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NewsFrancis Ford Coppola to present new film at Comic-Con
Twixt is about a young writer who gets caught up in murder while touring with his book in a small town.
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NewseOne inks output deal with Lakeshore for Australia, NZ
Multiyear deal which extends existing relationship kicks off with Amanda Seyfried thriller Gone
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NewsMandate, Diablo Cody reunite on Lamb Of God
Cody wrote and will make her feature directorial debut on the third collaboration after Juno and the upcoming Young Adult.
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NewsFilmNation appoints Gregoire Gensollen to key international role
The former vp of international strategic and sales planning at Lionsgate will relocate from Los Angeles to New York in his new role as vp of international distribution and strategy.
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Ty Warren joins Legendary as svp production
Warren arrives from Raleigh Films where he launched production services and initiated alliances in all the Raleigh Studios locations including Budapest, Detroit, Baton Rouge and Atlanta.
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Sundance Institute unveils 18 documentary film fellows
The fellows represent nine projects to take part in the eighth Documentary Edit and Story Lab running from Jun 24-July 2 and the ninth Composers + Documentary Lab running from July 6-12.
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NewsWeinsteins throw W.E. into awards race with December date
Madonna’s directorial effort will open on Dec 9 in Los Angeles and New York.
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NewsStan Lee to target Asian fanboys through Magic Storm
The comic book guru is getting into film financing as it emerged that Panda Media Partners, a joint venture between Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Fidelis Entertainment, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based Ricco Capital Holdings.
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Netflix, Open Road sign multi-year exclusive deal
Open Road’s inaugural slate so far includes Omnilab Media’s Jason Statham-Clive Owen thriller Killer Elite and 2012 release The Host.The deal means Open Road films will stream in the pay-TV window after their DVD release.“Netflix provides us the opportunity to bring Open Road Films titles to consumers in the most ...
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NewsMark Gill resurfaces as president of Millennium Films
The highly respected former co-head of The Film Department previously served as president of Warner Independent Pictures and Miramax LA.
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NewsStrand acquires all US rights to Cirkus Columbia
Danis Tanovic’s latest film takes place in the days leading up to the Balkans War in the early 1990s as a man returns to his South Herzegovina hometown and befriends the son he never knew.
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Film Movement takes North American rights to Prairie Love
Dusty Bias’ low-budget first feature tells the story of a drifter in NOrth Dakota who plots to steal a man’s penpal girlfriend.
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NewsLasseter, Yates to receive Bafta LA’s Britannia Awards
The group’s highest accolade recognises “achievements honoring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the entertainment arts.”
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Caetano Veloso named Telluride guest director
The renowned Brazilian musician, actor, writer and artist will select a series of films for the 38th annual festival in Colorado, set to run from Sept 2-5.
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NewsLionsgate to handle ancillary distribution on Red State
The mini-major will distribute Kevin Smith’s Sundance premiere in all packaged media, VoD, SVoD, EST and television in the US.
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NewsBrazilian cinema boom to follow shopping mall growth
The Brazilian cinema exhibition sector will receive boost with 50 new shopping malls, which are expected to be open from now to the end of 2012.
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LGBT specialist Guest House moves into distribution
The LA-based company announced yesterday [28] it was moving into full-time distribution after self-releasing the feature Role/Play in February.
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NewsNew $20 million William F. White production centre opens in Toronto
The 338,000-square-foot complex is in Toronto’s west end.
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NewsSummit, Yellow Bird circle Headhunters adaptation
The US studio is in negotiations for film and television rights to Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo’s crime novel, a 2million-plus bestseller that is already the subject of a Nordic co-production.
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Paladin nets killer whale documentary
The Whale chronicles the adventures of a young killer whale who causes uproar when he tries to befriend humans in a small town.