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NewseOne, CBS Films renew deal
The Canadian giant has extended its multi-year output deal with CBS Films.
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NewsSPC acquires Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller’s Moneyball follow-up is in the awards race after Sony Pictures Classics picked up North American rights and set a Dec 20 release. The parties previously collaborated on Capote.
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NewsParticipant boosts doc unit
Elise Pearlstein has joined Participant Media as svp of documentary films.
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NewsIFC Midnight gets Contracted
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with XYZ Films.
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NewsMadhavan joins Living Dead
Simon West Productions and the Graphic Film Company, in association with 2020 Entertainment and Indus Media and Entertainment, have signed Bollywood actor R Madhavan to Night Of The Living Dead: Origins 3D. Meyers Media Group handles international sales.
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NewsThor to hit IMAX int’l arena
Disney-Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World will commence its international roll-out on IMAX 3D on Oct 30.
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UltraStar, Letian plan theatres
US-owned UltraStar Cinemas and China’s Letian Entertainment have formed a joint venture to develop and operate theatres in China.
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NewsUniversal launches writing award
Those selected for the Emerging Writers Fellowship will work within the studio and gain access to Universal executives, producers and other key industry professionals.
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NewsHoward, Aquino to lead SAG-AFTRA
Ken Howard and Amy Aquino have been re-elected to lead SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsUPI unleashes Kick-Ass 2 in 18 territories
Universal Pictures International rolls out Kick-Ass 2 day-and-date with North America in approximately 18 territories, among them the UK, Germany, Italy and Mexico.
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NewsMakhmalbaf to shoot first English-language feature
EXCLUSIVE: F&ME to produce The President, set to shoot in Georgia in early 2014.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Alex Garland has started shooting Ex Machina and principal photography is also underway on the first UK-Albania co-production.
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NewsIntel, Toshiba launch Keitel project
Intel and Toshiba have launched the first episode for their social film project The Power Inside.
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NewsBFI issues first TV tax break guarantees
CBeebies’ Sarah and Duck and BBC1 dramas Death Comes To Pemberley and Remember Me are among the first projects to be guaranteed a tax break by the BFI.
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NewsTre Vanner outfits with Golden Trousers
Swedish production powerhouse also planning autumn shoot for heist film Mastermind.
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FeaturesJens Jonsson, Snabba Cash III
The Snabba Cash III director talks old school storytelling and the thrillers he is plotting next.
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NewsAMPAS sets tech nominees
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced that 14 scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.
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NewsIron Picker gets innovative local distribution
Plans for Bosnian release of Danis Tanovic’s award-winning film include year-long tour to smaller towns and VoD release.
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FeaturesMirsad Purivatra, Sarajevo Film Festival
The festival director talks about industry expansion amidst budget cuts.