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Industry pays tribute to Tracy Lorie
The beloved and widely admired marketing and publicity executive passed away peacefully at her Los Angeles home on Friday (20), one year after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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CinemaCon: RealD crosses 20,000 3D screens worldwide
Meanwhile Sony said it has shipped 13,000 digital 4K projects to date and flagged its Sony Entertainment Access Glasses with audio support for hearing or sight imparied filmgoers, while Christie said it has signed technology agreements with Weta Digital and Park Road Post.
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Think Like A Man launches top in US on $33m
Screen Gems’ rom-com ousted The Hunger Games, ending a fine four-weekend run at the top for Lionsgate’s global smash.
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Faith, Tchoupitoulas among Dallas International Film Festival winners
Faith, Love & Whiskey earned $10,000 as winner of the grand jury prize for narrative feature while Tchoupitoulas took the same amount in the documentary feature category.
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Battleship surges past $125m with $58.4m weekend haul
Buoyed by mighty launches in China and Russia, Universal/UPI’s action hit ruled the waves to reach an estimated $129.6m through Sunday, while Fox’s Titanic 3D crossed $225m and passed $100m in China. Warner Bros’ Wrath Of The Titans also crossed $200m.
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Russell Crowe confirmed for Paramount / New Regency’s Noah
The Australian actor will play Noah in Darren Aronofsky’s feature of the same name, the studio said on Sunday (22).
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David Oyelowo talks about reteaming with Lee Daniels for The Butler
One of the stars of Cannes-bound The Paperboy will next shoot Channel 4 drama Complicit.
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Europa International backs EC move on digital plan
Europa International, the organisation representing the interests of international sales agents, has given an enthusiastic welcome to The European Commission’s recently published call for proposals related to a new preparatory action Circulation Of European Films In Digital Era.
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WWE Studios joins IM Global on Dead Man Down
The companies will co-finance the $30m romantic thriller, which is set to begin shooting in Philadelphia on Monday (23) and stars starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper.
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Rich Ross steps down as Walt Disney Studios chairman
Following the $200m John Carter write-down Ross is ending his two-and-a-half-year tenure in the post and leaves behind a 15-year career at the studio.
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Roadside Attractions takes all North American rights to Branded
The studio plans a nationwide theatrical release in September on Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain’s thriller. Lionsgate will release on ancillary platforms through its partnership with Roadside.
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Indomina, Kaleidoscope seal deal on The Art Of Rap
The Indomina Group has sold international distribution rights to London-based Kaleidoscope on Ice-T’s Sundance entry Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.
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Too little investment in British family features, says Sky Movies head
Sky Movies director Ian Lewis has revealed that the company’s decision to develop and produce family films has been partly triggered by a lack of investment in the genre in the UK, calling on the UK production sector to pitch more ideas.
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Kaleidoscope closes US, Benelux deals for Victim
EXCLUSIVE: Kaleidoscope Entertainment has sold UK drama Victim to Well Go USA for North America and Three Lines for Benelux.
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Spanish film summit calls for festival revamps; patronage law
Better practices needed for some Spanish festivals; conference also discusses online windows.
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Sarajevo’s CineLink to include Mirjana Karanovic’s directing debut
Co-production market will also feature new projects by Kutlug Ataman, Ognjen Sviličić, and Hanna A.W. Slak.
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17 projects selected for Sarajevo’s Cinelink
17 projects have been selected for Cinelink, the development and financing platform for local projects designed as European co-productions, that takes place under the auspices of the Sarajevo Film Festival (July 6 to 14).
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Extranjero wins Sundance London short film competition
Extranjero by Daniel Lumb and Crinan Campbell is the winner of the Short Film Competition at the first Sundance London festival.
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Revolver takes UK rights to When The Lights Went Out From SC Films
EXCLUSIVE: Pat Holden’s UK horror film, based on a true story, had its world premiere in Rotterdam.
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12 Israeli premieres compete at Docaviv in May
Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry will open Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival which runs this year from 3-12 May.