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NewsElle Driver takes on vibrator comedy with Everett, Hawkins, Pryce
Paris-based sales company Elle Driver has acquired Hysteria, a new UK comedy from director Tanya Wexler starring Rupert Everett, Sally Hawkins, Jonathan Pryce and Ashley Jensen.
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MGM to release Exodus' Bunyan & Babe in North America
MGM will handle the North American release on Exodus Film Group’s animated romp Bunyan & Babe, a modern take on the folk story about the lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his sidekick Babe the Blue Ox.
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AFI Fest announces dates and free screenings
The 23rd edition of AFI Fest will takes place from October 30-November 7 in Hollywood, California.
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NewsVisit Films boards Carcasses, Here, Manila for Cannes
Ryan Kampe and Sylvain Tron’s New York-based sales company Visit Films will premiere three new titles in Cannes next week including two Directors’ Fortnight screenings and one out-of-competition entry.
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NewsLakeshore, MGM climb into Hot Tub Time Machine
Lakeshore International has added Hot Tub Time Machine starring John Cusack to its Cannes sales slate.
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NewsKorean Film Council unveils five-year funding plan
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced a five-year policy plan for developing the local industry which includes funds for international co-productions and loan guarantees.
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NewsHulu signs deal to stream Bollywood films
US online video service Hulu.com has signed a deal with New York-based Saavn, a digital distributor of Bollywood entertainment, to stream Hindi-language films free to the consumer.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to drama Five Minutes Of Heaven
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Irish Troubles drama Five Minutes Of Heaven and has set an August release.
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NewsStar Trek sets course for global domination
Paramount’s Star Trek reboot launches into orbit this weekend in the second day-and-date release of the early summer and is expected to sweep all before it as PPI unleashes the action sci-fi on more than 5,200 prints across 54 territories.
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NewsEssential boards Marc Forster thriller Disconnect
Jere Hausfater’s Essential Entertainment will introduce Cannes buyers to the thriller Disconnect with Marc Forster attached to direct.
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Thomas Mai sets up new LA sales outfit Festival Darlings
Sales veteran is leaving Trust Nordisk and relocating to Los Angeles to set up a new sales company called Festival Darlings.
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NewsHanway Films adds We Want Sex and Mugabe to Cannes slate
Hanway Films has added We Want Sex and Mugabe And The White African to its list of Cannes titles.
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NewsEnrique Gato to direct 3D animation Tadeo Jones
Spanish director Enrique Gato is beginning production on the 3D animation feature Tadeo Jones, based on his own short films of the same name
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NewsM-Appeal picks up Karaoke
Berlin-based sales agent M-Appeal has picked up international distribution for Chris Chong Chan Fui’s Karaoke in this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsNorway joins European co-production convention
Norway is set to join the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.
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NewsPalace Films picks up Welcome, Missing Person
Australian distributor Palace Films has acquired French director Philippe Lioret’s Welcome and US director Noah Buschel’s The Missing Person.
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NewsChina postpones black-out period to September
Chinese authorities appear be delaying the summer blackout period for revenue-sharing movies from June-July to September.
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Features
Luks Glück
Comedy about 29-year-old Luk who wants to realise his dream of becoming a music producer with hisshare of a lottery prize. But his family want to use the windfall to return to Turkey and open a hotel.
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NewsMiramax Films to shoot horror film in Melbourne
The government of the Australian state of Victoria has announced that Miramax Films is to make the horror/thriller Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark in Melbourne.
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Marieke, Marieke
Drama about a young woman living with her mother who has been emotionally distant ever since herhusband died