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NewsBAFTA-nominated shorts release planned
British live action and animated shorts to screen in cinemas from 28 February.
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NewsHigh Point looks into Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit to handle found-footage horror ripped from the headlines.
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NewsContent walks to UK horror Altar
EXCLUSIVE: Content boards UK feature starring Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams, executive produced by Robert Halmi.
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NewsCooties, Skeleton, Calvary sell
As the industry heads home from Park City, Lionsgate acquired North American rights to Cooties and teamed up with Roadside Attractions for US on The Skeleton Twins while SPWA took international. Fox Searchlight has acquired US and select territories to Calvary.
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Koch, Independent board Shakespeare comedy
EXCLUSIVE: February shoot for comedy which Koch will distribute in multiple European markets.
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NewsGlobal Screen unveils EFM line-up
Frauke Finsterwalder’s tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month’s EFM in Berlin.
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NewsWild Bunch moves on Babadook
SUNDANCE: In the most high-profile piece of European business thus far at the festival, eOne and Wild Bunch have struck a deal over Jennifer Kent’s buzzy genre film.
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NewsSignature signs five titles for 2014
Signature Entertainment has secured a raft of new acquisitions to be released over the coming year.
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NewsDogwoof sells Web Junkie to BBC
SUNDANCE: Internet addiction documentary, exec produced by Morgan Spurlock, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsIMG signs three-year BAFTA deal
IMG Media has signed a three-year deal with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to distribute programming of the organisation’s award ceremonies.
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NewsCurzon acquires three for UK
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up Toronto hit Fading Gigolo, award winner Ida and Sundance premiere The Green Prince.
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NewsFocus takes Zach Braff drama
SUNDANCE: The new-look Focus Features led by Peter Schlessel has made its first high-profile acquisition in Park City, reportedly paying around $2.8m for North America, Poland and South Africa on Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here.
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NewsSundance: Green Prince sales
The first two deals have closed on the Day One documentary from producers Simon Chinn of Red Box Films, John Battsek of Passion Pictures and director Nadav Schirman of A-List Films.
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NewsMPI Pictures gets Kink
Christina Voros’ documentary will open theatrically in late summer following the deal, which concluded in Park City.
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NewsA24 pays $2m for Laggies
The hip distributor is understood to have shelled out in the region of $2m in the small hours of January 19 for US rights to Lynn Shelton’s coming-of-age story.
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NewsSundance: SPC gets Whiplash
Sony Pictures Classics has paid around $3m for North American, Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Bold Films’ jazz drummer drama. Separately, Pivot and Univision News have acquired Cesar’s Last Fast.
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Paladin picks up Short History
Former war correspondent Michael Maren’s feature directorial debut A Short History Of Decay stars Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, and Harris Yulin.
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NewsSuperman-Batman pushed to 2016
Zack Snyder’s anticipated follow-up to Man Of Steel has moved from its original July 2015 slot and will now face off with an untitled Marvel release.