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Carol Polakoff, Susan Wrubel unveil strategic alliance
EXCLUSIVE: New York and Paris-based producer Carol Polakoff is ramping up efforts to attract talent, funding and partnerships to her eclectic slate and has struck a strategic alliance with veteran acquisitions and packaging executive Susan Wrubel.
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Waterstone eyes Doha hub in deal with Qatari Innovation Film
EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Kalligheri and Stephen Bowen’s Waterstone Entertainment are teaming up with Qatar-based Innovation Films to develop and produce film and television projects in Qatar and will kick off with The Greatest Salesman In The World.
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Film Base Berlin turns lens on Cambodia
German production house Film Base Berlin is developing a Cambodia-themed drama Game Park, to be directed by French-Cambodian filmmaker Vanessa Ly.
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Rabarts to head development for India’s NFDC
Marten Rabarts, currently artistic director of Binger Filmlab, will step down at the end of May to take up the role of head of development with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
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uCarmen team plans La Boheme film
EXCLUSIVE: The South Africa theatre project is one of 16 projects on packed slate from UK’s F&ME.
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Buyers run on eOne's Bank
eOne Films International has seen strong demand for its new slate and has secured a number of deals on upcoming thriller Cut Bank starring Armie Hammer.
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Les Arcs adds Bourdon, Kaludjercic
EXCLUSIVE: Former ACE general manager Sophie Bourdon and Paris Project organizer Vanya Kaludjercic join Les Arcs festival.
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Shoreline picks up Winter’s Sex
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired all international rights to John Winter’s self-financed Black & White & Sex, in which eight actors play one sex worker being interviewed by a filmmaker.
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MUBI reformats, partners with Weerasethakul, Sony Google TV, Nordisk Fund
VOD service MUBI is in Cannes with 2010 Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul to launch 20-minute short Ashes.
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Sophie Dulac goes with Wind
EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Dulac Distribution has picked up French rights to Directors’ Fortnight entry Le Repentiand Bence Fliegauf’s Just The Wind.
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BB King doc lands UK deal; Brewer readies Nat King Cole, Slash films
EXCLUSIVE: GFM Films has sold UK rights to G2 Pictures for BB King: The Life of Riley.
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Facebook VOD app Cinecliq searches for friends in Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: VOD platform Cinecliq is in Cannes to lock up content deals after launching at Berlin.
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UK/US financiers launch $150m equity fund
Darby Angel’s finance and production outfit Angel World Entertainment and Glenn Myles’ merchant bank First Wall Street (FWS) are launching a $150m equity fund dedicated to independent productions.
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Moviehouse sings with Romeo and Juliet
Moviehouse Entertainment has picked up director Tim van Dammen’s pop rock opera version of Romeo and Juliet.
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Annila, Kaukomaa, Giddings partner for babysitter thriller
EXCLUSIVE: English-language project to shoot in 2013 in Finland and Sweden.
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XLrator Media launches action label Turbo
The slate kicks off with Hong Kong action title Naked Soldier, Blood Money and US production Brawler.
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Cinema Libre lines up Algerian co-pro for Karl Marx project
Cinema Libre Studio has closed a co-production deal with the Algerian Ministry Of Culture to make a feature starring Maximilian Schell about the last days of Karl Marx.
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Malaysia to launch international festival
Malaysia’s National Film Development Corp (FINAS) is launching a film festival and contents market to be held in Kuala Lumpur in November.
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Bae launches Tokyo production, distribution outfit
Former Stylejam executive Soojun Bae has launched a Tokyo-based production and distribution outfit, Synca Creations.
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Susan Sarandon to star in Michael Tully's Ping-Pong Summer
Septien director Michael Tully has landed Susan Sarandon to star in 1980s-set comedy Ping-Pong Summer.