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NewsSTX launches sales division
EXCLUSIVE: Top brass at Robert Simonds’ studio have ended weeks of speculation and confirmed to Screendaily the hire of John Friedberg as president of international sales.
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News'Jurassic World' becomes third-biggest release of all time
The Universal hierarchy announced on Wednesday that its monster smash has overtaken The Avengers on $1.52bn to reach $1.522bn worldwide.
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News'Miles Ahead' to close NYFF
The world premiere of Don Cheadle’s directorial debut will close the 53rd New York Film Festival on October 11.
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NewsSony, Transmission partner on home ent pact
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) and Transmission Films on Wednesday announced a multi-year distribution agreement for Australia-based Transmission’s library and future releases.
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NewsBroad Green, Uni strike home ent deal
Under the multi-year distribution services agreement Universal Pictures will exclusively manage back-room distribution services for all Broad Green titles for Blu-ray and DVD.
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NewsOpen Road acquires 'Mother’s Day'
The distributor has picked up all US rights to rom-com to star Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis.
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News'Don’t Knock Twice' begins Wales shoot
Lucy Boynton from Miss Potter and Nick Moran of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels fame have joined Katee Sackhoff on the supernatural horror. Content Media represents worldwide sales.
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NewsEnsemble cast joins '37'
Regner Grasten Film and Game 7 Films on Wednesday announced the ensemble cast for their fictional account of the night Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964.
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NewsHigh female count among 140 Project Forum entries
More than half of the Independent Filmmaker Project’s (IFP) 140 titles at the upcoming Project Forum in Septembers’ IFP Independent Film Week hail from women.
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NewsIcon appoints head of theatrical sales
EXCLUSIVE: Universal exec Dave Jarmain joins UK outfit Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsSan Sebastian reveals competition films
Spanish-language titles from Pablo Agüero, Asier Altuna, Cesc Gay among line-up.
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NewsTavernier warns of EC's "carte blanche for US cinema"
Veteran director Bertrand Tavernier has criticised vice-president Andrus Ansip’s intentions for the Digital Single Market.
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News'Teenage Girl' certificate frustrates director Heller, Vertigo
UK distributor left ‘disappointed‘ by BBFC 18 classification.
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NewsEU targets Sky, six studios in antitrust case
European Commission launches case against broadcaster and studios for potentially “serious violation of EU rules.”
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News'Ant-Man' crushes rivals in UK social media buzz
Marvel’s latest comfortably fended off Inside Out and Southpaw to top this week’s social media buzz chart.
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NewsBlackmagic partners Media Production Show
Blackmagic Design has signed up as the headline partner of the Media Production Show, as support for the two-day exhibition and conference gathers momentum.
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News'Inside Out' crosses $500m at global box office
The Disney-Pixar hit became on Tuesday the eighth consecutive Pixar film to reach the milestone and its 11th overall.
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News'Neruda' shoot underway in Chile
Participant Media has officially confirmed that Pablo Larrain’s follow-up to No, currently shooting in Chile and starring Gael García Bernal, is the second title under its Participant PanAmerica initiative.
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NewsUni dates 'Jurassic World' sequel
Executive producer Steven Spielberg, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will return for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Sequel.
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NewsStarz picks up 'Momentum'
Starz has acquired all North American rights to the action thriller following its world premiere AT Fantasia on Wednesday night.