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NewsRiver Road boards McQueen’s Slave; Summit takes AFM sales
Bill Pohlad’s River Road Entertainment has joined Plan B as producer and will finance Twelve Years A Slave from red-hot Steve McQueen (pictured). Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and McQueen regular Michael Fassbender to star.
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NewsMagnolia acquires US rights to 360
The distributor’s latest buy from the recent Toronto International Film Festival means it will release Fernando Meirelles’ drama in theatres in 2012 followed by an Ultra VOD launch.
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Film Independent announces projects for 11th annual Producers Lab
Karin Chien, Ted Kroeber, Gina Kwon and Meg LeFauve are the instructors for the seven-week Producers Lab in Los Angeles.
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NewsIndia’s UTV pacts with Warner Bros for action pictures
India’s UTV has struck a long-term exclusive deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to screen multiple blockbusters on its UTV Action and UTV Action Telugu channels.
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NewsLily Collins joins Artina Films’ The English Teacher
Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano star in the comedy about a repressed high school teacher who runs into trouble when she stages a former star pupil’s play.
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NewsBen Nicholls appointed MD Picture Production Company
Nicholls also joins Board of London and LA creative production agency
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NewsEFA to honour Mads Mikkelsen
Danish actor accepts honorary award “with great humbleness and a big smile.”
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NewsSony Pictures Television opens Middle East sales office
Ziad Yaghi, former head of Dubai Film Market, to head up Dubai-based office, will report to SPT regional headquarters in London
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NewsPierre Menahem to look after Nana sales
Veteran sales agent continues to develop his freelance sales agent model with Valérie Massadian’s Locarno prizewinner Nana.
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NewsEC wants European film industry to strengthen ties with China
Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou is visiting Beijing this week.
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NewsBIFAs to be streamed online for first time at LoveFilm.com
This year’s Moët British Independent Film Awards will be streamed live on LoveFilm.com.
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FeaturesAnubhav Sinha
The Mumbai-based director talks to Screen about sci-fi movie Ra.One, starring Shah Rukh Khan,which is being released worldwide this week on more than 3,500 screens.
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Europa Cinemas cancels plans for Athens conference
November event called off due to fears over disruptions in Greece.
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CommentLate October lunch
Screen was delighted to be invited to a wonderful LFF reception with Italian producers and directors this afternoon at London’s Century Club.
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NewsSarah Eaton named head of media relations at Sundance
The former vp of communications for the Sundance Channel steps into the post vacated earlier this year by Brooks Addicott.
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NewsHPI to kick off AFM sales on 3D action thriller Thunder Run
Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey (pictured) will star in Freedom Films’ upcoming action thriller with Simon West set to direct. Hyde Park International and new preseident Ruzanna Kegeyan will start pre-sales at the market next week.
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NewsContent takes on Mike Figgis' erotic thriller Suspension of Disbelief
Production will start in early 2012.
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FeaturesBFI London Film Festival 2011, Part 2
Photos from the second week of the LFF, attended by the likes of Alexander Payne, George Clooney, Madonna and Freida Pinto.
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John Cusack joins The Numbers Station for Content
Malin Akerman will also star in the action thriller, which Kasper Barfoed is scheduled to start directing in mid-November. Content will commence pre-sales at the AFM next week.