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IFC takes Brighton Rock for US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Studio Canal’s gangster tale, which marks the directorial debut of Rowan Joffe.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to Almodovar's The Skin I Live In
Spanish great Pedro Almodovar’s new film The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) has been sold to Warner Bros for distribution in Spain.
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NewsSony unleashes international Green Hornet swarm
Sony’s action caper tale is likely to overthrow Disney’s Tangled as the international champion, although the latter is expected to soar past $200m.
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NewsFilmNation, Relativity strike sales deal ahead of EFM
The companies are in final negotiations to close an exclusive multi-year deal whereby FilmNation will oversee international sales and distribution on Relativity’s single picture titles outside of those pursuant to the co-financed slates set up at Universal and Sony.
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Truly Indie, Magnolia Home Ent to re-release doc Dumbstruck
Wagner/Cuban Company’s Truly Indie and Magnolia Home Entertainment are re-releasing Mark Goffman’s documentary Dumbstruck in theatres and DVD.
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Samuel Goldwyn acquires US rights to The Edge
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all US rights to the Golden Globes nominee and Russian Academy Award foreign language submission.
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Ex-Cinemavault evp Michael Paszt returns with Raven Banner
The former Cinemavault Releasing International evp of worldwide acquisitions and Canadian distribution has resurfaced with James Fler and Andrew Thomas Hunt to form Raven Banner Entertainment.
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NewsSamsung, BFI 3D screenings kick off with Tron: Legacy
The series of 3D screenings at the BFI IMAX will run from January through to September 2011.
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NewsBrazil has record box-office year driven by Elite Squad 2
Brazil’s box-office revenues increased 30% to a record $752.6 m (real 1.26 billion) in 2010, according to figures released by local company Filme B.
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NewsFrench admissions rise 2.6% in 2010
More than 206m admissions for France, but no single film has more than 6m admissions.
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NewsRevolver takes The Round Up and What Love May Bring for UK
UK distributor takes all UK rights to Rose Bosch and Claude Lelouch-directed WWII-era dramas.
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UK Film Council to conduct audience survey
Before it is shuttered, The UK Film Council will conduct an extensive new study into the UK’s film-viewing population and their tastes, with a focus on discovering how digital technology has changed the way people view films.
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NewsUK child's complaint leads to ban on Saw 3D advert
A television advert for Lionsgate’s horror film Saw 3D has been banned in the UK after a 10-year-old child complained that it was “distressing” and “inappropriately scheduled”.
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NewsIFC Films to re-enter Void in LA, New York
The original version of Gaspar Noe’s startling drama Enter The Void is the one that played in French theatres and includes 20 minutes of footage unseen in the US.
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NewsIMAX, Paramount strike four-film deal for 2011
The deal bolsters IMAX Corporation’s standing in the global tentpole business.
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NewsRussian box office rises 43% in 2010
Russia and CIS (excluding Ukraine) reached a historical high of $1.05bn in 2010.
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NewsKorea's box office admissions slip 5% in 2010
Leading local exhibitor CJ CGV has announced South Korea’s 2010 box office admissions went down 5.1% year-on-year, with an estimated 148,403,921 admissions.
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NewsItalian box office up 17% in 2010
The Italian 2010 box office rose 17% year-on-year with 2009, earning $948m (€734m) while local films alone banked $258m (€215m) of the total ticket sales.
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NewsRecord number of films supported in DFFF incentive’s fourth year
A record number of 114 projects were supported with $ 75.4m (€ 57.9m) by the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) in its fourth year of operations.
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NewsFox, China Lion to co-distribute Butcher in three territories
Fox International Productions (FIP) is teaming with China Lion Film Distribution to release Wuershan’s The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman in North America, Australia and New Zealand.