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NewsOscar Isaac to star in Partisan
Oscar Isaac, who plays the lead in the Coen Brothers’ upcoming Inside Llewyn Davis, has been hired to star in Warp Films Australia’s Partisan. Madman will distribute in Australia and New Zealand and UTA Independent Film Group arranged remaining financing and represents world sales.
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NewsChapman to produce Trigger
Scott Glenn will star in the first project to emerge from Chapman Filmed Entertainment, the production company run through Chapman University’s Dodge College Of Film And Media Arts.
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NewsWe Have A Pope re-released
Sundance Selects will re-release its Cannes 2011 acquisition We Have A Pope (Habemus Papam), the distributor announced [14] one day after the election in the Vatican of Argentina’s Pope Francis.
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NewsCineplex, Raven Banner launch Sinister
The Canadian theatre chain Cineplex Entertainment and Toronto-based Raven Banner has teamed up to present a series of arthouse genre cinema in 25 sites across Canada.
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Rays of Light nears start
Kyra Sedgwick will star in Rays Of Light, the feature directorial debut of Terrence Malick and Julian Schnabel’s first AD Batan Silva that is set to commence shooting next week in Nashville.
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NewsProduction begins on Pompeii 3D
Constantin Film announced that the romantic adventure had begun production on Wednesday [13] in Pompeii. The shoot will move to Toronto on Mar 28. Summit International pre-sold rights to the Canada-Germany co-production in Cannes 2011 and Summit Entertainment will distribute in the US.
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NewsIMAX, Yash Raj to release Paani
IMAX Corporation and India’s Yash Raj Films announced on Wednesday [13] they were expanding their partnership to release Paani and one other as yet unannounced Yash Raj Films title in IMAX theatres across India and other key markets.
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NewsHanWay takes Dirty Wars rights
The deal with sales agent Submarine bulks up HanWay’s Cannes war chest and follows the previously announced North American acquisition by Sundance Selects.
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NewsDjango to open in China
China has approved the release of Django Unchained after authorities make what is expected to be a small cut, marking the first time a Quentin Tarantino film will be released in the territory.
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NewsSoderbergh to give SIFF keynote
The director is schedule to deliver the State Of Cinema Address on Apr 27 at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival.
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NewsRemstar takes The DNA Of GSP
Remstar Films has acquired Canadian rights to documentary The DNA Of GSP.
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NewsRaro Video, Lorber strike deal
Raro Video US, the American branch of the Italian boutique home video company, has signed an exclusive, multi-year distribution deal with Kino Lorber.
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NewsSXSW: Awards for Windmill, Short Term 12
Film festival organisers announced on Tuesday night [12] the jury and special award winners.
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Film Movement takes The Iran Job
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Till Schauder’s documentary about the year Kevin Sheppard played basketball in a professional league in Iran in the lead-up to the Green Revolution.
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NewsEurocinema strikes Miramax VoD deal
VoD network Eurocinema has signed a multi-year deal with Miramax to bring European films to North American audiences. Separately, Brainstorm Media will curate a monthly horror series in a Fangoria VOD folder.
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NewsTFF pics nine for sports fest
The world premiere of Big Shot has been selected as the gala screening at the seventh annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, which also features the latest film by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
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NewsMagnolia takes Muscle Shoals
The New York-based distributor announced the US deal on Tuesday [12] ahead of screening at SXSW.
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NewsRidley Scott partners with Machinima
Ridley Scott And Associates has struck a deal with the video entertainment portal to produce 12 original shorts.
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NewsBlancanieves, Casting By to open RiverRun
For the first time two films will open the festival in Winston-Salem in North Carolina. At Any Price will close the 15th annual event, set to run from Apr 12-21.
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NewsHell Baby goes to Millennium
Millennium Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the horror-comedy that premiered in January at Sundance in the Park City At Midnight strand.