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PGA names conference mentors
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has named more than 20 prominent producers who will participate in the Mentoring Roundtable sessions at the second annual Produced By Conference, set for June 4-6 at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles.
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Cinema Guild takes Putty Hill
The Cinema Guild has acquired US distribution rights to Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hilland set the drama for an autumn theatrical opening. The company has also picked up US DVD and VOD rights to Porterfield’s first film, Hamilton.
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NewsBrody, Pill joins Allen's Midnight cast
Adrien Brody and Alison Pill have joined the cast of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, currently in pre-production before a summer shoot in Paris.
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NewsWeinsteins' Miramax talks reportedly over
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened negotiations with another bidder for Miramax after the collapse of talks with the Weinstein brothers and their financial backers.
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Hamptons festival sets dates
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) has been set for October 7-11, the same Columbus Day holiday weekend as last year.
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NewsUTV titles in US VOD deal
Content aggregation company Gravitas Ventures has announced a deal with Indian film studio UTV Motion Pictures that will make the latest UTV features available via video-on-demand in the US.
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IFC takes Made In China, Sorry for VOD
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Made In China and Sorry, Thanks and will release both films on its video-on-demand platform in June.
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NewsSilverdocs festival reveals competition line-up
AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival has revealed the line-up for three of the five sections in this year’s event, which runs June 21-27 in the Washington DC area.
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NewsD Films gets Monsters for Canada
D Films has acquired all Canadian rights to Monsters from Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures.
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NewsWarner hits international $1bn in record time
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has passed the $1bn mark in total international box office takings in less than five months, a record for the studio.
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Little Red Wagon rolls
Principal photography has begun in South Carolina on Little Red Wagon, with Chandler Canterbury (Knowing), Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) and Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park) starring.
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NewsShrek, Prince challenge Robin in international markets
Robin Hood was the top draw at the international box office again this weekend, though it was challenged in some markets by debutant Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Shrek Forever After, meanwhile, made a huge international start in Russia.
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NewsBloom, Corden join Musketeers
Orlando Bloom and James Corden have joined the cast of Constantin Film and Impact Pictures’ 3D version of TheThree Musketeers.
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NewsShrek 4 opens big in US but behind predecessors
Shrek Forever Afterdominated the North American box office this weekend but its $71.2m opening was well short of opening takes for the two previous installments of the animated franchise.
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Weinsteins "working towards" Miramax deal
The Weinsteins and their backers have said they are still “working towards a deal to purchase and operate Miramax.”
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NewsSPC buys Of Gods And Men for US, Australia
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all rights for the US and Australia/New Zealand to Xavier Beauvois’ Cannes competition entry Of Gods And Men.
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Cinereach Award goes to Richman Cohen's War Don Don
Cinereach, the New York-based not-for-profit film foundation, is presenting its annual award to Rebecca Richman Cohen for her work as director/producer of war crime court documentary War Don Don.
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IFC adds Kaboom, We Are to Cannes haul
IFC Films has acquired US rights from Wild Bunch to Gregg Araki’s out-of-competition Cannes film Kaboom and Mexican filmmaker Jorge Michel Grau’s Director’s Fortnight entry We Are What We Are.
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PGA names Producers' Challenge finalists
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the finalists for its 2nd Annual Producers’ Challenge contest, which is being held in connection with next month’s Produced By Conference (June 4-6) in Los Angeles.
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Anchor Bay gains Altitude for US, UK, Australia
Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired supernatural thriller Altitude for distribution in the US, the UK and Australia/New Zealand on the Anchor Bay Films label.