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MRC, Shyamalan hire Stamm to direct second Chronicles film
Media Rights Capital (MRC) and M Night Shyamalan have announced the second of the three-film The NightChronicles series ahead of Friday’s release of Devil through Universal.
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CielEcran deal broadens Emerging Pictures' alternative content roster
Emerging Pictures continues to expand its alternative content roster following a deal to become the exclusive North American theatrical distributor of CielEcran’s live ballet programming.
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Pathe names Ivernel chairman of exhibition circuit EuroPalaces
Further to the announcement earlier this week of changes to Pathe’s directorship in France as well as additions to its board, Pathe UK on Wednesday [15] announced the appointment of the company’s executive vice-president Francois Ivernel to the post of chairman of exhibition circuit EuroPalaces.
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Perrier's Bounty to open 2010 LAIFF
Ian Fitzgibbon’s Perrier’s Bounty and a musical performance by Colin Devlin bookend the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival (LAIFF), set to run from September 30-October 3.
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James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke to star in Screwed
The film, directed by Reg Traviss, is based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson.
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Metrodome’s Brown joins Neon Park as partner
James Brown has joined UK production and finance outfit Neon Park as a partner alongside CEO Lex Lutzus, and has also taken up the role of managing director.
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European Film Awards to honour Bruno Ganz
Veteran Swiss actor Bruno Ganz is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd European Film Awards in December.
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DogWoof launches DIY distribution scheme with Restrepo
Dogwoof has launched a DIY distribution scheme, backed by the UK Film Council, which allows individuals to screen the UK distributor’s newest films.
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Artificial Eye connects with Archipelago
Artificial Eye has acquired all UK rights to Joanna Hogg’s drama Archipelago from Wild Horses Film Company.
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Croatia selects The Blacks as Oscar submission
The Film Artists’ Association of Croatia has announced that The Blacks, directed by Zvonimir Juric and Goran Devic, has been selected as Croatia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year’s Academy Awards.
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Vaizey confirms BFC, regional screen agencies will stay
UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has stated that the government will retain the regional screen agencies and the activities of the British Film Commission, and that wider film support plans will be in place by November.
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Warner Bros India picks up family drama Dus Tola
Following its recent acquisition of animated feature Ramayana, Warner Bros Pictures India has acquired another Hindi film, Dus Tola, which it plans to release on October 22.
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Cause, Picture Palace to co-produce Spottiswoode’s First Class Man
Cause Entertainment, an Indian fund established to invest in socially conscious movies, has announced that its first project will be Roger Spottiswoode’s A First Class Man, a biopic about Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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Abu Dhabi unveils 28 recipients of Sanad film fund
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has announced the first round of grant recipients for its Sanad film fund for Arab filmmakers.
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Schell moves to Universal to head business development
Universal Pictures has named Jessica Schell to lead the studio’s business development efforts.
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IFC Midnight strikes first partnership with Fantastic Fest
IFC Films’ genre label IFC Midnight has announced its first partnership four months after launching.
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Lionsgate, Televisa target US-based hispanic dollar with Pantelion
Lionsgate and Spanish media company Televisa have launched Pantelion Films, a joint venture targetting the potentially lucrative hispanic audience in the US.
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Cinemavault in discussions with Toronto buyers for Donkey, Citizen Marc
Cinemavault has acquired worldwide rights to the mobster film Donkey and marijuana activist documentary Citizen Marc.
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Hannibal Classics in talks with buyers for Kurt Russell drama Touchback
Principal photography has wrapped on the drama Touchback starring Brian Presley and Kurt Russell, which Hannibal Classics is representing for international sales here.
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Little Film starts talks on Raymond Briggs adaptation Ethel & Ernest
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn have joined the voice cast of animated project Ethel & Ernest based on the Raymond Briggs book.