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Picturehouse to release Gloria
The distributor has acquired all US rights to Gloria, the biopic based on the true story of Latin American pop icon Gloria Trevi. Universal will distribute in Latin America.
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Take Me To the River wins at Raindance
Other winners include Poland’s Kebab & Horoscope, British film Luna, Japanese feature The Lights Shines Only There and illegal immigrant doc Days of Hope.
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Sundance unveils New Frontier Story Lab Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced six projects selected for the New Frontier Story Lab in Utah.
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Legendary hires Deborah Kaufmann
Legendary Entertainment has appointed the publishing and literary executive as vice president, literary affairs.
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Gone Girl tops UK chart
Fox’s adaptation records $6.6m (£4.1m) opening, including previews; Universal’s Dracula Untold bites into $2.7m (£1.7m) on debut.
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UK production wraps shoot in Cape Verde
BAFTA nominee Robbie McCallum makes feature debut on drama Atlantic Heart.
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Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton join Paddington
World premiere of family feature set for Nov 23 in London.
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K5 takes War Book; expands in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Harper’s thriller to debut at London Film Festival; acquisitions exec re-locating to UK.
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St Petersburg Forum examines Russian co-pros
A roundup of news from the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum includes a busy French delegation and a local controversy brewing over Leviathan.
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Rome sees Business Street growth
Industry events include co-pro forum, China Day, Argentina-Brazil focus.
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Caribbean mart to unite fresh voices
EXCLUSIVE: One of the driving forces behind the upcoming Caribbean Film Mart has said the structure will provide a timely platform to allow the region’s dynamic “fresh voices” to connect with the global market.
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Breakup Buddies takes $38m int'l
UPDATED OCTOBER 6: Despite Fox’s heroics it was Ning Hao’s comedy Breakup Buddies that ruled the international arena on an estimated $38m from China that elevated the running total to $93m.
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Gone Girl tops US box office
All eyes turn to Monday’s confirmed results after Fox-New Regency’s mystery claimed number one and Warner Bros’ horror debut Annabelle had to settle for second place on an estimated $37.2m.
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Cool Runnings writer Michael Goldberg dies at 55
The writer, director and producer best known for his screenplay for Cool Runnings died on October 2 following a long battle with brain and sinus cancer. He was 55.
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BIFF-MPA workshop awards zombie comedy
Kim Chang Hoon won the top prize at this year’s BIFF-MPA Film Workshop for his take on a zombie black comedy, Home Sweet Home.
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Toho illuminates Strobe Edge
Japan’s Toho is launching sales on Vibrator director Ryuichi Hiroki’s Strobe Edge, a live-action adaptation of the hit manga love story.
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Hairun, VRPA start shooting Mountain Cry
EXCLUSIVE: Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, co-produced by Hairun Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, started production today in the Taihang Mountains of China’s Shanxi Province.
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Busan’s Asia Star Awards honours Chan
Peter Ho-sun Chan received the Asia Star Awards’ ‘Special Achievement Award’ in recognition of his contribution to the Asian film industry at the Busan International Film Festival on October 4.
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Showbox unwraps Detective K sequel
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex is launching sales on sequel Detective K: Secret Of The Lost Island, starring Kim Myung-min, at Busan’s Asian Film Market.
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Mosquito creates buzz with Durians, Thieves
Thailand’s Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up four Southeast Asian titles, including The Second Life Of Thieves, directed by Woo Ming Jin, which is making its world premiere in BIFF’s Window on Asian Cinema section.