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FeaturesLuciano Barisone
The new director of Swiss documentary festival Visions Du Réel which runs April 7-13, talks about his plans to boost the festival’s international profile.
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NewsPascal Verdosci to direct World War II drama
The Swiss director has acquired the rights to two WWII diaires which will be adapted for the big screen by novelist Zoe Jenny.
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CommentCaptured in the east
Studio 7 showed off its new Virtual Camera System to journalists and industry on Friday
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O-Scope, Showtime acquire Sundance doc Rebirth
Jim Whitaker’s film follows the transformation of five people over 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and through time-lapse photography charts the evolution of the space where the Twin Towers once stood.
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Submarine sells flotilla of titles to Canada’s filmswelike
The deals include all rights in Canada to Bill Cunningham New York by Richard Press, Blank City by Celine Dahnier, The Last Mountain by Bill Haney and Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles by Jon Foy.
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NewsNew Video, China Lion seal US distribution union
The partnership between the New York-based distributor and digital content aggregator and China Lion Film Distribution makes New Video the latter’s exclusive North American distributor across cable VoD, television, digital and DVD.
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NewsRelativity marketing and distribution head Peter Adee to leave
In a statement issued on Friday Adee said he will leave on Jun 1 and said he had “always planned to depart when the time was right.”
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NewsSucker Punch confirmed as Hollywood overseas champ
Warner Bros Pictures International’s action fantasy leapfrogged Battle: LA thanks to a confirmed $11.5m haul as Sony executives revised their weekend take from $14.7m to $10.3m.
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NewsHop skips to the top of US charts in $38m debut
Universal’s family film Hop featuring the voice of Russell Brand in the lead bounced to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $38.1m for the highest launch of the year-to-date.
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NewsMongrel takes Canada on Shut Up Little Man!
Matthew Bate’s documentary launched at Sundance and was represented by Submarine Entertainment.
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Valhalla, GK-TV partner on period drama series Port Royal
The one-hour television series is based on an original idea by Valhalla Entertainment’s Gale Anne Hurd and is set to go into development immediately.
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Sound mixer Dennis L Maitland dies
The renowned professional’s feature credits include Moonstruck, Three Days Of The Condor, Lenny and …And Justice For All. He died in New York on Apr 1 a day after his 80th birthday.
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NewsCluzaud/Perrin plan Oceans TV series
Pathe is launching international sales of the four-part series at MIPTV.
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NewsStrategic Partners puts spotlight on Australia
Australian producers are being invited to attend the Canadian co-production market which takes place during the Atlantic Film Festival in Nova Scotia.
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NewsPlan B joins cast of The Sweeney
The UK singer/actor will star opposite Ray Winstone in the feature version of the 1970s British TV series, which is being produced by UK outfit Vertigo Films.
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CommentLegging it for Cannes 2011
Faye Dunaway’s sexy shot from 1970 leads the official poster for Cannes 2011.
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FeaturesGuadalajara 2011
26th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) ran March 25-April 1 in Mexico.
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NewsChina Lion prepares larger releases for three Chinese titles
The Warring States will be the company’s largest North American release, on 30+ screens.
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CommentGovernator headed to big screen
Arnie confirms to Screen that there will be a film version of his newly unveiled animated series The Governator.