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Marketing executive Andrew McGraime promoted at Magnolia
Andrew McGraime has been promoted to vice-president of interactive marketing at Magnolia Pictures.
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Longtime publicist Emma Griffiths launches Emma Griffiths PR
Former 42West and Falco Ink publicist Emma Griffiths has launched the full-service PR agency Emma Griffiths PR.
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NewsKen Brecher resigns as Sundance Institute executive director
Ken Brecher will step down as executive director of the Sundance Institute after nearly 14 years in the job, effective April 30.
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NewsMVA, Dragonball Evolution and Fast & Furious race toward holiday showdown
DreamWorks Animation/PPI’sMonsters Vs Alienswill look to hold on to pole position this holiday weekend in the face of renewed onslaughts from Universal/UPI’sFast & Furiousand FoxInternational’s fantasy adventure Dragonball Evolution.
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NewsMedia 8 heads to Cannes Marche flush with Cash
Media 8 Entertainment has taken on worldwide rightsahead of Cannes next monthto Immortal Thoughts Productions’ psychological thrillerCashstarring Sean Bean.
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San Francisco Bay Area projects vie for SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grant
The San Francisco Film Society and The Kenneth Rainin Foundation have announced the 12 finalists and four honorable mentions for the initial $35,000 SFFS/KRF FilmmakingGrant.
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Global gains at the box office
It is more than official. At ShoWest - the North American cinema convention which has traditionally sidetracked international concerns to a pre-show ‘International Day’ - Motion Picture Association Of America (Mpaa) president Dan Glickman declared international box office revenues now accounted for 65% of the studios’ theatrical pie.Given that international’s ...
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14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival honours My Suicide and Adelaide
David Miller's My Suicide won the 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival's $10,000 Acura Grand Jury Award for Best Feature and Liliana Greenfield-Sanders' Adelaide took the $5,000 Grand Jury Award for Best Short.Both films won the corresponding audience awards and received their honours following the closing night screening of Julie ...
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NewsElephant Eye takes North American rights to Sundance winner La Nana
Elephant Eye Films has made its first narrative acquisition, swooping on North American rights to Sebastian Silva’s Chilean filmLa Nana(The Maid) following its award winningpremiere at Sundance.
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My Life In Ruins to close Tribeca Film Festival on May 2
Playtone and 26 Films' $20m comedy My Life In Ruins starring My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos will get a special presentation screening as the closing night film at Tribeca.Several cast members are expected to attend the May 2 event ahead of the comedy's nationwide North American release through ...
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Sony takes international media rights to Class 5 Films' Obama doc
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has swooped on all international media rights (excluding UK TV) and North American home entertainment rights to the previously untitled documentary By The People: The Election Of Barack Obama.
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The Necessities Of Life takes world feature prize at Sonoma
Benoit Pilon's Canadian drama and closing night film The Necessities Of Life won the 12th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival best world feature prize at the weekend.Karen Kingsbury's Like Dandelion Dust won best narrative feature and Andy Abrahams Wilson's Under Our Skin took corresponding documentary honours.Ethan Peck was named best ...
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9th Annual Int'l Beverly Hills Film Festival unveils winners
Andrea Pellizzer's Italian comedy Tre Lire, Primo Giorno and Michael Feifer's serial killer horror story Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas dominated the awards ceremony as the 9th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival came to a close over the weekend.Tre Lire, Primo Giorno won the best in show Golden Palm Award ...