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Shrek leads monster weekend at international box office
Shrek the Third won the four-way battle for overseas supremacy at the weekend as Paramount/PPI's animated feature grossed an estimated $46m from 3,693 screens in 36 territories.The film crossed $100m and currently stands at $107m thanks to 13 launches led by a series of record-breaking results.Shrek The Third registered a ...
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Antonia gets US deal with Anywhere Road, Red Envelope
Anywhere Road and Red Envelope Entertainment have acquired Tata Amaral's Brazilian musical drama Antonia for North America.The partners plan a US theatrical release on Aug 17 for the story of four gifted friends from violent and poor backgrounds to release their dreams of becoming a hip hop band. The film ...
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Adam Rifkin's Look takes grand jury prize at CineVegas
Adam Rifkin's drama Look, which was shot on hundreds of surveillance cameras, won the Grand Jury Prize as the 9th Annual CineVegas Film Festival came to a close at the weekend [June 16].A Special Jury Award for best directing was presented to Joy Dietrich for her drama Tie A Yellow ...
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Daryn Okada elected to second term as ASC president
Daryn Okada has been elected to serve a second one-year term as president of the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC).The other new officers are vice presidents Michael Goi, Richard Crudo, and Owen Roizman, Treasurer Victor J Kemper, Secretary Michael Negrin, and Sergeant At Arms John Hora.The new board of governors ...
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Vaughn & Thykier's Marv strikes three-year deal with Sony
Sony Pictures has entered into a three-year first-look deal with Matthew Vaughn and Kris Thykier's UK-based Marv Films as part of the studio's International Motion Picture Production initiative.Vaughn launched Marv Films in 2003 as the follow-up to Ska Films, the collaboration with Guy Ritchie that spawned Lock, Stock and Two ...
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Finishing The Game to open 30th New York Asian American festival
Justin Lin's Bruce Lee mockumentary Finishing The Game and Gina Kim's drama Never Forever bookend the 30th New York Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF), which runs from Jul 19-28.Chen Shi-Zheng's drama Dark Matter starring Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, and Liu Ye is the centerpiece presentation. Twenty-five features will play ...
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Silver Surfer coasts into 32 territories for Fox
Things get interesting overseas this weekend as three films will attempt to overthrow Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End.Buena Vista International's (BVI) adventure has ruled the waves for the past three weekends and has the wind in its sails after crossing $500m in a record 20 days.BVI will look ...
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Sundance Institute names four projects for Documentary Lab
Women in the Nepalese army, the enduring torment caused by Hurricane Katrina, the role of music in Tibetan heritage, and the relationship between moderate Islam and jihad are under the spotlight in the four projects chosen for the Sundance Institute's fourth annual Documentary Editing and Story Laboratory.The annual editing and ...
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Sonnenfeld to produce Starz/Vanguard animated Space Chimps
Barry Sonnenfeld has come aboard as producer on Starz Media and Vanguard Animation Films' animated comedy Space Chimps.Sonnenfeld, whose directorial credits include the Men In Back films and Get Shorty, has been a creative consultant on the project since it began production last autumn.Vanguard's chief executive officer John Williams also ...
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Kamen signs to write screenplay for Imagi's CG-animated Gatchaman
Longtime Luc Besson collaborator Robert Mark Kamen will write the screenplay for Hong Kong-based Imagi Studios' upcoming CG-animated film Gatchaman.Kamen, whose credits include Leon, The Fifth Element, The Karate Kid, and the upcoming Taken starring Liam Neeson, will work closely with producer Lynne Southerland and director Kevin Munroe.Gatchaman is based ...
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Kean Bycel named Village Roadshow publicity and promotions vp
Megan Kean Bycel has been named vice president of promotions and publicity for Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment.Bycel will work closely with Warner Brothers to maximise worldwide theatrical and video promotions and publicity opportunities for Village Roadshow's films, and will work on theatrical and video releases in Village Roadshow Pictures international ...
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Caleb Weinstein joins New Line from MTV Networks
Former MTV Networks executive Caleb Weinstein has joined New Line as senior vice president of business development and digital strategy.Weinstein will be responsible for new business opportunities, film performance analysis, and the ongoing development of New Line's digital strategy. He is based in New Line's New York offices and reports ...
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Carbone, Gulko, Thorpe promoted at Focus Features
Focus Features has promoted three longtime members of the publicity team to executive positions. East Coast-based VJ Carbone, who most recently served as director of national publicity, West Coast-based Harlan Gulko, most recently director of national publicity, and Kyle Thorpe, most recently director of field publicity, have all been promoted ...
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Cast lines up for Cattaneo's Rocker at Fox Atomic
Christina Applegate has joined Rainn Wilson and Josh Gad on the cast of Peter Cattaneo's comedy The Rocker for Fox Atomic.Jeff Garlin, Emma Stone, musician and actor Teddy Geiger, Jane Lynch and Demetri Martin have also boarded the project, which is set to begin principal photography on Jun 18 in ...
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Abaunza, Schwarz join Participant in social action campaign department
Bonnie Abaunza and Liana Schwarz have joined Participant Productions as vice presidents of social action campaign development and operations.Abaunza and Schwarz will be responsible for the conception, development and execution of individual social action campaigns for each Participant film.They will source non-governmental organisations and non-profit partners for specific campaigns, and ...
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London Film School to celebrate 50th anniversary in LA
The London Film School (LFS) is celebrating 50th anniversary with a screening and reception at Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles on Jun 22.The London Film School is calling on all US-based alumni to attend and is asking former graduates who have not received an invitation to email their contact ...
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Justine Gibbs dies in Los Angeles after long battle with cancer
Justine Gibbs, who worked in the entertainment industry for nearly 50 years, died at her Los Angeles home on Jun 6 following a lengthy battle against breast cancer.Gibbs was known for her wit and generosity, traits that burned bright throughout a career that began at Rank Leisure Organisation in 1958.She ...
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Connelly, Bettany reunite on screen for horror film Born
Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany will star in the psychological horror film Born, their first on-screen coupling since 2001's A Beautiful Mind.Guillermo del Toro will produce the ClearVision Media Production Group (CMPG) and Chiodo Brothers Productions project, which is set to begin shooting in mid-August in the UK.Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd ...
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Gen Art Chicago Film Festival launches with Broken
The inaugural Gen Art Chicago Film Festival will take place from Jun 26-30 and will open with Alan White's psychodrama Broken starring Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto and Linda Hamilton, and close with the drama Numb starring Matthew Perry and Lynn Collins.Screenings include the Sundance hit Joshua starring Sam Rockwell, Vera ...
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Langella, Gould to start shooting On The Hook next week
Principal photography will begin next week in New York on the noir thriller On The Hook starring Frank Langella, Elliott Gould and Laura Harring.Richard Ledes is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alan Didier-Weill, with Belladonna Productions' Linda Moran and Rene Bastian serving as producers.Langella, hot off a Tony ...