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NewsWide seals deals on End, Room
French production and sales outfit Wide Management has confirmed a wave of deals on Portuguese-language drama From Beginning To End (Do Comeco Ao), Enrique Buchichio’s Leo’s Room (El Cuarto De Leo) and Laurence Charpentier’s Gigola.
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NewsHBO snaps up Grenier's Paparazzo
HBO has acquired US television rights to Adrian Grenier’s crowd pleasing documentary Teenage Paparazzo, which has been drawing heavy interest from international buyers at the EFM.
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NewsEasternlight cuts deals on 14 Blades
Easternlight Films has closed key territories on the Chinese revenge tale 14 Blades, which has raced to more than $8.7m in its first four days at the Chinese box office.
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NewsNFD commits to local film with new hires
Nordisk Film Distribution (NFD) has appointed Lone Korslund as head of co-productions, and Rasmus Krogh as its new local film buyer.
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Oscilloscope goes Bananas for Gertten
Oscilloscope has snapped up US rights to Bananas!*, directed by Sweden’s Fredrik Gertten, who also executive produced.
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NewsForward Motion pitches Midgets Vs Mascots
Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired international sales on the Gary Coleman (pictured) comedy Midgets Vs Mascots, one of several new titles on its slate.
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NewsWe Distribution closes deals on Bodyguards And Assassins
World sales outfit We Distribution has closed deals for the $23 million budget Peter Chan produced Bodyguards And Assassins. Metropolitan took France and TMC took Turkey.
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Magnet attracted to XYZ's Indonesian thriller Merantau
Magnet Releasing has acquired North American rights from XYZ Films to Welsh film-maker Gareth Huw Evans’ Indonesian martial arts action-thriller Merantau.
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NewsNimbus reveals upcoming slate
Prolific Danish outfit Nimbus, in Berlin with competition titles Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino and Alice de Champfleury Sun Shine (Sol Skin), has announced details of its upcoming films.
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Rezo entices buyers with The Game Of Death
Rezo Films is launching sales on its new documentary The Game Of Death from directors Thomas Bornot, Alain-Michel Blanc and Gilles Amado.
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NewsLe Danse sets rhythm for Doc & Film
Paris-based Doc & Film International has closed further sales on the Cesar-nominated documentary La Danse,The Paris Opera Ballet.
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NewsWild Bunch Benelux kicks off EFm with spending spree
Wild Bunch Benelux has been on a mini-acquisition spree, company boss Pim Hermeling has confirmed three new pick-ups.
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NewsIntramovies chooses Life
Intramovies, the Rome-based sales outfit, has picked up world sales rights on Berlinale Panorama selection One Life Maybe Two by Alessandro Aronadi.
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NewsNonStop seeks to capiltalise on Moomins mania
Finnish production company Oy Filmkompaniet and Bjork are collaborating on the 3D project Moomins And The Comet Chase based on the beloved Scandinavian animated characters.
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NewsGrass named head of international production and acquisitions at UPI
Christian Grass has been named president of international production and acquisitions at Universal Pictures International (UPI).
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Magnolia takes North American theatrical rights to Countdown To Zero
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American theatrical and HISTORY has taken US broadcast rights to Participant Media’s nuclear disarmament documentary Countdown To Zero.
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NewsContent Extracts UK deal with Paramont on Mike Judge comedy
London and LA-based ContentFilm has snagged a UK deal with Paramount for new Mike Judge comedy, Extract.
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NewsGaumont closes sales on The Round Up
French powerhouse Gaumont has announced key sales on its $29 million Holocaust drama, The Round Up.
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Korea’s CLP steps up with new KT deal
South Korean buyer CLP International has announced a deal with the territory’s largest telecom operator Korea Telecom (KT) to supply them with overseas box office hits for KT’s IPTV service Qook.
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NewsWide closes wave of sales on Godard doc
Tale of friendship and enstrangement between French cinema masters Godard and Truffat proves hot seller.