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NewsUCLA honour for Black
UCLA alumnus Dustin Lance Black will receive the 14th annual Lew and Pamela Hunter/Jonathan and Janice Zakin Chair Holder in Screenwriting Award.
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SFFS, Rainin hand out $340,000
San Francisco Film Society and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced on Thursday [18] the projects that will receive $340,000 in funding.
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NewsMitty pleases, Liongate unveils logo
CinemaCon: The 20th Century Fox showreel impressed exhibitors on Thursday [18] with footage from Ben Stiller’s potential awards contender The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, while in a separate session Lionsgate unveiled its new corporate logo [pictured].
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NewsAnchor Bay finds Mr. Jones
Anchor Bay Films has picked up North American rights to Mr. Jones ahead of its world premiere on Friday at Tribeca.
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NewsStar Wars VII set for 2015
CinemaCon: Walt Disney Studios president Alan Horn led a three-hour presentation in Las Vegas in which he revealed release dates for the next three Star Wars movies.
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NewsSundance hit Fruitvale gets new title
The Weinstein Company has changed the name of its potential awards season contender Fruitvale to Fruitvale Station.
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NewsFilmBuff to release Red Obsession
FilmBuff said on Wednesday [17] that it will release wine documentary Red Obsession, set to receive its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Hugh Grant romcom begins shoot
Production is underway on two unrelated projects – Marc Lawrence’s untitled romantic comedy in New York and A Fighting Man in Ontario, Canada.
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NewsAlamo to open Lubbock theatre
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas announced plans on Wednesday [17] to open its first Lubbock area location with franchise partner Triple Tap Ventures.
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NewsSteel Magnolias joins AFI line-up
The AFI has added Steel Magnolias to its line-up for the one-off Target Presents AFI Night At The Movies on Apr 24.
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Whitney Hill joins Condé Nast
Whitney Hill has been named svp of business development and strategy at Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE), effective immediately.
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NewsNews Corp to rename ent assets 21st Century Fox
News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch told staff the development on Tuesday ahead of the expected July separation of his company.
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NewsBenaroya launches sales venture
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based financier and producer Michael Benaroya and a coterie of partners are understood to be applying the finishing touches to a new sales company, International Film Trust.
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NewsFast 7 set for July 2014
Universal Pictures announced on Tuesday it will release Fast & Furious 7 on Jul 11, 2014.
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NewsMPAA, NATO in ratings campaign
CinemaCon: MPAA chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd and NATO president John Fithian gave their annual addresses to the Las Vegas convention on Tuesday [16] and launched an initiative to help parents better navigate the ratings system.
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NewsFilm Arcade, Par get A.C.O.D.
The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have acquired worldwide rights to Black Bear Pictures’ Sundance entry.
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NewsTFF launches Ephron prize
Organisers at the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced on Tuesday [16] the new $25,000 Nora Ephron Prize.
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NewsSony sets Russia Stalingrad release
Sony Pictures Releasing International will handle distribution in Russia for Fedor Bondarchuk’s [pictured] epic love story and the first Russian-made feature to be released in IMAX.
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NewsMiss Lovely wins at IFFLA
Ashim Ahluwalia’s drama [pictured] won the 11th annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles’s grand jury prize for best feature at the end of six days of screenings and panels.
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NewsCinemaCon: stars shine for studios
Paramount, Warner Bros and Universal kicked off the studio presentations at CinemaCon in Las Vegas with glitzy showreel events for attendees.