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NewsIcon takes on sales for The Biggest Movie of All Time 3D
Icon Entertainment International is handling worldwide sales on the latest spoof.
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NewsIndomina launches foreign sales with Quantschnigg, Siller
US and Dominican Republic-based The Indomina Group has set up its in-house international sales division on the eve of Cannes and appointed former IM Global executive Catherine Quantschnigg and Carole Siller to oversee.
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NewsParlay to hit Cannes with Clive Owen financial thriller Cities
Roger Donaldson has signed on to his next directing job and has boarded Cities, which will star Owen and Anil Kapoor. Lisa Wilson’s Parlay Films commences pre-sales in Cannes.
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TLA Releasing sells as parent company refocuses
TLA Entertainment’s acquisitions director Derek Curl and investors have purchased a 75% controlling interest in TLA Releasing.
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Showtime picks up Pepper & Bones’ SXSW doc Fightville
The premium network closed a deal with Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and a US theatrical and DVD deal is believed to be in the works.
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Camelot to commence sales at Cannes on Norman
Camelot Distribution Group has acquired international sales rights to the coming-of-age story Norman as executives prepare to fly to the Croisette.
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NewsSPC takes North America on Golden Bear winner A Separation
The distributor closed the deal on Asghar Farhadi’s Nader And Simin, A Separation with Memento Films International.
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NewsHarvey heads for Croisette with Studio City Pictures
Jim Harvey has resurfaced as president of Studio City Pictures and will be talking up his debut slate for Cannes, including the Vegas-set thriller Fortune to star Kim Basinger, Rose McGowan and Holly Hunter.
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7th Art Releasing snaps up In Heaven Underground
The distributor has taken North American rights from Hot Docs to Britta Wauer’s reflection on former lives.
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NewsAustralia devises a new comprehensive way to measure film watching
Australian features were viewed 101m times locally in 2007-2009, but only 9% of the viewing was in cinemas.
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NewsK5 International strikes international deal for Paul Walker-starring Vehicle 19
K5 International has taken on international rights to Vehicle 19, which is set to star Paul Walker – who is hot off the huge international success of Fast Five.
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Horizon aims to light up Croisette with Bong Of The Dead
Rob Straight’s Vancouver-based sales company has acquired worldwide rights to Thomas Newman’s zombie horror-comedy.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment falls for Romantics Anonymous
UK distributor plans November release for Jean-Pierre Ameris’ French hit
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NewsSummit, Tele München renew output deal through 2013
The arrangement covers German-speaking territories on all features produced by Summit, which include upcoming release on such titles as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2 and The Beaver (pictured).
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House Of Film to offer eclectic slate to Cannes buyers
Beverly Hills-based worldwide sales agent and producer House Of Film heads into Cannes with a diverse slate featuring Beautiful Darling and The Treehouse.
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NewsFocus picks up world on Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman star and Focus Features International will commence talks with buyers in Cannes.
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Shoreline, Forward Motion mine Black Gold for Cannes
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Black Gold – Struggle For The Niger Delta and Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired all international rights.
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NewsUS summer gets early start as Fast Five steals $84m
Universal delivered the biggest domestic weekend of 2011 so far as Fast Five shredded the competition to open top on an estimated $83.6m.
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NewsThor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI’s Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International.
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Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.