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NewsSeventh Son, Warcraft gets Chinese backing
China Film Co has put money into its first Hollywood films, paying what is believed to be in excess of an eight-figure equity investment in the pair of Legendary projects.
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NewsAfter The Ball starts production
Principal photography has begun in Montreal on the modern-day fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Myriad Pictures handles world sales and will introduce in Cannes.
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NewsDavid Michôd boards Operators
The in-demand Australian filmmaker, whose The Rover is tipped for a Cannes berth, will write and direct the Brad Pitt starring vehicle for Plan B and RatPac Entertainment.
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NewsGreenaway receives CNC support
Other projects supported by Romania’s film fund include Cristian Mungiu’s RMD and Tudor Giurgiu’s Apropierea.
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NewsUK thriller Containment underway
EXCLUSIVE: Bright Cold Day Films/Patchwork Productions feature begins in Southampton.
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NewsMia Bays, Mike Kelly leave Microwave
EXCLUSIVE: Creative producer, business exec plan future collaborations.
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NewsAlcon enters The Here And Now
Alcon Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and Kira Davis’ 8:38 Productions have acquired screen rights to The Here And Now.
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NewsIs there enough 'art' in Danish film?
A panel of experts at CPH PIX say that the luxury of public support for Danish film may be inhibiting risktaking and creating a ‘monoculture’ on screen.
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NewsLionsgate plots Allegiant split
In a move that will come as little surprise, Lionsgate has announced (11) it is splitting up the third entry of its YA Divergent adaptation into two films.
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NewsAMBI Pictures moves into animation
Italian firm to produce animated feature film about an adventurous gang of kids in Rome.
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NewsRiver Road boards The Last Face
River Road chief Bill Pohlad is understood to be financing the romance for Sean Penn to direct starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem.
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NewsParkes/MacDonald, CNÉ to adapt See No Evil
Parkes/MacDonald Productions and Condé Nast Entertainment will develop See No Evil based on a 2013 WIRED feature about a drug operation.
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NewsMurdoch, Dneg back UK animation studio
Former Aardman Features exec Sarah Smith, has launched a UK animation studio with backing from Elisabeth Murdoch and Double Negative.
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NewsParticipant to co-finance Image Nation's Malala doc
Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth making the film about the Pakistani teenager who survived a brutal assassination attempt by the Taliban.
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NewsScreen Int'l winner wins fresh funding
EXCLUSIVE: Screen award-winner among seven features funded by Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC).
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NewsDailyMotion in scripted first
Video-sharing site DailyMotion has commissioned a ‘sci-fi hipster’ drama as its first piece of original scripted content, which will also receive a theatrical release.
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NewsTFI unveils Sloan fund winners
Top brass at Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) have announced (9) the 2014 grantees of the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund. Separately,the 2014 SFFS Documentary Film Fund recipients have been unveiled.
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NewsJustin Lin to direct Radiant Doors
Another high-profile film director is jumping into TV as LA-based Gaumont International Television announced it has set up the hour-long drama Radiant Doors at WGN with Perfect Storm Entertainment.
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NewsTerra Mater launches theatrical label
First projects under CineMater label include thriller DXM from Gallowwalkers director Andrew Goth and previously announced The Way of the Eagle, starring Jean Reno.
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NewsSummit exec joins Pulse Films
Ashley Schlaifer, who worked on Red and Now You See Me while at Summit, to head Pulse’s US development and production.