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NewsElysium tops int'l on $21.2m
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi action release added an estimated $21.2m from 10,630 screens in 52 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International to push the running total to $127.1m.
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NewsLA, Beijing connect in Ivanhoe
Financier Robert Friedland, producer John Penotti and Beijing-based media veteran Ray Chen have launched Ivanhoe Pictures, a film and TV finance and production company that will work on projects with “broad appeal to a global audience.”
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NewsWorldview, Roth eye Inferno sequel
Fresh from Saturday night’s (7) world premiere of The Green Inferno, wheels are in motion on Beyond The Green Inferno. Exclusive Media will reprise its role as international sales agent and CAA arranged financing and represents US rights.
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NewsBiFrost lines up The Swimmer
Daniel Wagner’s BiFrost Pictures will finance and produce The Swimmer starring Ben McKenzie of TV hits Southland and The O.C.
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Raven Banner takes Battery
Toronto-based Raven Banner has acquired international rights to Jeremy Gardner’s elevated genre hit The Battery.
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NewsTWC buys Carney's Song
The Weinstein Company has closed a $7m deal with a $20m P&A commitment for US rights to Can a Song Save Your Life? following Saturday night’s hit world premiere that concluded a second early major deal after Bad Words.
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NewsAnt!pode adopts Fedorchenko’s Baby
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling Russian sales outfit Ant!pode Sales & Distribution will handle international sales for Alexey Fedorchenko’s adaptation of the Strugatsky brothers’ sci-fi novella Baby.
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Buyers like Media Asia's Wrath
Hong Kong’s Media Asia has sold martial arts drama Wrath Of Vajra to India’s Zoom Entertainment Network and Taiwan’s Sky Films following a private screening in Toronto.
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NewsMishra readies shoot for Chauranga
EXCLUSIVE: Indian filmmaker Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga is set to start shooting this month after securing investment from Singapore-based Surya Ventures.
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NewsSteve Coogan, Jeff Pope reunite on new script
EXCLUSIVE: Philomena writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope are already working on another British ‘dramedy’ script.
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NewsBuyers plow towards MK2’s Farm
EXCLUSIVE: More than 20 territories sold for Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm; MK2 also adds deals for Hotell, A Touch Of Sin, Gerontophilia.
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NewsNew advisors join Doha's Qumra festival
Artistic Advisor Elia Suleiman [pictured] speaks about importance of supporting emerging filmmakers at new March event.
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NewsBaja Fest plans key changes
Baja International Film Festival (BIFF) director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo announced on Sunday (8) that the 2013 iteration will launch on Nov 13 with Juan José Campanella’s Argentinian hit Foosball and unveiled key new elements to the upcoming event.
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NewsMyriad gets Keys To The Street
Myriad Pictures has introduced buyers here to crime thriller The Keys To The Street starring Gemma Arterton, Tim Roth and Max Irons.
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NewsTIFF hitch prompts Mandela switch
Toronto staff have scheduled an extra Saturday press and industry screening of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom after a technical glitch cut short an afternoon show. The film receives its public world premiere at 6pm.
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NewsPlummer joins The Forger
Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller The Forger. WME Global and ICM Partners represent US rights.
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NewsFilmSharks sells Noble Family
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has closed multiple territories on Mexican Gaz Alazraki’s hit Latin American satire The Noble Family.
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NewsMay rises with Elevation Pictures
Laurie May, former co-founder and co-president of Maple Pictures, is launching a new Canadian distribution company, Elevation Pictures.
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NewsIFC takes Duke Of Burgundy
IFC Films has picked up North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy.