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Sierra / Affinity adds Plus One to Cannes slate
Nick Meyer will commence sales on the Croisette on Dennis Iliadis’ thriller. Dan Steinman at CAA represents domestic rights.
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MPI Cannes slate includes Stitches, Samsara
The company arrives on the Croisette with the market premiere of Conor McMahon’s horror comedy Stitches and Ron Fricke’s intensely visual documentary Samsara, which screened in Toronto last autumn.
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Hot Docs Forum wraps after two days
The Hot Docs international co-financing market event introduced 25 projects from 14 countries to a panel of more than 170 key commissioning editors and other funders.
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Wildworks Productions to commence Stripped shoot in June
Former director of press and PR at the Dallas International Film festival John Wildman will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Justina Walford.
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Avengers eyes $1bn global as int'l session reaps $152m
Another thunderous performance from Marvel Studios’ superhero soup boosted the running total to $441.5m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. The record-breaking domestic launch combined for a $641.8m global tally.
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The Avengers assemble for record $200.3m US launch
Marvel Studios and Disney’s superhero mash-up pulled of the most emphatic summer kick-off imaginable in North America, breaching the $200m threshold in a whopping three days and earning ecstatic reviews from the critics.
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Universal trio coast past international milestones
Away from the superhero antics of The Avengers, Universal Pictures International (UPI) enjoyed a landmark weekend as American Pie: Reunion crossed $100m, Battleship cruised past $200m and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax crossed $300m worldwide.
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China approves June release for The Hunger Games
Lionsgate’s behemoth has amassed close to $620m worldwide and will open in dubbed and subtitled versions through The China Film Group in association with Lionsgate’s promotional partner Talent International.
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Chong steps down as CEO of Media Asia
John Chong has stepped down as CEO of Hong Kong-based Media Asia Group, becoming the last of the seven original founders to leave the company.
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Singapore launches grant for new talent
The Singapore Film Commission (SFC) has launched a New Talent Feature Grant, replacing its existing New Feature Film Fund, which was based on co-investment.
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IMAX, Indomina partner on Tsui Hark’s Flying Swords
The companies will stage a limited North American release in September on the fourth biggest Chinese release of all time — Bona Film Group’s Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate starring Jet Li.
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Shanghai to receive world premiere at IIFA Weekend
Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai has been selected as the IIFA World Premiere at this year’s Videocon IIFA Weekend, which is taking place in Singapore (June 7-9).
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Justin Kurzel to direct le Carre adaptation Our Kind of Traitor
Snowtown director Justin Kurzel has been tapped to direct John le Carre adaptation Our Kind of Traitor.
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Wide Management takes Pablo Stoll Ward's 3
French sales company Wide Management has snapped up international sales rights to Pablo Stoll Ward’s comedy 3, which has been selected for the upcoming Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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After Hunger Games, North Carolina to host Iron Man 3 and You Are Here
EXCLUSIVE: State to surpass $275m spend target this year; also will host TV shoots for second season of Showtime hit Homeland and Alan Ball’s Banshee.
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Open Road acquires US rights to Arnie thriller Ten
Tom Ortenberg has acquired all US rights to the Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller in a pre-Cannes coup for financier QED, which now heads to the Croisette with domestic distribution attached to one of the biggest projects in the market.
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Tribeca Enterprises, IMG Artists launch Tribeca Firenze
Tribeca Film Festival parent company has teamed up with the performing arts and lifestyle event management operators on a slate of films that will screen during the Jun 11-18 Tuscan Sun Festival in Florence, Italy.
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Radiant Films Int’l adds An Ordinary Man to Cannes slate
Brad Silberling will direct Brendan Gleeson and Abbie Cornish in the dramatic thriller about the relationship between a war criminal and his maid.