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Spirit Awards ceremony set for Santa Monica on Feb 25
Film Independent senior director Sean McManus confirmed the 27th annual event will take place in a tent on the beach on Feb 25 2012.
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NewsAdopt Films takes US rights to Anne Emond’s Nuit #1
Jeff Lipsky’s fledgling distributor has picked up its second film following its world premiere in Toronto last month.
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NewsCripps steps down, Marcoly in at Paramount international
Andrew Cripps, a titan of the international distribution space who orchestrated the blockbuster Transformers releases outside North America among many other successful campaigns, has stepped down as president of Paramount Pictures International (PPI) and is replaced by former Disney international distribution chief Antony Marcoly.
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Relativity, Sky Land select first co-production title
The first film to be co-financed under Relativity’s deal with China-US entity will be the comedy 21 And Over, which commenced shooting in August and moved to Linyi in China on Oct 26.
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Variance Films, Acappella Pictures partner on release of Addiction Incorporated
Charles Evans Jr’s documentary tells the story of tobacco industry whistleblower Victor DeNoble who found scientific evidence of nicotine’s addictive qualities.
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Comerica, GK Films, Endgame executives to appear in AFM panel series
The five-day strand presented by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Entertainment Partners will cover major areas of the business including distribution, finance, marketing and specialty releasing.
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NewsTintin, In Time, PA3 vie for international supremacy
Just as there are big changes afoot at Paramount Pictures International (PPI), everyone at the distributor can expect bumpy weather at the box office as reigning champion Paranormal Activity 3 enters the second weekend.
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NewsEntertainment One UK picks up The Sweeney; Square One takes for Germany
Square One has taken German rights to crime-drama starring Ray Winstone and Ben Drew.
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Comment#hebronrules
Last night was not only the climax of this year’s BFI London Film Festival, it was also the last time outgoing artistic director, Sandra Hebron, would come onto the stage to introduce a film.
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Swedish and Spanish producers unite in Valladolid; at least one co-production planned
More than 20 Swedish industry guests attend the Spanish festival.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Directing duo Bert&Bertie are currently preparing their feature film Lucidity, while shooting commenced on George Isaac’s All Things To All Men. These and other projects have made it onto Screenbase this week.
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NewsDisney pacts with UTH for Russian TV channel
Disney is expanding its reach in Russia through the recent establishment of a joint venture with UTH Russia, which will specialize in the production of films and TV series in Russian language as well as showing Disney’s signature programming.
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NewsIranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr escapes 90 lashes for film role
Actress who was imprisoned for scene in which she doesn’t wear a head covering is released from prison.
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NewsDeneuve, Koch, Cleese start shoot for Greek film God Loves Caviar
Catherine Deneuve, Sebastian Koch and John Cleese are among the international cast of Yiannis Smaragdis’ God Loves Caviar, shooting in Greece.
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NewsStudioCanal to act as sales consultant for Annaud's Black Gold
Quinta Communications-Doha Film Institute production will be screening twice at AFM; StudioCanal handles available territories.
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NewsBavaria's Black Butterflies flutter to a dozen territories
Bavaria Film International has closed a host of deals for Paula van der Oest’s Black Butterflies, including a US/Canada deal with Tribeca Film.
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NewsAfter Kickstarter success, Journey To Jah team to continue filming later this year
With new funding raised, Germany-based directors Noel Dernesch and Moritz Springer are set to return to Jamaica to film their feature documentary Journey To Jah.