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NewsAsian projects take the lead for Australia financing market
Two of the seven Australian projects chosen for the financing market held in mid-November during the annual conference of the Screen Producers Association of Australia are substantially or wholly set outside Australia.
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NewsGK takes Jersey Boys film rights
Graham King’s GK Films has acquired feature film rights to the hit musical stage play Jersey Boys: The Story ofFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
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NewsUK production company Ecosse opens Glasgow branch
London-based film and TV production outfit Ecosse Films has opened a Glasgow office with the aim of developing Scottish talent.
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Paramount’s German outpost picks up second German production
Shooting has begun today on Elmar Fischer’s sensitive comedy Offroad, which marks the second local pickup by the German outpost of Paramount Pictures.
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Stone gets female lead in new Spider-Man
Emma Stone, star of current Screen Gems hit Easy A, has been cast as the female lead in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man film.
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Arclight to offer Wolf Creek 2 at AFM
Arclight Films is to offer a sequel to successful 2005 Australian horror thriller Wolf Creek at next month’s American Film Market in Santa Monica.
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Someday wraps in New York
Principal photography has wrapped on director Roberto Faenza’s New York comedy Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You.
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NewsHammer Films starts new books imprint with Random House
Random House Group’s Arrow Books has struck a publishing partnership with Hammer Films.
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NewsTanuj Garg to become CEO of Balaji Telefilms
After his departure from Studio 18 as head of international operations, Tanuj Garg will soon take over the motion picture business of Balaji Telefilms Ltd as CEO.
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NewsScreen Gems partners with Constantin, Unique on Mortal Instruments
Sony’s Screen Gems is working with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the film franchise Mortal Instruments, based on the book series by Cassandra Clare.
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NewsSnyder set for Superman re-boot
Zack Snyder (300) is in negotiations to direct Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming Superman re-boot, Warner has confirmed.
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Summit developing teen time traveler project
Summit Entertainment is to develop a feature version of Tempest, the first part of a projected trilogy of teen time traveler novels by debut author Julie Cross.
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Fremantle strikes deal for 60% stake in @radical
At MIPCOM, FremantleMedia announced it is taking a 60% stake in branded entertainment specialists @radical.media.
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NewsSpike Jonze, HBO produce AIDS awareness documentary
Campaign organization RED has teamed up with HBO Documentary Films to produce The Lazarus Effect.
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NewsGood Bye, Lenin! director Becker plans second feature Oskar
Seven years after his last film Good Bye, Lenin!, director Wolfgang Becker is now in preparations for a second feature project entitled Oskar alongside the previously announced Ich und Kaminski.
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D Street acquires Argentina-based Americine
D Street Media Group is moving into South America with the acquisition of Buenos Aires-based film production and sales company Americine SRL.
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Sophie Okonedo narrates five shorts for health campaign
Brighton-based Lambent Productions have shot five short films for health campaign Make Women Matter.
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Doc producer Eva Orner secures Screen Australia funding for two features
Oscar-winning documentary producer Eva Orner (Taxi To The Darkside, Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Hunter S Thompson) is developing two features with funding from Screen Australia.
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NewsBall leaves Exclusive to launch new venture
Chris Ball is leaving his post as co-chairman of Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s Exclusive Media Group to establish Wrekin Hill Entertainment, a new independently financed production and US distribution company.
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Barreto and Goldcrest team on Art of Losing
LC Barreto/Filmes do Equador of Brazil and the UK’s Goldcrest Films have announced a co-production deal for period drama The Art of Losing (A Arte de Perder). The deal was announced at Festival do Rio.