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Amplify to release The Better Angels
The recent Berlin world premiere from Terence Malick’s longtime collaborator AJ Edwards premiered in Sundance and screened in Berlin.
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Carla Hacken joins Sidney Kimmel
The studio veteran arrives at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment as president of production, effective March 17.
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Snowden warns of government threat
Google and the government were in the crosshairs as whistleblower Edward Snowden made a rare public appearance on Monday (10) to address the SXSW conference from exile in Russia – ironically using Google+ Hangouts.
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Gabrielle, Enemy triumph at Canadian Screen Awards
Producers Kim MCraw and Luc Déry collected the best motion picture prize at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards (9) and Gabrielle Marion-Rivard was named best lead actress. Louise Archambault directed Gabrielle.
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Simonds Jr leads China venture
Days after Jeff Robinov announced his Studio 8 venture with Huayi Brothers and details emerged of the Disney partnership with Shanghai Media Group, longtime Adam Sandler producer Robert Simonds Jr is at the heart of the latest US-China venture.
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Desperado producer to lead UK masterclass
Producer to take part in series of film masterclasses ran by Intense Productions in association with UK Trade and Investment NW.
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Pulse signs Jonathan Van Tulleken
Award winning director has worked on dramas including Misfits and Top Boy.
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Doc/Fest launches new initiative
Future Producer School, aimed at ambitious feature documentary producers, is in addition to the record number of pitch opportunities at the festival.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film sold to UK
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
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300 dismantles Lego in the UK
Warner Bros’ sequel scores $4.6m (£2.8m) debut to top UK chart; Fox’s The Grand Budapest Hotel records Wes Anderson’s best-ever UK bow.
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Cinéfondation's Atelier unveils 15 films
The tenth edition of the co-production showcase at the Cannes Film Festival includes new projects from Brazil’s Antonio Méndez Esparza and Mexico’s Daniel Castro Zimbrón.
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Female filmmakers festival reveals line-up
London’s Birds Eye View Film Festival will include 10 UK premieres and titles from Girls star Lena Dunham and Kelly Reichardt.
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BBC Films, Shine enter The Farm
BBC Films and Shine Pictures have acquired the rights to Child 44 author Tom Rob Smith’s new psychological thriller, The Farm.
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CA Media appoints Kamat as COO
Rajesh Kamat has been promoted to chief operating officer of CA Media, the Asian investment arm of Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group, starting April 2014.
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300 sequel conquers US on $45m
Warner Bros’ 300 sequel beat off the competition from DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while Fox Searchlight capitalised on 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar glory and scored a massive limited debut on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Slave crosses $100m int'l BO
Spurred on by Academy Awards glory, New Regency, River Road and Plan B’s acclaimed drama by Steve McQueen has surged past $100m through Lionsgate International licensees.
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300 sequel rules the world
UPDATED MAR 10: A more appropriate title would be hard to find as Warner Bros’ 300: Rise Of An Empire dominated global box office on an estimated $133.9m and pulled off a confirmed $88.8m international launch on 14,740 screens in 58 markets.
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Lionsgate believes in Exists
The studio has picked up North American rights at SXSW to Eduard Sanchez’s Bigfoot film, which International Film Trust handles for international sales.
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Scott Kalvert dead at 49
The director of The Basketball Diaries starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg has been found dead at this home in Woodland Hills outside Los Angeles. He was 49.