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NewsElite Squad 2 set for US launch
New Video’s Flatiron Film Company is to partner with Variance Films on a November US theatrical release for Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa De Elite 2), the hit Brazilian crime thriller recently named as Brazil’s submission for the foreign language film Oscar.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation, Fox sign streaming deals
In the latest examples of online streaming operations shaking up Hollywood’s traditional ancillary markets, DreamWorks Animation has signed a US pay-TV window deal with Netflix and Fox has agreed to provide films and TV programmes to Amazon.com.
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NewsCharlie Zone wins big at Halifax's Atlantic Film Festival
Canada’s Atlantic Film Festival announced its award winners on Saturday (Sept 24) at a reception in Halifax, Nova Scotia marking the end of the event’s thirty-first annual run.
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NewsHanWay sells You're Next to more than 30 territories
Deals include UK (Icon), Germany (Splendid), France and Benelux (French Connection), and Japan (Asmik Ace).
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NewsDisney signs SVOD deal for Brazil
Disney Media Distribution has signed a multi-year film and TV licensing agreement with NetMovies Entertainment, Brazil’s largest online subscription service.
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NewsAndrea Wong named president, international, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Wong also becomes resident of international production for Sony Pictures Television
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NewsBlaze You Out starts shoot for producer Alicia Keyes Touche
Veronica Diaz-Carranza [pictured] and Melissa Cordero star.
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NewsSupervision strikes deal to bring four Broadway musicals to cinemas
New York- and London-based Supervision Media has struck an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with New York-based Broadway Worldwide to bring four Broadway musicals to cinemas around the world.The deal includes Memphis, the 2010 Tony winner for Best Musical; Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical starring David Hasselhoff; Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It ...
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NewsRio festival unveils Brazilian line-up
The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio) has unveiled the initial Brazilian selection for its 2011 edition, which runs Oct 6-18.
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News3D Lion King beats new releases in US
The 3D version of The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the North American box office chart this weekend, out-grossing new releases Moneyball, Dolphin Tale, Abduction and Killer Elite.
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NewsKino Lorber gets Elles for US
Kino Lorber has acquired all US rights to Elles, the Juliette Binoche drama that recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
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NewsAcademy shakes up marketing rules for 84th awards
There are no restrictions prior to the nominations announcement on screening events to which Academy members may be invited and which may involve the participation of individuals involved with the film or receptions with food and drink. However everything changes once the nominees are unveiled.
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NewsKorine, Kwiecinski, Fedorchenko to direct portmanteau feature for Grolsch
Val Kilmer will star in Hamony Korine’s chapter of the feature, which is part of Dutch beer company Grolsch’s latest film based initiative - Grolsch Film Works.
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NewsZach Rosenfield joins Prodigy PR to head up TV and sports
The veteran publicist previously worked alongside Prodigy co-founder Erik Bright at Insignia PR.
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NewsSpielberg to receive PGA’s David O Selznick honour
The Producer’s Guild Of America will present Steven Spielberg with the achievement award at its 23rd annual awards ceremony on Jan 21 2912.
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NewsLast Call At The Oasis marks second Toronto deal for ATO
The company has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s water scarcity doc Last Call At The Oasis.
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NewsLionsgate confirms You’re Next, Friends deals from Toronto
The studio has closed a deal for North American rights to Adam Wingard’s Midnight Madness hit and confirmed it has acquired alongside Roadside Attractions North American rights to the ensemble drama Friends With Kids.
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NewsStrategic Partners spotlights South Africa and Australia at busy co-production conference
New partners, not deals, were atop the agendas of the 200 international delegates who attended the Strategic Partners co-production conference during the Atlantic Film Festival (Sept. 15-24), many on the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsMedia Rights Capital closes $350m revolving credit facility
JP Morgan Chase, Comerica, Bank Of America, SunTrust and Union Bank led the financing.
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The Help cast to receive Hollywood Film Awards ensemble honour
DreamWorks’ Civil Rights Era drama has grossed more than $148m in North America since it went on release six weeks ago through Buena Vista.