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NewsFocus dates Kill The Messenger
The Jeremy Renner dramatic thriller is set to open in the US on October 10. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
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NewsLMGA readies first awards show
Alexander Payne and Haskell Wexler and commercial location scout Scott Dewees will receive the Location Managers Guild Of America’s first honorary awards.
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NewsSOLD to open 12th annual IFFLA
Jeffrey D Brown’s child trafficking film will open the 12th Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA), while Jasmine Jaisinghani has been appointed the festival’s first artistic director.
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NewsGalkin promoted at Warrior Poets
The New York-based production company co-founded by Morgan Spurlock and Jeremy Chilnick has promoted the longtime producer to partner.
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NewsJohn Colley joins ARRI Lighting Rental
Colley named general manager following retirement of the supplier’s managing director.
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NewsDogwoof rocks Supermensch deals
Mike Myers’ directorial debut sold following its market premiere at Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsBBC unveils arts doc festival
The BBC has announced details of a new arts documentary festival that will take place as part of the Glasgow International Festival.
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NewsUkrainian film funder forced to resign
International colleagues have expressed concern at the news that Kateryna Kopylova, head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency since December 2010, was forced to resign her post at the end of last week.
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NewsPicture Tree plants US deals
Berlin’s Picture Tree International (PTI) has secured several deals with US distributors, following its debut as an exhibitor at the European Film Market (EFM).
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News'Kells' team preps Afghan animation
Irish animation outfit Cartoon Saloon, one of the producers behind Oscar-nominated The Secret of Kells and upcoming Tomm Moore animation Song of the Sea, is in development on new project The Breadwinner, a co-production with Canadian company Aircraft Pictures.
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NewsSmaug, Robocop top China box office
Robocop had a strong opening in China last weekend, grossing $20.67m (Feb 28-March 2), but The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug kept the top spot in the box office chart.
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NewsWarners unleashes 300 sequel
UPDATE: 300: Rise Of An Empire has already plundered $32.8m from 58 markets from Wedensday to Friday.
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NewsLe Chef, To Be Takei to open RiverRun
Le Chef (France-Spain) from Daniel Cohen and Jennifer M Kroot and Bill Weber’s To Be Takei (US) will open the 2014 RiverRun International Film Festival, while Phillippe Le Guay’s Bicycling With Molière (France) will close the festival.
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NewsScreen Gems hires Raid remake director
Patrick Hughes, currently directing The Expendables 3, will direct the remake of The Raid for Screen Gems.
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NewsSFFS / KRF grant finallists announced
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) have selected 15 finallists for the latest round of SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grants.
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NewsIconic eyes The Five shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based Iconic Media Production has lined up a North Carolina shoot for $10m drama The Five.
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NewsVMI bites into Pernicious
Vantage Media International (VMI) will represent world rights to Benetone Hillin Entertainment’s (BHE) horror title.