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NewsMadman founders complete buyout
A small consortium that includes co-managing directors Paul Wiegard and Tim Anderson have paid $20m (A$21.5m) for Australian independent distributor Madman Entertainment.
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NewsNZ's Emma Slade set for UK PFM
Emma Slade, Steve Kearney, Briget Callow-Wright heading for the UK’s Production Finance Market.
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NewsKorean filmmakers support Palestine
Leading Korean filmmakers Park Chan-wook and Ryoo Seung-wan have joined a group of 100 public figures in a petition against Israel’s attack on Gaza and “civilian massacre”.
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NewsThe Tribe wins top prize in Motovun
Unusual ‘jury in exile’ led by Jafar Panahi; empty chair in honour of imprisoned Sentsov.
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NewsGuardians' $94m debut boosts US BO
Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy stormed the North American box office, soaring to number one on an estimated $94m through Buena Vista that scored the biggest August debut and the third biggest of the year-to-date.
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NewsGuardians rule on $161.7m debut
UPDATED AUGUST 4: Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy ruled the box office universe on an estimated $161.7m, of which $67.4m came from 42 territories outside the US through Walt Disney Motion Pictures International.
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NewsTransformers 4 crosses $1bn
Paramount Pictures’ Transformers: Age Of Extinction has become the second in the sci-fi franchise to reach the global mark after Dark Of The Moon did so in 2011.
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NewsStrategic Partners unveils LatAm scheme
The co-production market element of the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax has announced the producers in an inaugural project exchange with Mexico’s Los Cabos International Film Festival and Brazil’s RioContentMarket.
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NewsJoseph Fiennes to star in Clavius
Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton will star in LD Entertainment’s Biblical thriller.
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NewsOccupant, Deep Silver plot Dead Island
Occupant Entertainment is to produce a feature of video game Dead Island with Deep Silver, the video game publishing label of Koch Media.
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NewsProminence readies Fortune And Gold
Los Angeles-based Prominence Films is ramping up for an early August start in and around California on its first feature, Of Fortune And Gold.
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NewsMelissa Leo, Orsi Toth on Sarajevo jury
Programmers and Tate Modern director also added to jury headed by Bela Tarr.
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NewsEncounters adds industry forum
Bristol’s Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (September 16 – 21) has added a three-day industry forum.
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NewsElba, Arterton drama begins shoot
uMedia to handle sales on film also starring Franz Drameh and Adam Bakri.
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NewsWIDE starts presales on Solstice
Wroclaw New Horizons roundup: works in progress include Close Ups and I, Olga Hepnarova.
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NewsTokyo to introduce viewer's award
The Tokyo International FIlm Festival will unveil a new award for its Competition section, the WOWOW Viewer’s Choice Award.
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NewsSundance in Hong Kong partnership
A new brand extension deal from Sundance Institute top brass with The Metroplex will present Sundance Film Festival – Hong Kong Selects from September 19-28 at the newly opened nine-screen cineplex in Kowloon Bay.
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NewsGuardians tops UK social buzz
As Guardians of the Galaxy rockets onto screens this week, social media is buzzing over the new film.