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NewsLionsgate dates ‘John Wick’ spin-off ‘Ballerina’ for summer 2024
Ana De Armas stars as assassin trained in ways of Ruska Roma.
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NewsDavid Puttnam calls on UK film industry to urgently invest in training; confirms he is standing down as FDA president
“We are pissing money down the drain at the moment in wage inflation as a direct result of having scarcity of production personnel.”
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NewsPalestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive)
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
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NewsBFI Distribution acquires London Film Festival documentary ‘Name Me Lawand’ (exclusive)
The film will have its international premiere at Hot Docs in May.
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NewsManchester Film Festival winner ‘Wait For Me’ secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Keith Farrell won best director for the film at last month’s festival.
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NewsNeon picks up Shailene Woodley, Jack Whitehall sci-fi comedy ‘Robots’ (exclusive)
Screenplay based on short story by Robert Sheckley.
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NewsApple partnering with Sony on global theatrical release of ‘Napoleon’, releases first look
Length of exclusive theatrical run unknown at time of writing.
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NewsBas Devos’ Berlin award-winner ‘Here’ picked up for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
The film follows a chance encounter between a Romanian construction worker and a Belgian-Chinese botanist
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NewsRoadside Attractions acquires Venice entry ‘Dreamin’ Wild’
Distributor plans exclusive nationwide theatrical release on August 4.
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NewsManchester Film Festival winner ‘Love Without Walls’ scores UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Jane Gull’s music drama will release in cinemas on June 9.
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NewsBob Yari, Marvin Peart launch WonderHill Studios
Company will have production, US distribution, acquisition, international sales components.
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NewsPeccadillo Pictures picks up ‘The Lost Boys’ and a raft of LGBQT+ titles for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Further titles include ‘Eismayer’ and ’You Can Live Forever’.
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NewsRoadside, Vertical pick up Sundance Sloan winner ‘The Pod Generation’
Summer exclusive theatrical release planned.
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NewsBlack cinema organisation We Are Parable to expand into UK, international distribution (exclusive)
“There are films out there we can position effectively to our base and achieve significant cut through.”
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NewsApple, Paramount set October exclusive theatrical release for ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’
Screen understands feature will get a substantial exclusive theatrical release with sources citing 45 days.
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NewsSearchlight sets December awards corridor release for Jonathan Majors drama ‘Magazine Dreams’
FIlm earned rave reviews for its star at Sundance premiere.
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NewsNeon acquires North American rights to Sundance selection ‘Eileen’
Source: Sundance Film Festival ‘Eileen’ Neon has picked up North American rights from WME Independent and Fifth Season to Sundance selection Eileen starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. ‘Eileen’: Sundance Review William Oldroyd’s follow-up to Lady Macbeth is based on the 2015 debut ...
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NewsCurzon confirms interest in buying rival UK chain Picturehouse Cinemas (exclusive)
Various suitors circling Picturehouse as Cineworld puts its assets up for sale.
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NewsApple reportedly planning $1bn annual spend on theatrical films
Move bodes well for exhibition sector.
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NewsPicturestart, Picture Perfect Federation set JC Lee to direct, Benedict Wong to star in ‘Bad Genius’ remake
Major pre-sales closed ahead of scheduled May production start. Mallory Edens’ Little Ray Media financing.