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NewsThe Equalizer claims US crown on $35m
North American audiences could not resist the reteaming of Denzel Washington and his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua as action thriller The Equalizer opened top through Sony on an estimated $35m.
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NewsMaze Runner adds $29m int'l
SEPTEMBER 29 UPDATE: The Maze Runner used a confirmed $28.8m haul from 62 markets to strengthen its grip on the international crown and repel a solid launch by Sony’s The Equalizer.
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NewsIda wins Helsinki audience award
Helsinki International Film Festival scores new audience record.
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News'71 wins top Athens award
Other winners included Norwegian drama Blind, Danish horror When Animals Dream and Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days On Earth.
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NewsSan Sebastian crowns Magical Girl
Carlos Vermut’s Spanish drama wins best film and best director; Dennis Lehane wins best screenplay for The Drop.
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NewsSundance Selects takes Free The Nipple
The distributor has acquired North American rights to the politically charged drama from Disruptive Films and Emotion Pictures.
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NewsZurich launch pad for Swiss films
Eleven Swiss films and five Swiss co-productions will screen during the 10th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25-Oct 5).
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NewsDirector on Swiss Oscar hopeful The Circle
Award-winning Swiss director Stefan Haupt may have to make room in his trophy cabinet with his latest film The Circle (Der Kreis).
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NewsYalom's Cure taken across Europe
Swiss feature doc Yalom’s Cure, which premiered at the Locarno Festival in August, has been snapped up by a number of European distributors.
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NewsShamberg: “Anyone with a laptop is their own movie studio”
Pulp Fiction exec and BuzzFeed consultant hails digital opportunities for filmmakers.
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NewsAntonio Banderas to star in Altamira
EXCLUSIVE: Spain shoot for period drama from Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson.
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NewsZach Braff “shocked” by Kickstarter backlash
Actor-director says he won’t return to crowdfunding to finance his films.
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NewsSwedish producers head to New York
A group of producers and entertainment executives is heading to New York for a series of talks and one-on-one networking sessions over October 6-8.
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NewsCold Deck casts up
Paul Sorvino, Robert Knepper and Stéfano Gallo have been cast in Cold Deck ahead of the scheduled September 30 start in Toronto.
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NewsDuncan Cork joins NeonGrid
The founder and former CEO of Slated has joined the Los Angeles-based social tagging platform as head of product.
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NewsBille August’s Silent Heart beats globally
After playing in San Sebastian, the family drama sells across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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NewsSoda Pictures acquire Fatih Akin's The Cut
Historical drama stars Tahar Rahim and debuted at Venice.
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NewsNicolas Cage's Outcast pulled from China release
EXCLUSIVE: Arclight Films’ period action film Outcast, starring Nicolas Cage, was pulled from Chinese theatrical release last night, just hours before its midnight previews.
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NewsGuy Pearce, Dominic West join Genius
Cast already includes Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney.
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NewsConcrete Night wins at Finnish Film Week
Finnish Oscar submission Concrete Night won Director of the Year for Pirjo Honkasalo and Producers of the Year for Mark Lwoff-Misha Jaaari at Helsinki’s Finnish Film Week.