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NewsChris Rock to host Oscars
The multihyphenate will return to preside over the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 28, 2016.
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NewsRyan Kavanaugh group says Relativity acquisition complete
With bankruptcy hearings still ongoing, the investor group led by Ryan Kavanaugh said on Wednesday it had completed its acquisition of Relativity assets.
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NewsBafta to host first Beijing event; Hugh Bonneville to visit Hong Kong for charity fundraiser
Downton Abbey star to visit schools and take part in an on-stage interview.
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NewsDiane Keaton, Brendon Gleeson to star in 'Hampstead'
Cornerstone Films to oversee international sales and distribution.
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NewsScreen pitch winners among Baltic Event line-up
Former winners of Screen International’s Best Pitch Award are among the producers with projects at the co-production market during the 14th edition of Tallinn’s Baltic Event (Nov 16-18).
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NewsBeta takes world sales on Hitler comedy 'Look Who's Back'
Comedy, in which the dictator wakes up in modern-day Berlin, includes Borat-style interactions between the dictator and the public.
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NewsBBC, Shanghai Media Group strike first official UK-China co-pro
Documentary Earth: One Amazing Day to be the first feature produced under the UK-China film co-production treaty; new Sherlock special to screen in Chinese cinemas.
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News'Hacksaw Ridge' adds new finance partners
OCTOBER 21 UPDATE: Demarest Media has joined Cross Creek as producer-financier along with financier Kilburn Media on Mel Gibson’s war film, currently shooting in New South Wales, Australia.
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NewsMAP Holdings, Arsenal Pictures strike alliance
EXCLUSIVE: Heading into AFM, Yarek Danielak’s Los Angeles-based production and sales company has entered into a key strategic partnership.
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US BRIEFS: 'Crash Pad' begins shoot; Imax exec to give US-China summit keynote
Plus… VRWERX, Paramount and AMC Theatres bring ‘Paranormal Activity’ virtual reality game to theatre lobbies; Anchor Bay, Foresight Features and Raven Banner line up ‘The Hexecutioners’.
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NewsEva Husson signs with UTA
The French director and actress made her feature film debut with the recent world premiere in Toronto of Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story).
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News'The Witch', 'Tale Of Tales' to screen in Los Cabos
The festival, set to run in Mexico from November 11-15, has unveiled the selections in its After Dark, American Specials and Green programmes.
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NewsAbramorama boards Philippine’s 'Heneral Luna'
The distributor will release Philippine’s foreign language Oscar submission in New York on October 30 followed by a Los Angeles release on November 6.
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NewsJake Gyllenhaal confirmed for SXSW programme
Nine days of panels and workshops will include Christian Slater discussing hit TV show Mr. Robot and authenticity on the small screen and Kerry Washington talking about the rules of social stardom.
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US BRIEFS: Submarine boards Diane Kennedy doc; Shout! takes 'Fender Bender'; Gravitas finds 'Actor For Hire'
Plus… Moon River lines-up James Brown doc; Adaptive hires ex-Paramount exec; Chez Upshaw filmmakers to self-distribute; and more.
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NewsParamount, Skydance start 'Jack Reacher' sequel
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back starring Tom Cruise has begun shooting in New Orleans and will open via Paramount Pictures on October 21 2016.
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NewsLionsgate, Leone renew Italian output deal
The arrangement covers Lionsgate and Summit titles such as The Last Witch Hunter and the next two Divergent films, Allegiant and Ascendant.
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NewsRoute One, Lost City, Maiden Voyage partner on 'The Shave'
Thomas White and Miles Hubley wrote the screenplay and Route One and Lost City will produce and finance with Maiden Voyage on board to produce.
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NewsCovert Media launches TV division
Paul Hanson’s production, financing and distribution company has hired former Electus development executive Saul Goldberg.
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NewsTIFFCOM: Netflix Japan talks up interest in US originals
Speaking at TIFFCOM today, Netflix Japan vice president David Lee reported strong interest in the company’s US originals such as Daredevil, despite the Japanese audience’s usual indifference to Hollywood content.