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Bousman back in director's chair for Saw IV
Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures confirmed yesterday [Feb 19] that Darren Lynn Bousman will direct Saw IV, due to open around the world on Oct 26.Bousman directed the last two Saw horror instalments, which together have grossed more than $300m worldwide. He recently signed to adapt the rock opera Repo! The ...
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Babel, The Departed tie for ACE editing awards
Babel and The Departed tied for Hollywood's top feature editing prize at the ACE Eddie Awards at the weekend, a feat that has only happened once before in the organisation's 57-year history.Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise edited Babel, while Martin Scorsese's regular associate Thelma Schoonmaker worked on The Departed.The only ...
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Lubezki wins ASC award for Children Of Men
Emmanuel Lubezki won top honors in the feature film competition for Children Of Men at the 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards in Los Angeles at the weekend.It was a first ASC win for Lubezki, who beat out Dick Pope for The Illusionist, Robert Richardson for ...
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Digital focus for Beverly Hills conference
Industry newsletter Digital Media Wire will launch the Future Of Film Conference on March 21 at the Writers' Guild of America's Theater in Beverly Hills. The one-day forum will bring together leaders in content creation, distribution and digital technologies to debate how critical changes in film are transforming the ...
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Sony launches web promotion for Spider-Man 3
Sony is launching a competition to find two online correspondents to report on breaking news about Spider-Man 3 in the run-up to the May 4 release. Two fans of the franchise - one male and one female - will be charged with creating videos presenting news, information and special promotions. ...
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Roadside picks up zen cooking doc
Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights from Atrix Films to Doris Doerrie's documentary How To Cook Your Life.The film will open in the US this summer and profiles the SanFrancisco-based zen priest and master chef Edward Espe Brown as heoutlines zen and the art of culinary sustenance.Franz Xaver Gernstl ...
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Sundance Institute announces fellowships and grants
Sundance Institute has announced this year's annual Feature Film Program fellowships and grants for emerging independent film-makers.'We are thrilled to offer additional support to these uniquely talented and visionary artists,' Michelle Satter, director of the Feature Film Program, said.'We are committed to a year-round programme that provides our film-makers with ...
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Meserve promoted to president of Wind Dancer
Dete Meserve has been promoted to president of Wind Dancer Films and will be based in the company's new Beverly Hills office.As president, she will oversee production, financing and distribution of Wind Dancer's film slate, continuing to manage the company's development fund and working with financiers to put films into ...
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Gail Lyon appointed president of production at Initial
Gail Lyon has been hired as president of production at Graham King's Initial Entertainment Group, effective immediately.Lyon, who most recently produced Disney/Spyglass' comedy Stick It starring Jeff Bridges, will report directly to King while working closely with vice president of development Grey Rembert and production executive Denis O'Sullivan.'Gail elegantly combines ...
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GreeneStreet scores UK deal on The Nines, Germany deal on Bill
Greenestreet Films International (GSFI) continued a busy EFM here as it sold Sundance pick-up The Nines to Optimum for the UK. Sales chief Ariel Veneziano did the deal with Optimum's Will Clarke on the three-part story starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope David and Melissa McCarthy.GSFI also closed deals on the Aaron ...
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Bruges, Doomsday, Road fly out of Focus at EFM
Focus Features International (FFI) has finalised key territory sales at EFM led by new titles In Bruges, Doomsday, and Reservation Road.SND bought rights for all three in France, while Concorde took German rights for Doomsday, and Mikado took Italian and Sun acquired all Latin American rights for In Bruges. Scanbox ...
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Hyde Park unveil EFM deals on Spottiswoode, Ivory films
Hyde Park International has closed a slew of deals here on its EFM slate, headed by Roger Spottiswoode's drama The Children Of Huang Shi starring Chow Yun-Fat.Rights have gone to: Metropolitan (France); MGM (CIS); Paris Films (Brazil); Gussi (all remaining Latin American rights); Village Roadshow (Greece); RCV (Benelux); Lusomundo (Portugal); ...
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Mandate takes Passengers overseas at EFM
Los Angeles-based production and sales company Mandate Pictures has reported brisk business on the drama Passengers starring Anne Hathaway and Patrick Wilson, which started production in Vancouver three weeks ago.Rights have gone to RTL Universum (Germany), Toshiba (Japan), Cinevideo (Mexico), Dea Planeta (Spain), I Vision (South Korea), West (CIS), Conquest ...
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Buyers line up to scale Red Cliff with Summit
Summit Entertainment is close to completing its patchwork of deals for John Woo's upcoming Chinese military epic The Battle Of Red Cliff - which, at a reported $75m, is the most expensive Asian film in history.The film, which will start shooting in March with a cast led by Chow Yun-Fat ...
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Tenderness sells for GreeneStreet to Italy, Russia, Scandinavia
Greenestreet Films International (GSFI) has almost sold out the Russell Crowe thriller Tenderness after closing four more key territories.Rights went to Mediafilm (Italy), 21st Century (Russia), Nordisk (Scandinavia), and Alfa (Argentina).GSFI chief Ariel Veneziano is in active negotiations on Germany and France, while Japanese rights are still available. Jon Foster ...
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Pirates 2 is big winner at Visual Effects Society Awards
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest dominated the theatrical category at the Visual Effects Society's (VES) fifth annual gala in Los Angeles.The film won Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture, Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, and Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action ...
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Dayton & Faris, Lin, Maggenti make 'made for mobile' shorts
Sundance Institute and GSM Association (GSMA) have unveiled the five original 'made for mobile' short films commissioned as part of the Sundance Film Festival Global Short Film Project.In one of the first collaborations of its kind, six new and established independent film-makers created short films designed to be viewed on ...
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Lischak named COO at Odd Lot Entertainment
Former First Look Studios chief operating officer Bill Lischak has resurfaced at Odd Lot Entertainment in the same capacity.As the company relocates to its new Culver City headquarters, principals Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete also announced several other appointments.Linda McDonough has been promoted to executive vice president of production ...
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Goya's Ghosts finds domestic home with Samuel Goldwyn Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights for Milos Forman's Goya's Ghosts starring Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgard.The story is told through the eyes of the celebrated Spanish painter, played by Skarsgard, and focuses on events that unfold when a powerful clergyman falls for Goya's muse.Saul Zaentz ...
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Pirates dominates visual effects awards
Pirates Of The Caribbean dominated the theatrical category at the Visual Effects Society's (VES) fifth annual gala in Los Angeles.The film won Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture, Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, and Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture for ...