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NewsExclusive Media to introduce Cannes buyers to At Any Price
Alex Walton and his team will kick off talks with international buyers here on Ramin Bahrani’s drama At Any Price starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron. CAA represents domestic rights.
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Horizon Movies takes digital, home entertainment rights to Mr Hush
Kino Lorber’s division has acquired all North American rights to David Lee Madison’s horror film.
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NewsFreedom, Paradox secure P&A for Thunder Run
The announcement is designed to spur Cannes sales on the 3D military thriller through Hyde Park International, although the parties declined to reveal who is putting up the “substantial domestic” commitment. Gerard Butler, Matthew McConaughey and Sam Worthington are set to star.
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NewsIngenious launches senior film fund
UK-based financier Ingenious launches fund to back 20-30 films per-year in the $10-60m range.
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Hannibal Classics lines up Tokarev, Black from writing duo
Jim Agnew and Sean Keller’s thriller Tokarev follows a former killer in pursuit of the people who murdered his daughter.
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NewsIFC Films takes North America on Save The Date
Michael Mohan’s rom-com premiered at Sundance and stars Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Geoffrey Arend and Mark Webber.
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GRB Entertainment film division debuts first titles in Cannes
Todd Olsson heads the venture and arrives in Cannes with Queen Freak and When Angels Sing on the inaugural sales slate.
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Deals round-up: Cinedigm digs hip-hop, Tribeca Film finds Comedy
Cinedigm Entertainment Group has signed a deal with Brian & Barrett Pictures to distribute Battlefield America: Where Kids Rule. Archstone Distribution, Well Go USA and Film Movement also announced new titles on Monday (13).
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NewsAlan Rickman joins CBGB for Miller / Savin
The British veteran will portray Hilly Kristal, owner and founder of the legendary New York nightclub which played a pivotal role in the birth of the US punk scene.
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MGM announces senior alignment at legal department
MGM has promoted Scott Packman to senior evp general counsel and secretary and appointed Cheryl Rodman as evp and deputy general counsel.
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AFI Silverdocs to honour documentary duo
The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival will honour Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky on Jun 19 at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium “for their collective and individual contributions to the documentary genre.”
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NewsNu Image adds crime thriller Homefront to Cannes slate
EXCLUSIVE: The independent sector’s go-to action man Jason Statham will star and Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay. The pair recently wrapped production on another title from the Nu Image / Millennium Films stable, The Expendables 2.
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NewsToronto top brass announce programmers, new venue
The 37th festival will run from Sept 6-16 and for the first time will allow the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema to take part as an official venue.
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NewsFilmNation adds Taylor Lautner thriller Tracers to Cannes slate
Glen Basner and his team will commence talks with buyers this week on the parkour project. WME Global holds US sales rights.
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NewsScreen unveils list of 50 Future Leaders in Sales and Acquisitions
On the eve of Cannes 2012, Screen presents our Future Leaders of Sales and Acquisitions: 50 of the hottest rising buyers and sellers.
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Breaking Glass Pictures hits Cannes with eclectic slate.
CEO Rich Wolff and the team have boarded sales rights to a roster led by serial killer thriller Cyrus: The County Line Cannibal. Anchor Bay holds US rights to the story of a reported on the case of missing students and Brian Krause and Danielle Harris star.
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NewsVisit Films to launch four new market titles in Cannes
Ryan Kampe’s slate features Ramona Diaz’s Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, Nate Meyer’s See Girl Run, dinosaur documentary Dinotasia and previously announced The End Of Love from Mark Webber.
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Michelle Monaghan joins Owen Wilson on Crime Scene’s The Coup
Pierce Brosnan will also star in the thriller about an American family who move to Southeast Asia and get caught up in a violent uprising. Sierra / Affinity is handing international sales in Cannes next week.
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CEG launches fund, earmarks three projects
Capstone Entertainment Group (CEG) and private equity partners have launched Capstone Pictures to place approximately $18.5m into a trio of films that will shoot in Louisiana and Ontario in 2012-13.
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Phase 4 takes North America on Electrick Children
Rebecca Thomas’ drama premiered at Berlin and stars Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken and Billy Zane.