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FilmDistrict’s Red Dawn to close Fantastic Fest
Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianna Palicki and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star in the action reboot.
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Overbrook, Roc Nation to partner on Free Angela doc
Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter’s Roc Nation are teaming up with Realside Productions and De Films Aiguille on the film ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
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Stephen Traynor named partner at The Film Farm
Co-founders Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss made the announcement on Tuesday (4).
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Arnold Shapiro to receive IDA career honour
The 28th Annual IDA (International Documentary Association) Documentary Awards will be held on Dec 7 at the Director’s Guild in Los Angeles.
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NewsBank Of America Merrill Lynch promotes Brian Stearns, Daniel Timmons
The executives will lead the entertainment industries coverage unit in their newly formed positions as co-heads.
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Canadian Academy unveils Canadian Screen Awards
Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television CEO Helga Stephenson said the honours will recognise excellence in film, television and digital media productions and were the direct result of industry demand.
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NewsCelluloid Nightmares Toronto slate includes Stage Fright
The sales partnership between Celluloid Dreams and Los Angeles-based XYZ Films – who produced Toronto 2011 sensation The Raid – will introduce buyers in Canada to a range of new genre titles.
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NewsAnnapurna Pictures acquires US rights to Spring Breakers
This is the first publicised pick-up for some time for Megan Ellison’s company as attention has shifted this year to Ellison’s production, sales and financing entity Panorama Media. Spring Breakers gets its world premiere in Venice on Wednesday (5).
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NewsDalian Wanda Group completes AMC acquisition for $2.6bn
Wanda and AMC announced the $2.6bn transaction at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Sept 4) when Wanda said it would invest up to an additional $500m in the unit over time “to fund strategic and operating initiatives.”
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Digital distribution platform Yekra begins beta launch
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Waterworth and Miles Romney initiated the beta launch on Tuesday (4) for their Los Angeles-based distribution, marketing and technology company, which they claim to be one of the very few digital media outfits plugged into social media that allows filmmakers to participate in profit share.
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NewsThe Possession rules last weekend of summer 2012
UPDATE: A typically slow end to summer saw Lionsgate’s horror film score well with a $21.3m four-day number one result, while The Weinstein Company released Cannes entry Lawless in second place with a $15.1m four-day weekend.
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Jason Reitman joins all-star cast for American Beauty event
The live table read of Alan Ball’s celebrated screenplay will take place at the Ryerson Theatre on Sept 6.
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NewsCMG closes Latin American deals on The Collection
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Management Group head Ed Noeltner and David Dinerstein of domestic distributor LD Entertainment are co-hosting a Bloody Mary Brunch and presentation in Toronto following a market screening of the horror film on Sept 10.
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NewsDark Knight Rises prevails in seventh international session
China returned more than $63m from two Hollywood smashes in a single week.
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NewsWarner Bros dates Hobbit finale on Jul 18 2014
Warner Bros and New Line announced the release date on Friday (Aug 31) for The Hobbit: There And Back Again.
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NewsQED International boards Zac Efron rom-com
Tom Gormican wrote the Blacklist screenplay and is scheduled to begin shooting Are We Officially Dating? for TreeHouse Pictures in New York in November. QED will introduce to buyers in Toronto next week.
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NewsRyan Phillippe to make directorial debut on Chained
UPDATE: IM Global’s Octane division will introduce the thriller to international buyers in Toronto. Merced Media Partners and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the Twisted Pictures presentation and Cassian Elwes represents domestic rights.
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NewsChina holds key to international box office race
If the sterling performance of The Amazing Spider-Man in China continues through Sunday, the webslinger could end the dominance of The Dark Knight Rises. However the latter — the reigning champion for the past six sessions — also opened in China and it will be a close contest.
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NewsAcademy board approves music rules changes
There will now be five nominees in the original song category for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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NewsRichard Rapkowski earns business stripes at eOne
The executive joined eOne in 2008 as vp of business and legal affairs and is promoted to the new position of svp of business and legal affairs.