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NewsIFC Films teams up with Criterion Collection for prestige DVD series
IFC Films has signed a deal with The Criterion Collection licensing the prestige DVD label sell-through home entertainment rights for select IFC titles.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Bong Joon Ho's Mother
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Bong Joon Ho’s Cannes Un Certain Regard hit Mother as well as the director’s 2000 film Barking Dogs Never Bite.
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NewsDisney buys Marvel in $4bn surprise deal
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America have new owners after the Walt Disney Co said it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction worth $4bn based on $50 per Marvel share.
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News2009 delivers record summer despite heavy second weekend drops
Summer 2009 has been declared the biggest in history as receipts through the end of August 30 totalled $4.17bn, beating the $4.16bn set in 2008.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms past $130m in global revenues
Inglourious Basterdsheld on to the overseas crown courtesy of an estimated $19.4m gross through Universal/UPI that was well ahead the rest of the pack.
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NewsAngels And Demons, T4 drive Sony past $1bn overseas
Sony Pictures Releasing International has crossed $1bn at the box office, marking the seventh time in the last nine years it has achieved the feat.
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NewsTarantino's Basterds poised to cross $100m worldwide
Inglourious Basterds should have the firepower to retain the overseas box office crown as Universal/UPI’s troops invade a further nine territories.
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NewsCinemavault closes key sales on Nik Fackler's romance Lovely, Still
Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on Nik Fackler’s romance Lovely, Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.
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NewsSherry, Cianciotta launch new Canadian distribution company
Canadian film distribution veterans Jim Sherry and Tony Cianciotta are launching a new boutique outfit, D Films. Sherry will be president of the company while Cianciotta will be the director of acquisitions.
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NewsLondon Turkish Film Festival offers distribution prize to new film-makers
The 15th London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) is offering a digital distribution contract to the winner of its promising feature film prize.
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NewsApparition takes Black Dynamite from SPWAG, increases slate to four
Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney’s fledgling distributor Apparition has added the Sundance hit Black Dynamite to its slate and will release on October 16.
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NewsShorts International and INgrooves release original Spinal Tap short on iTunes
Shorts International and INgrooves have released Spinal Tap’s new short film Stonehenge: ‘Tis A Magic Place on iTunes to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Rob Reiner’s mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
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NewsTarantino scores personal best as Basterds takes $27.5m overseas
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds swept across the international arena in an initial sortie that reaped an estimated $27.5m through Universal/UPI.
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NewsE1 picks up Egoyan’s Chloe for Canada
E1 Entertainment Canada has picked up Atom Egoyan’s Chloe in advance of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsGermany gets Summertime Blues, Antichrist invoked in Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsRussian cinemas forced to close as economic crisis bites
Russian cinemas have been hard hit by the global recession with 43 out of the country’s 1700 closing down in the first six months of the year.
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APC Copyright Code extended to cover online content
The Alliance for the Protection of Copyright (APC) has published an updated Code of Practice, which covers online and interactive content.
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NewsJudge clears Redbox to pursue antitrust case against USHE
DVD rental kiosk company Redbox has been given the all-clear to pursue its antitrust case against Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE).
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NewsJapanese distributor Xanadeux goes out of business
Xanadeux has become the latest in a string of small to medium-sized Japanese distributors to go out of business, following a contraction in the territory’s independent film and DVD markets.
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NewsSundance Channel starts VOD day-and-date with Spike Lee project
The Sundance Channel is moving into the VOD day-and-date arena with the announcement of Sundance Selects.