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CinemaCon: MPAA, NATO paint rosy picture for exhibitors
MPAA chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd and NATO president and CEO John Fithian used their keynote addresses on the second day of the Las Vegas convention to accentuate the positive in front of a packed house of attendees at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
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Chris Aronson to succeed Bruce Snyder as head of Fox domestic distribution
The studio announced on Tuesday (24) that Snyder will retire on Jul 6 after 36 years at the studio, having overseen distribution since 1989.
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Crime Scene sets Owen Wilson for thriller The Coup
John Erick Dowdle will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales while CAA represents US rights.
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Armie Hammer, Ben Kingsley among cast for thriller Cut Bank
eOne represents international sales and will launch the crime thriller based on Roberto Patino’s Black List script in Cannes.
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Inaugural Look East: Korean Film Festival hits Hollywood in June
The festival will run from Jun 23-24 and features South Korean screenings and VIP events. Hyundai Motors is the lead sponsor.
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CinemaCon: Sony Digital Cinema unveils high frame rate upgrade
The company said all of its existing Sony Digital Cinema 4K customers would be able to experience “unsurpassed 3D image quality” through high frame rate playback without the need for complex hardware upgrades.
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Foreign finalists selected for 2012 Student Academy Awards
Finalists selected from 51 entries include student work from Australia, the UK and Germany
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Justin Lin picks up film rights to comedy Chinglish
The director behind Universal’s Fast And Furious franchise felt compelled to snap up rights after he saw David Henry Hwang’s Broadway play.
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Pinewood's Richard Attenborough stage open for business
The new 30,000 sq ft stage is currently being used for Working Title’s Les Miserables.
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SC Films dances with 3D animation Jungle Shuffle
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit acquires 3D family animation from producer of The Reef.
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Wolfe Releasing takes US rights to Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki’s SXSW comedy will open theatrically later this year in partnership with The Film Collaborative following a low six-figure deal.
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Screen Australia taps specialists for funding decisions
Producers Tristram Miall (Strictly Ballroom) and Jan Chapman (Bright Star, The Piano) and director Chris Noonan (Miss Potter, Babe) are three of the seven-person pool of people that Screen Australia will regularly call on to help make decisions on the agency’s feature film investments.
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Headhunters director heads to the sea for Tordenskjold
Morten Tyldum to direct $12.2m historical drama, produced by Norway’s Filmkameratene with Denmark’s Zentropa
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Tribeca Film Institute announces Heineken Affinity Award
The new honour will launch at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and aims to empower and recognise African American filmmakers.
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Radu Muntean signs up for East Is East initiative
Radu Muntean is among the Romanian film-makers who will take part in an initiative to help young disadvantaged Londoners get involved with the film industry.
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Film-makers call for distribution and exhibition to remain central to the MEDIA Programme
Ken Loach, the Dardenne brothers and Jerzy Skolimowski among signatories supporting 37% budget increase
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Cameron, Gianopulos address Beijing film fest
James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos were among the heavyweights who spoke at the Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) today about co-production and China’s growing role in the international film business.
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CinemaCon: Paramount trumpets One Shot, G.I. Joe 2, Dictator
The first studio presentation of CinemaCon 2012 featured a surprise appearance by Sacha Baron Cohen in support of the May 16 release of his new comedy The Dictator.
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Keep The Lights On, Cherry added to Inside Out
Ira Sachs’ Keep The Lights On and Stephen Elliot’s Cherry will screen at the Inside Out Toronto LBGT line-up.
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Headhunters hits its mark to become UK's highest grossing foreign language release of 2012
Momentum’s adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel crosses the £1m mark.