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All articles by John Hazelton – Page 95
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NewsThree Veils takes Arpa's top prize
Rolla Selbak’s drama Three Veils took the best picture award at the 14th Arpa International Film Festival, which closed Sept 24 at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.
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NewsBruno to head TWC marketing
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has hired Stephen Bruno as president of marketing.
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NewsKujawski to Universal acquisitions post
In a move to streamline its global acquisition activities, Universal Pictures has appointed Peter Kujawski executive vice president of worldwide acquisitions.
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NewsBrand, Hough for Diablo Cody project
Julianne Hough and Russell Brand have been confirmed to star in Mandate Pictures’ untitled Diablo Cody project.
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NewsKegeyan to replace Steinbauer at Hyde Park International
IM Global executive Ruzanna Kegeyan has been named president of Hyde Park International. She will replace Mimi Steinbauer, who is leaving HPI to launch her own international sales company.
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NewsElite Squad 2 set for US launch
New Video’s Flatiron Film Company is to partner with Variance Films on a November US theatrical release for Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa De Elite 2), the hit Brazilian crime thriller recently named as Brazil’s submission for the foreign language film Oscar.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation, Fox sign streaming deals
In the latest examples of online streaming operations shaking up Hollywood’s traditional ancillary markets, DreamWorks Animation has signed a US pay-TV window deal with Netflix and Fox has agreed to provide films and TV programmes to Amazon.com.
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NewsIM Global, Technicolor in services deal
Production and sales company IM Global has signed a multi-year service arrangement with Technicolor.
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NewsCharlie Zone wins big at Halifax's Atlantic Film Festival
Canada’s Atlantic Film Festival announced its award winners on Saturday (Sept 24) at a reception in Halifax, Nova Scotia marking the end of the event’s thirty-first annual run.
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NewsDisney signs SVOD deal for Brazil
Disney Media Distribution has signed a multi-year film and TV licensing agreement with NetMovies Entertainment, Brazil’s largest online subscription service.
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NewsRio festival unveils Brazilian line-up
The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio) has unveiled the initial Brazilian selection for its 2011 edition, which runs Oct 6-18.
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NewsSmurfs stay on top at international box office
Sony’s The Smurfs once again held off all comers at the international box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $12.9m from 6,150 screens in 65 markets.
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News3D Lion King beats new releases in US
The 3D version of The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the North American box office chart this weekend, out-grossing new releases Moneyball, Dolphin Tale, Abduction and Killer Elite.
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Elevate US rights to Variance
Variance Films has acquired US theatrical rights to basketball documentary Elevate.
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D&E gets Hammer for US
D&E Entertainment has acquired The Hammer, a coming-of-age drama about deaf wrestler Matt Hamill, for US theatrical distribution.
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NewsIFC acquires rights to Penumbra
IFC Midnight has acquired all rights for North America, Malaysia and Singapore to writer-directors Adrian and Ramiro Garcia Bogliano’s Penumbra, which had its world premiere this week at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
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NewsKino Lorber gets Elles for US
Kino Lorber has acquired all US rights to Elles, the Juliette Binoche drama that recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
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SnagFilms adds features
Documentary streaming operation SnagFilms has unveiled its first slate of feature film offerings as well as a number of new distribution partnerships.
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NewsHertzberg elected IFTA chair
CineTel Films president Paul Hertzberg has been elected chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the trade association representing independent producers and distributors worldwide.