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NewsFortissimo acquires Tribeca award-winner Una Noche
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to US-Cuban production Una Noche, which picked up three major awards at last month’s Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsTrustNordisk to kick off presales in Cannes for The Keeper of Lost Causes
Adaptation of Department Q book series by Jussi Adler-Olsen.
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FeaturesSergei Yershov
The CEO talks about the unusual but successful business model of US and Russia-based distributor VolgaFilm. Andreas Wiseman reports.
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FeaturesCelebrating 65 years of the CNC
The Cannes Film Festival is not the only French cultural institution feting its 65th anniversary this year. Melanie Goodfellow talks to CNC president Eric Garandeau.
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NewsChannel 4 earmarks extra £1m annually to develop comedy feature films
Slate led by Shane Allen [pictured] will get this funding in addition to usual pot of £15m annually at Film4; On The Road to have UK premiere at Somerset House.
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Newsimm sound opens 3D immersive sound studio in Barcelona
Two more studios for 3D immersive sound to open in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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FeaturesHopscotch Features: John Collee, Frank Cox, Troy Lum and Andrew Mason
Fledgling production company Hopscotch Features is quickly fulfilling its mission to make films in Australia with international reach. Sandy George talks to the four partners.
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FeaturesSanford Panitch
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch tells Jeremy Kay about lessons learned from the company’s 40 films in three years, and its plans for English-language European co-productions.
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Revolver Entertainment predicts a Riot
Distributor buys all UK rights to Chata Pictures’ crime thriller from Moviehouse Entertainment.
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Inaugural Les Enfants du Paradis award presented to Pierre Kalfon
Award for outstanding contribution to cinema was made unanimously by Directors of the newly created AEC.
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FeaturesThe Games begin
Does The Hunger Games’ international box-office performance signal the beginning of the next Twilight-sized franchise? Ian Sandwell analyses the figures.
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NewsVertigo Viking epic Hammer of the Gods underway
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist to handle sales of Viking epic starring Charlie Bewley; six week shoot to take place in London and Wales.
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NewsYann Demange attached to direct Northern Ireland thriller 71
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand director of Channel 4 series Top Boy attached to Crab Apple Films/Warp Films project from Black Watch writer Gregory Burke.
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NewsExclusive boards Agent: Century 21 action-comedy for Cannes
Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro will star in the caper, which Exclusive will produce and finance. Alex Walton will introduce to buyers in Cannes and CAA represents North American rights.
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NewsVisual effects company Cinesite sold to Endless LLP
The London based visual effects house has been acquired by UK based private equity house Endless LLP.
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NewsAdam Smith boards Polly Stenham’s Tusk
EXCLUSIVE: Rising UK director is attached to Polly Stenham’s Origin/Film4 Brit List script which is gearing up to shoot this year.
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NewsEurope's Ministers of Culture agree to a 'balanced compromise text' for the Creative Europe programme
The European Union’s Council of Culture Ministers agreed at a session in Brussels on Wednesday morning to a so-called partial general approach to the European Commission’s proposed Creative Europe programme after the Danish EU Presidency made a number of adjustments the proposal’s text.
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NewsHyde Park International to sell Elmore Leonard crime tale
EXCLUSIVE: Ashok Amritraj continues to bulk up his Cannes sales roster and will introduce Untitled Elmore Leonard Project to star Jennifer Aniston, Dennis Quaid, John Hawkes and Ty Burrell.
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NewsInferno lines up Pinocchio, Grace, Maggie for Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel’s LA-based outfit is Cannes-bound with a prestige slate that includes new work from Guillermo del Toro and Olivier Dahan.
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NewsRadiant boards Madame Bovary with Mia Wasikowska
EXCLUSIVE: Mimi Steinbauer’s Radiant Films International will introduce Occupant Entertainment’s classic tragedy to buyers in Cannes. Paul Giamatti and Ezra Miller also star.