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  • Dean Devlin
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    Dean Devlin launches sales division

    2013-09-05T17:23:00Z

    Electric Entertainment’s Dean Devlin, who co-founded Voltage Pictures with Nicolas Chartier, has launched an international film and television sales division.

  • Benedict Cumberbatch
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    BAFTA LA to honour Cumberbatch

    2013-09-05T17:14:00Z

    Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of Thursday night’s [5] Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, will receive BAFTA LA’s Britannia Award for British Artist Of The Year in Los Angeles on Nov 9.

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    BFI launches young talent hunt

    2013-09-05T16:25:00Z

    British Film Institute (BFI) allocates 900 places for 16-19 year olds to join BFI Film Academies.

  • made_in_america_01
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    Exchange to sell Made In America

    2013-09-05T16:22:00Z

    CEO Brian O’Shea and his team will handle international sales on Ron Howard’s film about Jay-Z’s two-day music festival that is set to premiere in Toronto on Saturday [7].

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    SFFS teams up with Diab

    2013-09-05T15:20:00Z

    The San Francisco Film Society has announced Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab as its selection for the Fall 2013 Artist In Residence programme.

  • Heartless
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    Copenhagen Film Fund backs first title

    2013-09-05T15:07:00Z

    The Copenhagen Film Fund has backed its first project, the SBS TV series Heartless directed by Natasha Arthy and produced by Fridthjof Film.

  • Inside Out
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    WestEnd takes on Inside Out

    2013-09-05T13:53:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Film is about French artist JR’s huge participatory art project of the same name.

  • The Walking Dead
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    eOne cuts AMC, Sundance Channel deal

    2013-09-05T13:13:00Z

    eOne has signed an exclusive multi-year distribution deal to handle international distribution on all original scripted series from AMC Networks’ AMC and Sundance Channel.  

  • Ian McKellen
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    McKellen to play Sherlock Holmes

    2013-09-05T11:00:00Z

    Icon, See-Saw, FilmNation, Anne Carey, BBC Films on board the feature about a retired Sherlock Holmes.

  • Godard tribute
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    NYFF to host Godard tribute

    2013-09-05T10:31:00Z

    The New York Film Festival will kick off a three-week Jean-Luc Godard retrospective on Oct 9.

  • Of Good Report
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    6 Sales acquires Of Good Report

    2013-09-05T10:29:00Z

    Controversial film Of Good Report, initially banned by South African censors for its depiction of a teacher’s affair with a pupil, has been picked up by sales agent 6 Sales ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.

  • David Walliams
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    David Walliams to voice Pudsey

    2013-09-05T10:12:00Z

    Little Britain star to voice the Britain’s Got Talent winner in Pudsey: the Movie. Shoot began this month.

  • Saving_Mr_Banks
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    Disney sets 'Banks' UK release date

    2013-09-05T10:00:00Z

    Walt Disney Pictures to release the story of how Mary Poppins was brought to the big screen, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, in November.

  • Bill Nighy
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    Nighy, Staunton's 'Pride' sets shoot date

    2013-09-05T09:48:00Z

    Matthew Warchus’ gay pride comedy to begin shooting next month.

  • iNumber Numberernumber_02
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    Fortissimo takes iNumber Number

    2013-09-05T09:33:00Z

    Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights for South African film iNumber Number, which premieres at Toronto.

  • Amr Waked
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    Amr Waked receives death threats

    2013-09-05T09:00:00Z

    Egyptian actor-producer Amr Waked - serving this week on the Venice Film Festival’s Orrizonti Jury - has revealed that he received death threats because of his outspoken criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood.

  • JD Salinger
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    Salinger added to TIFF line-up

    2013-09-05T03:54:00Z

    Toronto International Film Festival organisers have scheduled a special screening of Shane Salerno’s documentary Salinger.

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    Villeneuve signs Alcon deal

    2013-09-05T03:34:00Z

    Denis Villeneuve and Alcon, riding high on rave reviews out of Telluride for the French-Canadian auteur’s English-language debut Prisoners, have signed a two-year overall deal.

  • Burt Shavitz
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    FSC takes Burt’s Buzz to TIFF

    2013-09-05T01:12:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: The Film Sales Company president Andrew Herwitz has acquired international rights to Jody Shapiro’s documentary ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.

  • Audrey Gardiner
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    Duo on the rise at eOne

    2013-09-05T00:03:00Z

    The reorganisation of the Canadian broadcast and digital division comes as svp of television and online at eOne Films Canada Naveen Prasad exits the company.