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NewsEssential boards Marc Forster thriller Disconnect
Jere Hausfater’s Essential Entertainment will introduce Cannes buyers to the thriller Disconnect with Marc Forster attached to direct.
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NewsStar Trek sets course for global domination
Paramount’s Star Trek reboot launches into orbit this weekend in the second day-and-date release of the early summer and is expected to sweep all before it as PPI unleashes the action sci-fi on more than 5,200 prints across 54 territories.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to drama Five Minutes Of Heaven
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Irish Troubles drama Five Minutes Of Heaven and has set an August release.
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NewsVisit Films boards Carcasses, Here, Manila for Cannes
Ryan Kampe and Sylvain Tron’s New York-based sales company Visit Films will premiere three new titles in Cannes next week including two Directors’ Fortnight screenings and one out-of-competition entry.
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AFI Fest announces dates and free screenings
The 23rd edition of AFI Fest will takes place from October 30-November 7 in Hollywood, California.
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MGM to release Exodus' Bunyan & Babe in North America
MGM will handle the North American release on Exodus Film Group’s animated romp Bunyan & Babe, a modern take on the folk story about the lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his sidekick Babe the Blue Ox.
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FeaturesHollywood gets thrifty
Expect to see fewer stars at the Hotel Du Cap as budget-conscious US sales agents try to deliver realistically priced product to international buyers.
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NewsTrevor Groth named Sundance director of programming
Trevor Groth has been named director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival in the wake of John Cooper’s appointment as festival director.
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NewsIM Global bulks up for Cannes with Protection, The Company Men and Bitch Slap
Stuart Ford’s IM Global continues to assemble a diverse Cannes slate with three new titles headed by the action thriller Protection starring Paul Walker.
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NewsMPCA adds Tim Allen comedy Crazy On The Outside to Cannes slate
Los Angeles-based MPCA has added Tim Allen’s directorial debut Crazy On The Outside to its Cannes slate in which Allen stars alongside Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
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Jonathan Hensleigh to direct mob story The Irishman for Code
Code Entertainment has hired Jonathan Hensleigh to direct the true-life crime story The Irishman starring Ray Stevenson, which Lightning Entertainment will introduce to buyers in Cannes next week. ICM and Jonathan Dana represent North American rights.
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Image, Universal Music Group sign distribution deal
Image Entertainment has signed a five-year deal with Universal Music Group to distribute music and music-related urban programming in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
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NewsRachel Weisz to star in political thriller The Whistleblower
Rachel Weisz will star as a Mid-Western police officer who exposes a United Nations cover-up in post-war Bosnia in the political thriller The Whistleblower.
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Fantastic Films boards Michael Madsen thriller Outrage for Cannes
Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki’s Fantastic Films International have boarded worldwide rights to the thriller Outrage starring Michael Madsen.
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SPC chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard extend Sony contracts
Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard have extended their contracts with Sony Pictures Entertainment for a further four years.
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NewsPeace Arch to bring Oh My God to Cannes
Peace Arch Entertainment has acquired international rights to Oh My God, Peter Rodger’s documentary in which celebrities, religious leaders and ordinary people discuss their perception of god.
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NewsGerry Noble steps down as Peace Arch Group CEO
Gerry Noble has resigned as Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc’s CEO, effective immediately.
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Kimmel International adds Trust to Cannes slate
Mark Lindsay’s New York-based sales company Kimmel International has bulked up its Cannes slate with international rights to the espionage thriller Trust starring Kiefer Sunderland, Billy Crudup and Guy Pearce.
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NewsLightning boosts Cannes slate with Coach and Taking Chances
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has added international rights to two romantic comedies heading into Cannes.
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NewsTribeca claims attendance increase
The Tribeca Film Festival attracted about 348,000 people this year, according to organisers.