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Tropfest to host Las Vegas event at The Cosmopolitan
Tropfest will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas with “indie spirited” musical performances and an all-star competition featuring films from the festival over the past 20 years.
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NewsUniversal signs two-year deal with Paul Walker’s Laguna Ridge
The first project to go under the production arrangement is the action thriller Skyscraper based on an original idea by Mike Sobel.
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NewsSundance Selects takes North America on Ai Weiwei doc
Alison Klayman’s acclaimed Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry premiered at Sundance last month and will benefit from a “major” summer theatrical roll-out planned to coincide with the activist’s first trip outside China since his recent detention.
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NewsDel Toro, Reel FX team up on Day Of The Dead
Jorge R Gutierrez will direct the Romeo And Juliet-style CG animation from a screenplay he is writing with Doug Langdale set against the Mexican folklore milieu. Guillermo De Toro is on board as creative collaborator and will also present the film.
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NewseOne picks up Paris Manhattan for North America
Release likely end of 2012; further announcements pending for mini-major which has been voraciously acquiring in recent weeks.
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NewsHaslam and Grumbar's Embankment sells Princess Di film to 40 territories
Tim Haslam (formerly CEO of HanWay) and Hugo Grumbar (former MD of Icon) have unveiled their new international sales and financing company, Embankment Films.
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NewsShank co-writer starts shooting Cal in Bristol
UK independent production company Bonne Idée Productions is shooting its new feature, Cal, a follow-up to 2009 feature Shank.
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NewsWeinstein, Netflix content deal includes The Artist
The Oscar frontrunner will receive its pay-TV premiere on the streaming service rather than on traditional premium cable following a multi-year deal between the parties.
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NewsMemento closes deals on Foxfire, Sister, We Are What We Are, Under the Rainbow
EXCLUSIVE: French sales company Memento saw strong demand for its slate at the EFM and has tied up further deals on Competition entry Sister and the next films from Laurent Cantet, Agnes Jaoui and Jim Mickle.
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NewsSky Atlantic books Richard E Grant hotel series
Richard E Grant is to front a “luxurious” travel series for Sky Atlantic that marks the first commission for Clive Tulloh’s new indie.
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NewsJournalist and editor David Lewin dies at age 89
Veteran of Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Daily Mail.
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NewsMartina Ternstrom joins Revolver
Martina Ternstrom has joined UK distributor Revolver as acquisitions executive; Panizzo promoted; Lucy Taylor gets new role.
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NewsBritdoc moves into distribution with summer launch of Ping Pong
Special sport-themed launch events planned.
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NewsDistributor Orlando moves into exhibition in Israel
Oded Horowitz-Reuveny’s company opens two-screen arthouse cinema.
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NewsPeter Greenaway plans new Death In Venice project
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Greenaway is to make a new film version of Thomas Mann’s Death In Venice.
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NewsTabatznik Trust takes equity stake in Curzon Artificial Eye; Knatchbull contracts as CEO for three more years
EXCLUSIVE: The Tabatznik Family Trust has taken a “substantial equity position” in Curzon Artificial Eye.
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NewsEntertainment One scoops The Sapphires for the UK, Ireland
It is the latest sale on the film to be secured by UK company Goalpost Film following a successful run at the EFM.
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NewsIndependent strikes deals on Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Artificial Eye has picked up UK rights and DCM has German speaking rights to the film about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
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NewsLeft Films to release Alex Orr's Blood Car
The UK sales agent continues to expand its distribution business with the release of Orr’s black comedy.
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NewsArrow strikes for five at EFM, including A Simple Life
UK distributor Arrow Films has picked up Ann Hui’s Venice and Toronto drama A Simple Life.