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Balcony picks up US rights to Al Franken doc
Balcony Releasing has pickedup US rights to Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus' cinema verite picture AlFranken: God Spoke To Us.Balcony plans an autumnrelease on the picture, which shot over two years and tracks the former SaturdayNight Live comedian and Liberalpolitical commentator as he tackles everyone from right-wing broadcaster BillO'Reilly to ...
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Cowboys, Cuba screen at Rewind/Fast Forward in Miami
Billy Corben's Cocaine Cowboys, Jay Rosenblatt's I Want To BeSomebody and MeganWilliams' Tell Me Cuba areamong documentaries at the upcoming 5th Annual Rewind/Fast Forward Film &Video Festival in Miami Beach.The festival explores all facets of documentary film-making, filmand video preservation, film and TV history and the use of archival images ...
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Few major international openings as World Cup rages on
As the World Cup enters the second round this weekend with morehot weather forecast for most of Europe, distributors are looking toconsolidate their gains.Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)'s The Da VinciCode, currently on$485.2m, and Fox International's X-Men: The Last Stand, now on $186.2m, have been the majorplayers in recent weeks. ...
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First Look secures $80m credit facility with Merrill Lynch
Los Angeles-based First Look Studios has closed a three-year $80m creditfacility with Merrill Lynch as it continues its push to become a majorvertically integrated entertainment company.Prentice Capital Management, the New York-based hedge fund thathas hitherto provided financial support, will convert its initial investment inFirst Look Studios from convertible debt to ...
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Senator sets up US office, plans to absorb Streamline
Following a number of high-profile buys at Cannes, Germany'sSenator Entertainment AG has established a US office in Hollywood to findpictures with international crossover appeal for its distribution pipeline.Senator's chief content officer Marco Weber will serve aspresident and chief executive officer of Senator Entertainment Inc, overseeingall creative aspects including development, production, ...
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New US distributor to focus on faith-based, urban films
Lang Elliott's Sunn Classic Pictures and Los Angeles attorneysLeroy Bobbitt and Virgil Roberts have set up Sunn Allied Releasing todistribute urban and faith-based pictures.The company plans to release eight to 12 fully financed featuresand is supported by a "multi-million dollar" print and advertisingfund.The two Bobbitt & Roberts principals will bring ...
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Kercher named to senior European post for Kodak Digital Cinema
Brian Kercher has been appointed general manager for Kodak DigitalCinema covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Kercher has served at the company for 11 years, and most recentlymanaged the entertainment imaging business in the UK, Ireland and South Africa.He replaces Denis Kelly, who has retired.
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IFC teams with stablemate fuse on US release of Head
IFC Films is teaming up on the domestic release of rockmockumentary Brothers Of The Head with Rainbow Media stablemate and music and online televisionnetwork fuse.The alliance marks fuse's first foray into theatrical releasingand will see the partners collaborate on all marketing initiatives for the Jul28 release.fuse will run promotional features, ...
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Echo Lake launches management division under Marcus
EchoLake founder and president Doug Mankoff has launched a management venture underthe expanded and newly renamed umbrella company Echo Lake Entertainment.FormerCAA agent and MGM president Mike Marcus will head Echo Lake Management, andbrings a client roster that includes Water director Deepa Mehta, and New Zealand writer-director Toa Fraser, whosescreenwriting credits ...
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Wagner & Cuban to receive tribute at Nov Gotham Awards
2929 Entertainment founders Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban will bepresented with a Gotham Award tribute at the IFP's 16th Annual Gotham Awards onNov 29.The honour will be handed out at the annual awards ceremonyalongside six competitive awards for ensemble cast, breakthrough actor anddirector, documentary, feature, and Best Film Not Playing ...
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Fox Korea chief Lee to take over at Fox Japan
Fox Korea managing director Jesse Lee has been named generalmanager for Fox Japan and will replace Toshiharu Karaki, who is leaving to pursueother interests.Lee's appointment will take effect on Jul 1. He has served asgeneral manager for both the theatrical and home entertainment divisions of FoxKorea since 2000, starting at ...
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Lionsgate International reports monster sales business at Cannes
Lionsgate International hasjoined the list of US sales agencies reporting an unprecedented volume ofbusiness at Cannes last month, led by monster sales on Saw III and the recently announced vampire project Daybreakers. Saw III inspired a flurry ofdeals on the Croisette as rights went to: Japan (Asmik Ace), Germany(Kinowelt), Australia ...
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Cars finishes first on $31.2m in US, despite stiff competition
Buena Vista/Pixar's Cars remained in pole position in its second weekend onan estimated $31.2m, despite respectable debuts for Paramount's comedy NachoLibre on $27.5m in second place andUniversal's The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift in third on $24.1m.Overall business climbed forthe fifth consecutive weekend as the top 12 titles grossed ...
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USC student King wins BAFTA/LA student film award for animated short
Adam Parrish King has won BAFTA/LA's third annual Student FilmAwards for his animated short The Wraith Of Cobble Hill.The Brooklyn-set coming-of-age fable beat out sixfinalists from a pool of 30 submissions from Los Angeles County colleges.All finalists will receive diplomas from BAFTA/LA. The finalistswere: King, from USC; Jesse Eisenhardt, from ...
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Basil-Jones returns to Sony to head Australia, New Zealand
StephenBasil-Jones will return to Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) asmanaging director of Australia once he completes his tenure as DreamWorks International'smarketing and distribution chief at the end of the year.Basil-Joneswill also serve as regional supervisor for New Zealand and SPRI executive vicepresident, reporting to Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group president ...
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Jesus Camp gets Sterling Award at Silverdocs festival
HeidiEwing and Rachel Grady's Jesus Camp wonthe Silverdocs Sterling Award for a feature film as the week-long event came toa close in Maryland.JesusCamp explores the faith of young followersat a summer camp whose lives are driven by fervent evangelism.DanielCross and Mila Aung-Thwin's Chairman George received an honourable mention for its ...
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Cars, Tokyo Drift post powerful international debuts
The Da Vinci Code ruled the roost and became the 13th biggestinternational release in history at the weekend as it reached $480m andovertook Shrek 2 and Star WarsEpisode III.Sony Pictures ReleasingInternational chiefs reported an estimated $15.2m weekend haul from 7,800screens in 83 territories. The adventure is by far Sony's biggest ...
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Cedric The Entertainer joins cast of Talk To Me for Focus, Kimmel
US comedian Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps and Taraji P Hensonhave joined the cast of Focus Features' Talk To Me, which began shooting last week.As previously announced Kasi Lemmons is directing and DonCheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in the story based on the life of Ralph Waldo'Petey' Green, an outspoken ...
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GI Jesus takes grand jury prize at CineVegas
Carl Colapert's Iraq Wardrama GI Jesus was awarded the2006 Cinevegas Film Festival's Grand Jury prize as the event wound down at theweekend.Joe Arquette, Patricia Mota,Maurizio Farhad, Mark Cameron and Telana Lynum star in the tale of a returningMexican national who fought in the conflict in exchange for US citizenship andsuffers ...
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Darryl Hunt, Simple Curve are favourites at Nantucket
AubreyNealon's A Simple Curve won the 11thNantucket Film Festival's Writer/Director Award, and Ricki Stern and AnnieSundberg's The Trials of Darryl Hunttook the audience award for best feature as the event wound down at theweekend.BestStorytelling in a Documentary Film was awarded to Steven Cantor's WhatRemains, while South African filmmakerAvie Luthra won ...