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US channel Eurocinema to launch film festival in Miami
Eurocinema, the US VOD and cable film channel dedicated to foreign films, is preparing to launch its first festival to run next year in Miami.The First Annual Eurocinema European Film Festival will play at indoor and outdoor venues throughout the greater Miami area from February 6 to February 15 2009.'Not ...
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Disney to make 3D film revolving around The Jonas Brothers
Disney has augmented its recently announced 3D line-up with a film about the Jonas Brothers, the Disney Channel boy band and tween idols who are one of the corporation's key revenue drivers.The untitled film is expected out in 2009 and will feature footage from the recording artists' upcoming Burning Up ...
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Eva Mendes to play Queen Of The South for Essential
Jere Hausfater's worldwide sales, development and production company Essential Entertainment will introduce Cannes buyers to the drug drama Queen Of The South starring Eva Mendes, Ben Kingsley and Josh Hartnett.Essential is handling international sales on the film which is based on the novel by Arturo Perez-Reverte and will be directed ...
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Horizon picks up worldwide sales on Taking The Face
Vancouver-based Horizon Motion Pictures has added Portuguese bullfighting documentary Taking The Face to its Cannes slate.Horizon will represent worldwide sales excluding Portugal on Juliusz Kossakowski and Matthew Bishop's investigation into Portugal's love-hate relationship with the sport.Shot in HD over the 2007 season, the film includes action footage and interviews with ...
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Anchor Bay brought under the auspices of Overture Films
Home entertainment company Anchor Bay Entertainment has been brought under the auspices of its Starz stablemate Overture Films.Anchor Bay had been part of Starz Media, the television production, syndication and animation unit that in turn is wholly owned by John Malone's Liberty Media. Anchor Bay president Bill Clark will now ...
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Marvel suits up for new raft of superhero movies
Bouyed by the triumphant worldwide release of its self-financed production Iron Man this weekend, Marvel Studios yesterday unveiled its release slate through 2011.A new raft of popular comic book characters - sometimes appearing in unison - will be brought to the big screen by Marvel using the same business template ...
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Sony lands on Moon for English-speaking markets
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all English-speaking rights to Liberty Films' sci-fi thriller Moon starring Sam Rockwell.Independent Film Company will handle all other territories on the title, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Duncan Jones of Liberty Films and was shot at the ...
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Universal sinks teeth into Medieval vampire story
Universal Pictures has picked up the speculative script The Knights Templar from Adam Torchia and Justin Stanley.The story takes place during the Middle Ages as the eponymous group of Crusaders and guardians of the Holy Grail comes under attack from a vampire army.The project is currently out to directors. Russia's ...
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Sony becomes first major to release DVD titles in Vietnam
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has signed a DVD distribution deal for Vietnam with that country's Galaxy Studio.The deal marks the first time a US major will release its titles on DVD in the South-East Asian market and will kick off on May 9 with 15 films including Casino Royale, ...
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Universal movies find TV home in Flemish-speaking Belgium
NBC Universal International Television Distribution has licensed exclusive free television rights to a number of major movies to Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) for Flemish-speaking Belgium.The agreement covers upcoming and current Universal features like Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum and ...
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Sarandon, Pullman and Lucas round out cast of Mandate's Peacock
Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas will join Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page in Mandate Pictures' psychological thriller Peacock.Michael Lander will direct from a script he co-wrote with Ryan Roy and Barry Mendel is producing the project, which Mandate International will pre-sell at Cannes.Mandate president Nathan Kahane and senior ...
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Iron Man boosts global box office with superheroic $200m opening
Iron Man smashed its way to the top of the charts with a mighty $100.8m three-day launch that kicked off the summer season in fine style.The Marvel Studios film, which Paramount is releasing around the world, registered the eight biggest three-day debut of all time and easily scored the biggest ...
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Hot Fuzz wins BAFTA/LA Comedy prize
Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz won Best British Comedy Film Award at the inaugural BAFTA/LA British Comedy Award in Los Angeles last night and star Simon Pegg took home Best British Comedy Performer In Film.Billy Connolly received the BAFTA/LA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy and Extras won Best British Comedy Television ...
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Let The Right One In takes top narrative award at Tribeca
Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In from Sweden took the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature as the Tribeca Film Festival announced its winners [May 1].The awards were unveiled several days before the festival closes on May 3. At time of writing no major deals had closed, although there ...
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Seattle announces lineup including 16 world premieres
World Premieres of Dan Ireland's Jolene, Russell Brown's The Bluetooth Virgin, Cornelia Durye Moore's The Dark Horse and Julia Sweeney's Letting Go Of God are among the expected highlights at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).Randall Miller's Bottle Shock will close the festival on June 14 and as previously ...
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PPI's Iron Man takes off worldwide and kicks off summer
It's all about Iron Man this weekend as Paramount Pictures International (PPI) kicks off the 2008 summer blockbuster season with a huge day-and-date rollout.Paramount will release the Marvel Studios film in North America on May 2 and the top-line cast of Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges allied ...
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In focus - Talking points - 'We just have to be more targeted'
IM Global chief Stuart Ford was in Tokyo visiting buyers when the news about Gaga broke. "I think the announcement's been interpreted as a more drastic change of strategy than may actually be the case," he says. "The Gaga brand is an important one in Japanese cinema and I think ...
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13 projects line up for Sundance Directors & Screenwriters Labs
The Sundance Institute has selected 13 projects for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, which will take place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 26- June 26.Under the leadership of Michelle Satter and the artistic direction of Gyula Gazdag, the projects selected for this year's residency include ...
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LongTale International picks up world rights to Palladin
LongTale International has acquired worldwide rights to Pine Hill/Tousi's comedy Looking For Palladin starring Ben Gazzara, Talia Shire and David Moscow.Andrzej Krakowski wrote and directed the story of a brash Hollywood talent agent who travels to Guatemala to track down a retired Oscar-winning actor.LongTale International will screen the film to ...
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Hollingsworth named MD of Warner Home Video Mexico
Schuyler Hollingsworth III has been promoted to managing director of Warner Home Video Mexico.Hollingsworth will manage all operations including DVD, video games and digital revenue streams and will work closely with senior management in the US and Canada to streamline the business.Schuyler previously served as vice president of sales, theatrical ...