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NewsStrand takes Cannes entry Girlhood
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Celine Sciamma’s drama following its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsMPAA, Xunlei sign anti-piracy pact
The Motion Picture Association Of America and Chinese-language video portal Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies (Xunlei) have agreed on a partnership to protect Hollywood content.
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NewsShrek 3 co-director on Monster Hunt
Hong Kong-based Edko Films has announced 3D fantasy adventure Monster Hunt, to be directed by Raman Hui, who co-directed Shrek The Third.
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NewsRhys Meyers joins Stonewall
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman and Joey King have joined Jeremy Irvine on the cast of Stonewall
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NewsNetflix to debut football doc
This Is Not A Ball will premiere on June 13, one day after the World Cup kicks off in Brazil.
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NewsRADiUS acquires It Follows
The US rights deal to David Robert Mitchell’s follow-up to The Myth Of The American Sleepover closed after the recent world premiere in Critics’ Week.
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NewsTom Hardy indie signs NBCU deal
Tom Hardy-owned indie Hardy Son and Baker has signed a first-look deal with NBC Universal International.
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NewsNew Europe signs two KV titles
Acquisitions include the first ever animation in Karlovy Vary’s competition and the debut of an EFA-nominated filmmaker.
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NewsKarlovy Vary unveils competition line-up
Seven world premieres and five international premieres include an animated movie for the first time in competition; US drama Low Down starring John Hawkes and Elle Fanning; and Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s follow-up to Either Way.
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NewsBIM founder takes stake in The Wonders producer
Carlo Cresto-Dina’s Italian production company tempesta has sold a 20% stake to BIM founder Valerio De Paolis.
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NewsSarajevo unveils CineLink 2014 line-up
New projects from Kutlug Ataman, Bogdan Mustata, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross among the 14 titles.
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NewsFack Ju producer moves to Constantin
Lena Schömann, producer of box office hit Fack Ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer), is switching to Constantin Film after 12 years at the distributor-producer’s subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion.
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NewsAutumn Lights starts Iceland shoot
Producers of Metalhead and Either Way team with LA’s Ashley M Kent on the English-language drama.
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NewsWinter Sleep heads to 30 territories
EXCLUSIVE: MFI reports strong business on Palme d’Or winner.
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NewsSecret Cinema going Back to the Future
Event cinema organiser to recreate the town of Hill Valley for Secret Cinema’s biggest production to date.
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NewsFumi Nikaido in Screen NYAFF honour
Fumi Nikaido will receive the inaugural Screen International Rising Star Award at the 13th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), set to run from June 27-July 14.
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NewsDigital event hears what Millennials want
Millennials, the demographic that content creators and advertisers cannot hear enough about, give new TV shows a 10-minute probation period and will not commit to a series unless Season 2 has the greenlight.
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NewsWorldview CEO in shock exit
The CEO has departed the ambitious New York-based financier-producer with immediate effect.
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NewsQED sells out Rock The Kasbah
EXCLUSIVE: Production on the comedy has kicked off in Marrakech, Morocco. Open Road will distribute in the US in spring 2015 and QED International handled sales.
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NewsMagnolia Int'l seals deals on Life Itself
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures International has secured a handful of key sales on the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself, which screened in Cannes Classics.