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Elias Axume launches Premiere sales company
The former Maya Entertainment senior executive announced on Friday (7) the launch of sales, financing and distribution company Premiere Entertainment Group.
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NewsArtsploitation Films acquires US rights to Clip
Maja Milos’ Serbian film will receive its North American premiere in Toronto on Monday (10) and won a Tiger Award and KNF Award earlier this year in Rotterdam.
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Submarine acquires world rights to Time Zero
Grant Hamilton’s documentary Time Zero: The Last Year Of Polaroid Film focuses on the history of the photographic format and its inventor Edwin H Land. Submarine will commence sales talks in Toronto.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US on In The Fog
Sergei Loznitsa’s WWII period drama will screen in Toronto on Sept 12 and stars Vladmir Svirski and Vlad Abashin.
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NewsRosamund Pike, Christopher Plummer join Hector
Production is scheduled to commence in January 2013 on Hector And The Search For Happiness, starring Simon Pegg as a disillusioned psychiatrist who goes on a quest for contentment.
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NewsExclusive Media enters domestic distribution arena
Co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair (pictured) and Guy East announced the launch of Exclusive Releasing on Thursday (6) and have brought in Scott Pascucci as president and COO and Matt Brodlie as head of acquisitions.
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NewsFilmNation adds A Tale Dark & Grimm to pipeline
The company has acquired feature rights to Adam Gidwitz’s children’s book and will finance the development and produce alongside Marissa McMahon of Kamala Films.
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M3 Creative Film launches as production company
Creative content agency M3 Creative has formed a vertically integrated, multi-platform marketing and promotion and film production company.
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NewsLand Of Hope to open in France through Metropolitan
Japan’s Pictures Dept and Metropolitan have closed a French distribution deal for Toronto entry The Land Of Hope.
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NewsWorldview, Octane to finance and produce The Sacrament
Worldview Entertainment has joined IM Global’s Octane division on Ti West’s horror-thriller. Octane will introduce the project to international buyers in Toronto and CAA represents domestic rights.
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NewsRenee Zellweger to direct Johnny Knoxville comedy
The star will make her feature directorial debut on PalmStar Media Capital’s 4 ½ Minutes. K5 International will introduce the project to buyers in Toronto and CAA handles North American rights.
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NewsDemarest to co-finance, co-produce A Most Wanted Man
Sam Englebardt, Michael Lambert and William D Johnson’s new financier has boarded Anton Corbijn’s (pictured) contemporary spy thriller. FilmNation is handling international sales.
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NewsToronto: Domestic buyers circle embarrassment of riches
One of the most dazzling Toronto line-ups in years – on paper at least – has set up what could well become a memorable 10 days of business as domestic distributors old and new prepare to battle it out for rights.
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Non-profit The Film Collaborative launches legal service
The flat-fee TFC Legal is designed to help filmmakers navigate their way through distribution agreements.
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NewsMagnet Releasing acquires world rights to Kiss Of The Damned
Xan Cassavetes’ erotic vampire film is set to receive its world premiere on Friday (7) as the closing night film of International Critics’ Week at Venice.
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108 Media adds RastaFEARian to Toronto sales slate
The Toronto-based sales agent has taken on world rights to Sarah Lohman’s thriller starring Christian Slater.
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NewsCinedigm names key hires to marketing division
Jeff Reichert joins as vp of theatrical marketing and Stephanie Bruder becomes vp of marketing.
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NewsRandy Hermann joins Red Granite as CFO
The veteran finance executive arrives at Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland’s Los Angeles-based film production, finance and international sales company having most recently served as CFO at Exclusive Media.
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NewsContent Media to commence sales on Mea Maxima Culpa
Alex Gibney’s documentary about church sex abuse will premiere in Toronto on Sunday (Sept 9).
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Jeffrey Katzenberg to receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
The Academy’s board of governors also voted on Wednesday (5) to give honorary awards to stunt performer Hal Needham, documentarian D A Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens Jr.