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Tribeca awards audience prizes
Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket [pictured] impressed Tribeca Film Festival judges last week and had a similar effect on audiences who gave it the narrative award on Saturday [27].
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ICG re-elects Steven Poster
Saturday’s [27] vote of the national executive board of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) returned Poster to the presidency after he first won six years ago.
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Well Go USA takes Here
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to And While We Were Here and has set an Aug 13 ultra-VoD launch followed by theatrical release on Sept 13.
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Recreation adds three for Cannes
The Los Angeles-based sales company has added Slamdance audience award winner Hank And Asha, Sundance entry Milkshake and War On Whistleblowers to its sales roster.
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SIFF to honour Ford
Harrison Ford will receive the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival’s2013 Peter J. Owens Award for excellence in acting.
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Django to open in China
Sony Pictures announced on Friday [26] it had reached an understanding with Chinese authorities who pulled the film inexplicably on Apr 11 within minutes of the first screenings.
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Raven Banner hires Mahnert
Annick Mahnert has joined the company as manager of international sales and acquisitions in the run-up to Cannes. Additionally the Toronto-based company has licensed US rights to The Last Will And Testament Of Rosalind Leigh to Image Entertainment.
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Gaye biopic heads to Cannes
Focus Features International has boarded Julien Temple’s Untitled Marvin Gaye project currently shooting in Luxemburg and Belgium. Screendaily first reported on the film in February.
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Disney switches IM3 China date
UPDATE: Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 — now at $37m after two days in international release — will now open on May 1 and not May 3 as previously stated, Disney executives confirmed on Friday [26].
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TFF unveils first Ephron winner
Top brass at the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) said on Thursday [25] that Meera Menon received the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at the annual Women’s Filmmaker Brunch.
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KinoSmith acquires at Hot Docs
Canadian distributor KinoSmith has acquired two titles out of Hot Docs on opening day, company fonder Rob Smith announced on Thursday [25].
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Cargo goes along for Free Ride
The company has acquired international sales rights to the Anna Paquin film and will screen in Cannes next month and kick off sales. Paradigm represents US rights.
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The Exchange buys Camden
The Exchange has closed what it said was a low-to-mid six-figure deal for the action film as it builds its production slate backed by the recently announced Exchange Peaks Film Capital fund.
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Participant, Image Nation find Dark
Shooting is underway in Colombia on the supernatural thriller Out Of The Dark financed by Participant Media and Image Nation and starring Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman. Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches produce.
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Sierra/Affinity to sell Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in the dark drama that Dan Gilroy will direct.
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Tribeca triumph for The Rocket
Kim Mordaunt’s Australian entry [pictured] has won The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced on Thursday evening [25].
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Universal dates Dracula for Aug 2014
The studio announced on Thursday [25] that the origins story will open on Aug 8, 2014.
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Reliance plans Graceling franchise
The Indian giant has acquired rights to Kristin Cashore’s bestselling young adult fantasy trilogy in partnership with Kintop Pictures.
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OddLot, Summit line up Draft Day
Shooting on the dramedy is set to commence on Apr 25 in New York, Summit Entertainment and OddLot Entertainment announced on Wednesday [24].
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FFI to sell Amy Winehouse doc
Focus Features International (FFI) will handle worldwide sales on the new documentary from Senna and The Warrior director Asif Kapadia and will kick off pre-sales next month in Cannes.