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Cinedigm Entertainment Group acquires Love, Marilyn
The US DVD-Digital-VOD rights deal follows the world premiere of Liz Garbus’ documentary Toronto earlier in the month.
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NewsSPRI expects Resident Evil 5 to prosper in holdover weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s Resident Evil: Retribution has amassed $69m since it launched last weekend and opens in around eight new markets.
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NewsLouis Phillips joins Focus as evp physical production
Phillips [pictured] recently served as a production consultant at Lionsgate and was a co-producer on The Hunger Games and What To Expect When You’re Expecting.
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NewsLincoln, Hitchcock slot into awards race starters blocks
AFI FEST announced on Thursday (20) that the world premiere of DreamWorks-Fox’s Lincoln will close the festival on Nov 8, two weeks before Fox Searchlight drops Hitchcock into the race with a Nov 23 platform release. Looking ahead to next year’s contest, Warner Bros has set a May 10 2013 ...
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NewsOpen Road Films, Endgame partner on A Haunted House
IM Global’s Octane genre label financed and produced the horror spoof and Open Road plans to release the film nationwide in the US on Jan 11 2013 with a P&A commitment from Endgame’s fund and Open Road.
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NewsDistribution round-up: Toronto’s Frances Ha, The Last Gladiator
IFC Films announced on Thursday (20) it will release Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha in North and Latin America, while Phase 4 has acquired Alex Gibney’s ice hockey documentary The Last Gladiator.
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NewsBreaking Glass Pictures to launch UK distributor
The new operation under the stewardship of CEO Richard Wolff and co-president Richard Ross plans to debut several titles a month including theatrical releases.
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NewsIFC Films closes US deal for rights to Inescapable
The latest domestic deal from Toronto is understood to have closed last week following a tepid festival in terms of horse-trading that was shaped by cautious buyers and the variable quality of acquisition titles.
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NewsDemarest to finance, co-produce Two Night Stand
Sam Englebardt, Michael Lambert, and William D Johnson’s financing and production company will produce the rom-com alongside Beau Flynn and Ruben Fleischer. The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales.
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NewsScreen Media acquires exclusive rights to Media 8 library
The company will begin promoting its new catalogue at MIPCOM in October and closed the deal in the wake of Media 8’s ongoing restructure.
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NewsCharles Roven promotes Atlas Entertainment executives
Andy Horwitz [pictured] goes from creative executive at the production company to vp, while director of development Jake Kurily is also named vp.
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NewsDeepa Mehta, Terry Zwigoff to attend Vancouver Film & TV Forum
The directors will join each other on stage to talk about their motivations, choices and inspirations at the four-day event at the Rogers Industry Centre.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Foundation unveils writing finalists
The five entrants in the 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, now in its 57th year, prevailed from a pool of more than 250 submissions from eight University Of California campuses.
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NewsICG event to fete quartet of honourees
The International Cinematographers Guild is set to host a special lunch in Los Angeles on Sept 28.
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NewsRobin Swicord elected to Academy board of governors
The Oscar nominee for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which she co-wrote with Eric Roth, will fill the seat left vacant following the death of Frank Pierson.
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Producers line up Chicago shoot on Warren
Mark Hannah and Caliber Media are teaming up to produce the coming-of-age story Warren. Alex Beh will star and directs from his own screenplay.
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NewsAcademy switches nominations date in front of Globes
Nominations will now be unveiled on Jan 10 2013 – five days earlier than previously announced and – crucially – three days before the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) 70th annual Golden Globes.
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NewsCMG swoops on international sales rights to Still
Edward Noeltner’s Los Angeles-based Cinema Management Group announced the development hot on the heels of Samuel Goldwyn Films’ US acquisition.
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NewseOne Films Int’l sells F Word, Song For Marion
The F Word stars Daniel Radcliffe while Song For Marion received its world premiere when it closed the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend.
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NewsVVS Films adds Spring Breakers, Horns to pipeline
The distributor snapped up all Canadian rights to Harmony Korine’s coming-of-age romp starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.