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NewsLock & Monkey readies Ruby
Producer-director Zoe Quist has cast Judd Nelson, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Ponickly and Antoinette Kalaj to play the leads in her upcoming Mining For Ruby.
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Richwater Films names non-exec directors
Nick Aldrich and Keith Bishop to sit on the board of the independent film company headed by Jonathan Sothcott.
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NewsRelativity boss to deliver Mipcom keynote
Chiefs at Relativity Media, Amazon Studios, Bravo and Style Media, and FremantleMedia are to deliver keynote speeches at Mipcom in October.
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NewsFox Searchlight finds Dom Hemingway
Fox Searchlight takes US on RPC crime-caper starring Jude Law.
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NewsMetrodome takes Big Bad Wolves
EXCLUSIVE: Metrodome Distribution has secured all UK and Eire rights to Israeli revenge thriller Big Bad Wolves from 6 Sales.
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NewsHemsworth, Somerhalder topline Noel Clarke sci-fi
EXCLUSIVE: Shoot underway on Noel Clarke-directed sci-fi starring Luke Hemsworth, Ian Somerhalder.
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NewsHangover 3 holds firm in UK
Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part III adds $4.4m (£2.9m) to secure second straight week at number one.
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NewsCurzon takes Farhadi, Dardenne films
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor nabs rights to high-profile art-house duo.
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NewsAnthropology boards For The Dogs
EXCLUSIVE: New Berlin-based production outfit Anthropology is to be the German partner on Philip Noyce’s For The Dogs, which will begin shooting in Germany from August.
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NewsFilming begins on Good People
London-set thriller, starring James Franco and Kate Hudson, directed by Henrik Genz (The Killing).
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NewsFilm4 partners with Vimeo on shorts
New agreement to include the launch of Kibwe Tavares’ Jonah and Shynola’s Dr Easy.
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NewsWild Bunch makes first DSK sales
EXCLUSIVE: Abel Ferrara’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn film acquired for US, Japan and Benelux during Cannes. Palme d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour and contender Young and Beautiful sold out.
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NewsAfter Earth debuts third at US box office
Fast & Furious 6 held on to its number one berth in a second weekend for Universal while Lionsgate’s mystery Now You See Me arrived in second place and Sony had to settle for third with Will and Jaden Smith starrer After Earth.
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NewsHangover 3 tops Fast 6 at int'l box office
The Hangover Part III usurped Fast And Furious 6 at the international box office thanks to an estimated $82.3m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International on close to 8,600 screens in 54 markets.
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NewsUPI roars past $1bn mark
Universal Pictures International has reached $1bn at the international box office in record time for the studio, crossing the target on May 31 to beat the previous mark of Jul 17.
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NewsDrafthouse takes Borgman for US
Drafthouse Films announced on Friday [31] that it has acquired North American rights to Alex van Warmerdam’s thriller and Cannes competition entry Borgman.
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NewsFidalgo announces Cannes pick-ups
Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has picked up several titles from Cannes.
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Network acquires Cannes winner Heli
UK distributor Network Releasing has picked up UK rights to Cannes competition entry Heli, which won Amat Escalante the Best Director award at the festival.
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NewsUK Skills fund rises to $50m
High end TV, animation and film productions using tax breaks will be levied 0.5% of their core UK expenditure to address skills shortages.
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NewsLucky Red scores Cannes spree
Italian distributor acquired seven new titles over course of festival.