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Zeitgeist takes China Heavyweight, RT gets Dylan's Blood
The distributor brokered the US rights deal to Yung Chang’s latest film with EyeSteelFilms.
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NewsParamount, YouTube strike online rental deal
Despite ongoing legal action between parent companies Viacom and Google over an alleged piracy incident stemming back to 2006, the companies said YouTube would make close to 500 titles available online.
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NewsKaty Perry 3D documentary to be released in July
Part Of Me looks at the superstar’s life on- and off-stage.
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NewsStephanie Denton to head int’l at Indomina Releasing
The veteran of Lionsgate and Lakeshore among others joins in the run-up to Cannes and will take charge of a slate that includes Sundance titles Something From Nothing from Ice-T and Bart Layton’s acclaimed documentary-thriller The Imposter (pictured).
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Scott Steindorff, Andy Kleinman launch Stone Village Media
Kleinman, a former general manager at the social gaming company Zynga, has come on board the new media marketing and distribution venture and will lead it in his capacity as chief business officer.
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NewsExclusive Media to play The Odds with John Lesher
The company is reuniting with its End Of Watch collaborator and has optioned all rights to Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Odds: A Love Story.
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NewsRedford’s new Sundance Productions lines up Watergate doc
Robert Redford and producing partner Laura Michalchyshyn’s venture will focus on television and multimedia content.
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NewsAmy Beecroft to head distribution at Solar Pictures
The executive most recently served as svp of international sales at FilmNation and has worked on such films as The King’s Speech, Sanctum, The Road and Rian Johnson’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Looper.
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Bill Straus launches sales agency BGP in New York
The former New Line executive and producer kicks off his boutique domestic operation with the upcoming Tribeca premiere The Playroom starring John Hawkes.
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Deals round-up: Dark Castle, After Dark prepare action slate
Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Home Entertainment and Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films will release an initial wave of five action films under the label After Dark Action.
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RLJ Acquisition buys Image Entertainment, Acorn Media Group
RLJ Companies chairman and Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L Johnson said the newly created RLJ Entertainment would become one of the largest independent digital and video content distributors in the world.
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Judy Davis to receive San Francisco honour
The actress will collect the 2012 Peter J Owens Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 26.
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NewsCuracao International Film Festival Rotterdam attracts audiences of 7,000; 2013 edition already set
Kevin Macdonald was one of the filmmakers on hand at this inaugural film festival, which opened with his documentary Marley.
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NewsChris Davis memorial set for April 21
Davis died on January 4 at the age of 65, after a long illness.
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NewsDwayne Johnson to receive CinemaCon action award
The star of the summer’s upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation will collect the CinemaCon Action Star Of Year Award in Las Vegas on Apr 23.
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NewsJulie La'Bassiere joins Cinetic Rights Management
Cinetic Rights Management (CRM) has appointed Julie La’Bassiere head of marketing.
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NewsEmma Thompson to play lawyer inspired by Gareth Peirce in thriller Secret Evidence
EXCLUSIVE: The Kids Are Alright executive producer J Todd Harris produces with 2B Pictures and South Creek Pictures.
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NewsHunger Games stays top on $61m, charges past $250m
Lionsgate’s cash cow has become the fastest non-sequel to cross $250m in the US and reached the milestone on its tenth day of release. New arrivals Wrath Of The Titans and Mirror Mirror had to settle for second and third places, respectively.
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Screen Media takes North American rights to Shuffle
Kurt Kuenne’s thriller will receive its international premiere in Belgium next week. Screen Media plans a third quarter release.