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NewsGerman court lifts ban on Martin Weisz’s cannibal film
The German Federal Supreme Court has lifted the ban on Martin Weisz’s Butterfly – A Grimm Story (Rohtenburg), a horror film based on the true story of a cannibal.
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NewsAdlabs' BIG to open Chicago multiplex
Adlabs’ exhibition arm, BIG Cinemas, is opening its first BIG-branded cinema in the US, with a five-screen multiplex planned in Chicago.
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NewsWardrop's His and Hers wins Irish Directors Finders award
Ken Wardrop has won the 2009 Screen Directors Guild of Ireland’s (SDGI) Directors Finders Series award for his documentary, His and Hers.
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NewsUniversum picks up four titles in Cannes spending spree
Munich-based Universum Film has picked up German rights for another four titles to add to its previous acquisition of Hideo Nakata’s psychological thriller Chatroom.
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NewsBelgrade's Megacom picks up Cannes winners
Belgrade-based distributor Megacom Film has acquired rights to a raft of Cannes competition winners including Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner, The White Ribbon, for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
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NewsMJTV and Helion seek sales companies for Genie In The House
Moi J’aime La Télévision (MJTV) and Helion Pictures are seeking sales companies and distributors for their trilogy of films based on long-running TV series, Genie in the House.
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NewsHigh Point takes worldwide rights on Storage
High Point Films, the film sales arm of High Point Media Group, has scooped worldwide rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, for thriller Storage.
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NewsTeodora takes Italian rights to Hansen Love's Father
Teodora Film has picked up Italian rights to Mia Hansen Love’s The Father Of My Children (Le Pere De Mes Enfants) from Les Film de Losange.
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NewsArthouse Films takes Picasso & Braque To The Movies
Arthouse Films has acquired worldwide rights, including North America, to Arne Glimcher’s documentary Picasso & Braque Go To The Movies.
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NewsAlta Films picks up Ghobadi’s Persian Cats for Spain
Alta Films has taken Spanish distribution rights to Bahman Ghobadi’s docu-fiction No One Knows About Persian Cats, which picked up a special prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Canne
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NewsVertigo Films picks up Bright Star for Spain
Vertigo Films, one of the Spain’s leading distributors, has bought the Spanish rights to Jane Campion’s Cannes competition title Bright Star.
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Wolff, Ross launch new distributor Entertaining Pictures
Economist Joe Barber has joined film executives Richard Wolff and Richard Ross to launch Philadelphia-based distributor, Entertaining Pictures.
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NewsGolem picks up Spanish rights to Antichrist, White Ribbon
Spanish distributor Golem has bought the rights to Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist and Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon for distribution in Spain.
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NewsMoore's "roots of recession" doc gets October release
Michael Moore’s still untitled documentary will be released through Overture Films in North America on October 2.
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NewsMomentum's Sam Nichols to step down
Momentum managing director Sam Nichols is leaving the company at the end of the month to go travelling.
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NewsThe Weinstein Company takes on The Fighter
David Glasser, president of international at The Weinstein Company, has acquired The Fighter in selected territories from Relativity Media and is close to finalising deals for Germany, France, Spain and South Korea.
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NewsEntertainment 7 delivers sales on Baby On Board
Entertainment 7, Emilio Ferrari’s Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has closed sales on the comedy Baby On Board, which stars John Corbett, Heather Graham, Jerry O’Connell and Lara Flynn Boyle
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NewsCanada's Cineplex to offer National Theatre performances
Canadian exhibitor Cineplex Entertainment will be offering satellite-delivered HD screenings of performances from the UK’s National Theatre.
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NewsUK's Dogwoof and retailer The Co-op develop social conscience
Distributor Dogwoof and UK retail group The Co-operative have formed a partnership to finance and distribute socially-conscious films theatrically
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NewsToei sells Good Husband to K&Entertainment
Japan’s Toei has sold love fantasy A Good Husband, directed by Isao Yukisada, to South Korea’sK&Entertainment.The film stars Etsushi Toyokawa, who first achieved international recognition in Shunji Iwai’s Love Letter, and Hiroko Yakushimaru, as a couple in their forties battling over the husband’s infidelity. It is scheduled for release in ...