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NewsPenny Wolf leaves Goldcrest Film Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf leaves Goldcrest to pursue consultancy work for her London boutique The Film Consultancy Partners.
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NewsSummit Int’l leads pack as indies enjoy robust 2011
The runaway success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 ensured the company’s slate grossed more than $754m through international licensees in 2011 – easily the highest figure for any US sales agent.
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NewsWild Bunch readies busy Rendez-vous slate, including new Donzelli film
Wild Bunch to launch new films from Valerie Donzelli [pictured], Gilles Bourdos and Xavier Giannoli as well as debut pictures, Regis Roinsard’s Romain Duris-starring Populaire and Helene Fillières’ Tied.
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NewsKaleidoscope signs urban thriller Victim
UK outfit acquires drama written by and starring Ashley Chin and Michael Maris.
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NewsLatido to handle international sales of Violeta Went To Heaven
Francisca Gavilán stars as famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra in Sundance-bound drama.
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Breakaway Media on board world sales of Dolphin Boy
Mark Austin’s Breakaway Media and Pamela Rosenberg’s Hemisphere Productions in association with First Hand Films are handling worldwide sales on the documentary, which will screen at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.
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NewsShooting wraps in UK on Tim Roth-starring The Liability
AV Pictures has already sold for Australasia and CIS/Baltic States.
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NewsLes Films Du Losange sells Last Screening, picks up Gatlif documentary
French outfit closes Italian deal on Achard drama and acquires Tony Gatlif documentary [pictured] for sales and distribution.
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NewsFilm London, BAFTA, NF+M work together on new events series for producers
Speakers will include Stephen Kelliher [pictured], Natalie Brenner and Mia Bays.
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Myriad boards Marisa Tomei thriller Inescapable
Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico will handle worldwide sales and serves as executive producer alongside Christine Vachon and Mark Sloane of Alliance Films, which will distribute in Canada.
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NewsProtagonist takes on sales for Searching For Sugar Man
Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul’s debut feature documentary will have its world premiere as Opening Night Film of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsVentana Sur attendance up 42%; FilmSharks sells Saving Private Perez to CIS
Ventana Sur came to a close on Monday (5) after four days of meetings, panels and conferences with a smattering of deals and the announcement of the winners of the Primer Corte competition of works in progress.
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NewsEntertainment sinks teeth into WestEnd’s Love Bite
Entertainment Film Distributors picks up seaside-set teen comedy-horror from director Andy de Emmony.
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NewsFree Stone takes on world sales for Sundance selection About The Pink Sky
Keiichi Kobayashi directs TIFF’s best picture winner.
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NewsVariance takes US theatrical rights to The Trouble With Bliss
Comedy starring Michael C Hall (pictured) was formerly titled East Fifth Blues.
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NewsJinga enters UK distribution, signs up boxing thriller
First title to be Jamaican boxing thriller Ghett’a Life produced by former boxer Lennox Lewis.
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NewsEntertainment One picks up US rights to Special Forces
Negotiated with StudioCanal, the deal marks eOne’s first US theatrical acquisition since it expanded into North American distribution.
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NewsFortissimo boards Ship Of Theseus
Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights to Anand Gandhi’s The Ship Of Theseus, which is taking part in the Work-in-Progress Lab at Film Bazaar (Nov 24-27) in Goa.
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NewsIcon UK appoints new CEO, business shifts to production
Further changes afoot at UK branch of Len Blavatnik’s Icon Group.
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NewsFinecut closes more post-AFM deals for titles including Leafie
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced further deals from the AFM led by Leafie, Korea’s highest grossing animation, which sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories and Conquest Filmes for Brazil.