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NewsBanderas joins The 33
Antonio Banderas will star in The 33, the true story of the 33 Chilean Miners whose rescue in 2010 became one of the most televised events in history. Good Universe handles international sales in Cannes.
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NewsStar Trek opens in US on $71m
Stark Trek Into Darkness stormed to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $70.6m opening weekend.
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NewsGatsby rules int'l on $42.1m
The Great Gatsby prevailed over the course of a remarkably close weekend at the international box office, edging out Star Trek and Iron Man 3 by a nose thanks to an estimated $42.1m haul.
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NewsSPC acquires Farhadi's The Past
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has struck a multi-territory deal for Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s Palme d’Or contender The Past with Memento Films International (MFI).
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NewsPhase 4 acquires Philosophers
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has acquired all rights in the US and Canada to John Huddles’ sci-fi thriller starring James Darcy. Bankside Films handles international sales on the Croisette.
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NewsCinecoup first Telefilm Canada private partner
Telefilm Canada is promoting Vancouver’s CineCoup Film Accelerator, a reality show-style competition to provide $1m to fund a new feature and guarantee theatrical distribution in Canada.
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NewsPhase 4 takes Free Ride
Phase 4 Films has moved on North American rights to Shana Betz’s feature directorial debut Free Ride starring Anna Paquin, Cam Gigandet and Drea De Matteo. Cargo Entertainment handles international sales in Cannes.
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NewsSundance Selects Two Days, One Night
Sundance Selects has acquired US rights to the Dardenne brothers’ upcoming drama Two Days, One Night starring Marion Cotillard.
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NewsWrekin Hill gets Siberian Education
The distributor has picked up US rights to Gabriele Salvatores’ Siberian Education starring John Malkovich in the tale of members of a gang of exiled Siberians who adhere to a strict code.
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Serenity finds Hsiao’s Rainbow
US-based Serenity Media Group is developing a 3D animated feature and video game based on children’s book Journey To Rainbow Island, written by Christie Hsiao.
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DIFF to host Cinematic Innovation Summit
The inaugural Cinematic Innovation Summit will be held December 5-6 in conjunction with the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
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NewsTWC takes Suite Francaise US rights
Entertainment One and TF1 have confirmed they are partnering with The Weinstein Company (TWC) on World War Two drama Suite Francaise.
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NewsFIP Germany readies Doctor, Rico
Fox International Productions (Germany) has lined up two films on the back of Matthias Schweighofer’s box office smash Break-Up Man, the top German release of the year so far on more than $24m.
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NewsFFI reports Black Sea sales surge
Focus Features International has reported a strong response to Kevin Macdonald’s thriller starring Jude Law, led by a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition.
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NewsKapadia, IM Global team on love story
Senna director Asif Kapadia has signed on to direct love story Ali and Nino, which IM Global will begin sales on in Cannes.
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NewsDreamWorks inks Euro output deals
DreamWorks, through their licensing collaboration with David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment, has inked multiple distribution output deals at Cannes, including with Samuel and Victor Hadida’s Metropolitan FilmExport in France.
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NewsCohen Media Group buys Tycoon
Cohen Media Group chairman and CEO Charles S Cohen announced in Cannes that the company has acquired National Book Award winner Edward Ball’s recently published The Inventor And The Tycoon.
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NewsMongrel acquires The Great Beauty
The buyer has acquired all Canadian rights to Paolo Sorrentino’s latest offering, set to premiere in competition here tomorrow [21].
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NewsRADiUS-TWC acquires Blue Ruin
RADiUS-TWC concluded an on-site buy of a festival film on Saturday night [18] as it acquired North American rights to Blue Ruin.
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NewsQED, Huayi strikes China alliance
In the latest US-China pact to take root in Hollywood, QED International and Huayi Brothers Media Company have formed a strategic distribution and co-production partnership.