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Sara Frain leaves Metrodome following CEO resignation, restructuring
Sara Frain has stepped down from her position as General Manager at Metrodome Distribution after five and a half years at the company.
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Abu Dhabi's MEIFF starts new competition for first and second films
The Afaq Jadida (New Horizons) section will include both fiction and non-fiction films from around the world.
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Icon strikes first-look deal with Noel Clarke's Unstoppable Entertainment
UK sales and distribution company Icon has signed an exclusive, long-term first-look deal with Kidulthood writer Noel Clarke and his production company Unstoppable Entertainment. Icon is also taking a small equity position in Unstoppable.Icon will have the option to finance, sell and distribute any project produced by Unstoppable. This is ...
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Titans slays Dragon, Alice with $45m overseas launch
Clash Of The Titans prevailed overseas to slay PPI’s dragon and reigning champion Alice In Wonderland thanks to an estimated $45m initial launch through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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Warner Bros' Titans rules US on $61.4m debut weekend
Warner Bros’ sword and sandals remake Clash Of The Titans dominated the North American box office with an estimated $61.4m haul including Thursday night previews.
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E1 to enter US theatrical distribution with Love Ranch
Canadian distributor E1 is wading into the US theatrical market following its acquisition of world rights on Taylor Hackford’s Love Ranch.
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Redick, Beaudoin in place as Tower Hill steps up operations
US-based Tower Hill Entertainment is stepping up operations and has placed Shaun Redick in charge of feature packaging and announced the hire of finance expert and former attorney Tony Beaudoin.
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Lionsgate, Saban form joint venture to expand Tiger Gate
Private equity player Saban Capital Group has formed a 50:50 partnership with Lionsgate to operate and manage Hong Kong-based film and TV venture Tiger Gate.
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National Society Of Film Critics calls for release of Jafar Panahi
The National Society Of Film Critics (NSFC) has added its voice to protests over the arrest early last month of Iranian director Jafar Panahi.
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Shoreline takes foreign sales rights to Sundance premiere Homewrecker
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has signed on to handle international sales on Todd and Brad Barnes’s romantic comedy Homewrecker.
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Amber Heard to receive first Dallas Shining Star Award
Amber Heard will receive the inaugural Dallas International Film Festival’s Shining Star Award.
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German box office up 18% in first quarter
German cinemas have reported that box office takings climbed 18% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010 thanks to such 3D releases as Avatar and Alice In Wonderland.
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Magnolia boards Freakonomics ahead of Tribeca world premiere
Magnolia Pictures has swooped on all North American rights to Freakonomics ahead of the documentary’s world premiere at Tribeca later this month.
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Japanese distributor Tornado Film shuts its doors
Japanese film distributor Tornado Film has filed for bankruptcy, the company announced today.
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Mandalay Vision names Hardy Justice svp development and production
Mandalay Vision has expanded its New York office and hired Hardy Justice as senior vice-president of development and production.
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Sundance Selects takes worldwide rights to Convention
Sundance Selects has taken worldwide rights to AJ Schnack’s documentary Convention and will release theatrically in select cities in June following a nationwide VOD roll-out on May 12.
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Reliance acquires 50% stake in UK games developer Codemasters
Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired a 50% stake in British video game developer and publisher Codemasters.
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I Killed My Mother, La Mission bookend Miami GLFF
The ten-day 12th Annual Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF) will open with Xavier Dolan’s I Killed My Mother and close with La Mission starring Benjamin Bratt.The festival will screen more than 80 feature and short films from 17 countries, such as Bear Nation, The People I’ve Slept With, ...
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Transmedia, eco-film-making on the agenda at Produced By Conference
Brand integration, green productions and transmedia storytelling will be among the talking points at the Producers Guild Of America’s second annual Produced By Conference in Los Angeles in June.
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US distributor Arthouse dives in to Waste Land
Arthouse Films has acquired all US rights to Lucy Walker’s Sundance and Berlinale audience award winner Waste Land.