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Magnolia Pictures acquires US rights to Évocateur
On a busy day for domestic acquisition announcements (12), Strand Releasing takes North American rights to Yossi, Freestyle Digital Media and Word Entertainment partner on Loving The Bad Man and Well Go USA Entertainment and Variance Films team up on Tai Chi 0.
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NewsUniversal takes Italian rights to Catching Fire
Lionsgate International sold out the world in Cannes to the second episode of the smash Hunger Games series, set to commence production in September ahead of a global launch on Nov 22, 2013.
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NewsEric Christenson to head sales at Hyde Park International
The industry veteran becomes the third president of chairman and CEO Ashok Amritraj’s sales company within nine months.
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NewsParamount makes preemptive play for The Diviners
Libba Bray’s upcoming novel will follow a band of young New Yorkers with mysterious powers who become embroiled in an epic battle after a series of occult slayings.
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Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro, Happy Madison climb aboard Tonka
The project will be the latest collaboration between Sony and Hasbro following the previously announced Risk and Candy Land, the latter also with Happy Madison.
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NewsRADiUS-TWC hires Liza Burnett Fefferman, Heath Shapiro
Fefferman joins the fledgling multi-platform distribution venture as evp of publicity and Shapiro arrives as vp of marketing and distribution.
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Director Olivier Megaton lines up Land Of The Living
Stone Village subsidiary Scott Pictures will fully finance the abduction thriller from Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment.
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Gus Van Sant earns Palm Springs International ShortFest honour
The filmmaker will collect the ShortFest Spirit Of Short Film Award as part of a directing masterclass on Jun 23.
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NewsComweb Corp chair joins board of Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television
Paul Bronfman is also chairman of William F White International Inc and also serves as chairman of Pinewood Toronto Studios.
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NewsMadagascar 3 scores $76m debut to dominate int’l arena
A rousing launch through Paramount Pictures International saw DreamWorks Animation’s family package tackle the European Championships head-on to bring in an estimated $75.5m from 10,148 theatres in 28 countries and secure top spot in nearly every one.
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Geoff Dyer named Telluride 2012 guest director
The British novellist will help curate the programme for the 39th Telluride Film Festival, set to run in Colorado from Aug 31-Sept 3.
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NewsSeattle Golden Space Needle Awards for Invader, Any Day Now
Nicolas Provost triumphed at the 38th International Seattle Film Festival as he was named best new director for Belgian entry The Invader.
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NewsParamount tops US charts as Madagascar 3 debuts on $60m
Fresh from its out-of-competition berth in Cannes, DreamWorks Animation’s family release led a mighty session as it opened top through Paramount to vanquish a spirited $50m debut by Fox’s R-rated Prometheus.
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NewsDigital Domain Productions names Jason Dowdeswell head of production
The Vancouver native will oversee operations for the Vancouver-based subsidiary’s productions, talent and teams as well as collaborations with Digital Domain’s effects teams in California, Florida, London and Mumbai.
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HFPA re-elects Aida Takla O'Reilly as president
The Egypt-born journalist will lead the Hollywood Foreign Press Organisation for the 2012-13 term following the annual general meeting on Jun 8.
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NewsMichel Franco’s After Lucia wins UCR in Cannes
Un Certain Regard jury president Tim Roth and his colleagues made the announcement on Saturday evening (26). Franco’s drama After Lucia, pictured, is a Mexico-France co-production.
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NewsMen In Black do battle with men in tights
Sony Pictures Releasing International will unleash Men In Black 3 this weekend in more than 90 territories day-and-date with North America in a launch that is expected to end the rule of The Avengers.
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NewsSundance Selects finds Ken Loach’s The Angels' Share
Rebecca O’Brien produced and Pascal Caucheteux and Vincent Maraval of the film’s international sales agent Wild Bunch served as executive producers.
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ARC Entertainment takes world on Nitro Circus The Movie 3D
Nationwide release set for Aug 10 on the adventure title. Dennis Rice will oversee marketing and distribution and ARC president Rich Goldberg will oversee international distribution.
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Hunger Games to open in 67 Imax sites in China
The film will open under the recent revenue-sharing deal announced by the WTO.