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NewsGabrielle, Enemy triumph at Canadian Screen Awards
Producers Kim MCraw and Luc Déry collected the best motion picture prize at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards (9) and Gabrielle Marion-Rivard was named best lead actress. Louise Archambault directed Gabrielle.
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NewsSimonds Jr leads China venture
Days after Jeff Robinov announced his Studio 8 venture with Huayi Brothers and details emerged of the Disney partnership with Shanghai Media Group, longtime Adam Sandler producer Robert Simonds Jr is at the heart of the latest US-China venture.
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News300 sequel conquers US on $45m
Warner Bros’ 300 sequel beat off the competition from DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while Fox Searchlight capitalised on 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar glory and scored a massive limited debut on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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NewsSlave crosses $100m int'l BO
Spurred on by Academy Awards glory, New Regency, River Road and Plan B’s acclaimed drama by Steve McQueen has surged past $100m through Lionsgate International licensees.
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News300 sequel rules the world
UPDATED MAR 10: A more appropriate title would be hard to find as Warner Bros’ 300: Rise Of An Empire dominated global box office on an estimated $133.9m and pulled off a confirmed $88.8m international launch on 14,740 screens in 58 markets.
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NewsLionsgate believes in Exists
The studio has picked up North American rights at SXSW to Eduard Sanchez’s Bigfoot film, which International Film Trust handles for international sales.
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NewsScott Kalvert dead at 49
The director of The Basketball Diaries starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg has been found dead at this home in Woodland Hills outside Los Angeles. He was 49.
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NewsCinemaCon honour for Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman will receive the CinemaCon Lifetime Achievement Award at the Las Vegas convention on March 27.
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NewsSPWA, Picturehouse, Starz Digital take SXSW trio
UPDATE: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired all international rights to Space Station 76, while in separate deals Picturehouse has acquired The Guest and Starz Digital Media has taken North American rights to To Be Takei ahead of their Austin screenings.
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NewsReport highlights CA production drop
California’s film czar Paul Audley has called on the state legislature to boost tax incentives in light of a sobering report that illustrates the extent of the state’s decline as a production hub.
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NewsSFIFF unveils New Directors, GGA
Top brass at the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) have announced the films in competition for the New Directors Prize and the Golden Gate Award contenders in the documentary category.
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NewsAlex Fragen joins UTA in distribution role
The former head of domestic television distribution at Summit has joined the agency in the new role of global distribution strategist.
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Mark Bomback to adapt Veronica's Room
TWC-Dimension has hired Mark Bomback to write its adaptation of Ira Levin’s Broadway thriller Veronica’s Room.
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NewsPhase 4 snaps up Super Groovy
Phase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie from SModcast Pictures.
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NewsHologram shoot underway in Morocco
Principal photography has commenced in Morocco on Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.
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NewsJonas Cuaron begins Desierto shoot
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón to produce; Gael García Bernal to star.
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NewsVimeo unveils $10m distribution fund
The video platform will promote a $10m investment at SXSW on the anniversary of its Vimeo On Demand platform.
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NewsTribeca announces Spotlight, Midnight
Tribeca Film Festival 2014 world premieres include Every Secret Thing, Miss Meadows and Zombeavers.
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News112 Weddings to open Full Frame
Doug Block’s HBO Documentary will kick off proceedings in Durham, North Carolina, on April 3.
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FeaturesJanet Pierson, Rebecca Feferman, SXSW
In the run-up to SXSW 2014, head of SXSW film Janet Pierson and head of film media relations and programmer Rebecca Feferman sat down with Screen to talk about international cinema, the golden years of TV and Jurgen Klinsmann.