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NewsHudson's Academy era begins with rule change bombshell
In a dramatic switch and clear populist play aimed at higher ratings, the Academy has instituted a merit-based system that will generate anywhere from five to 10 contenders in Oscar’s prestige best picture category.
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NewsMPCA, SPWA play Assassination Games with Van Damme
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions takes worldwide media rights to the hitman story, the latest Jean-Claude Van Damme collaboration with Brad Krevoy and ambitious Los Angeles-based MPCA.
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MPEG to honour sound editor Don Hall
The renowned winner of numerous awards will collect the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s (MPEG) Fellowship and Service Award at a ceremony on Oct 15 in Los Angeles.
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eOne takes North American rights to The Family Tree
Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney star in the offbeat comedy exploring the frailties of the modern American family.
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CBS Films names Christine Batista svp of national partnerships and publicity.
Batista will be responsible for the studio’s national and field publicity operations as well as promotions, product integrations and national partnerships.
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NewsCinema Guild takes US rights to Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Turkish Cannes competition entry shared the Grand Prix and follows a motley crew of men who search for a missing body in the Anatolian steppes.
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Susan Bedusa earns development stripes at 4th Row Films
The executive is promoted to vp of development at the production company.
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NewsWeinsteins take US rights to Madonna's W.E.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has picked up Madonna’s drama, one of two acquisitions it made in the dying days of Cannes along with a competition title that is expected to be announced this week.
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NewsSpider-Man producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61
Laura Ziskin, the producer behind Sony’s global smash Spider-Man franchise as well as No Way Out, died on Sunday following a battle with breast cancer. She was 61.
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NewsCinemavault secures deals on Somewhere Tonight
John Turturro stars in the urban fable which will screen at the upcoming Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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NewsSeattle bestows awards on Gandu, On The Ice
“Q” Kaushik Mukherjee won the best new director grand jury prize as the 37th Seattle International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday [12].
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NewsSuper 8 tops US charts in $38m opening weekend
Paramount’s sci-fi mystery defied expectations to pull off a solid launch and earn the first number one debut for an original storyline of the summer, while Relativity Media’s Judy Moody flopped in seventh place.
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NewsRotterdam becomes a partner for new film festival in Curacao
New four-day event will start in March 2012.
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NewsAida Takla O'Reilly named HFPA president
O’Reilly was voted in at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) annual election meeting on June 7 and succeeds Phil Berk.
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NewsFixed Point Films to adapt family drama Hope's Wish
LA-based Fixed Point Films’ Jonah Hirsch and Shining Star Productions’ Stuart Stout will turn Stuart and Shelby Stout book Hope’s Wish into a feature and have set Oscar-winner Diana Ossana to adapt the screenplay.
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NewsTribeca Film picks up Shut Up Little Man!
Tribeca Film has acquired select US rights from Closer Productions including VoD, theatrical, digital, DVD and festival to Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure.
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NewsLegendary Entertainment, Huayi Brothers form Hong Kong joint venture
Legendary East to make two major English language films per year, to be distributed by WB and Huayi Brothers.
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NewsWarner Bros Animation to give Daffy Duck 3D theatrical makeover
WBA revives voice of late Mel Blanc for series of 3D theatrical Looney Tunes shorts
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Palm Springs International ShortFest unveils roster
More than 330 films will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market, set to run from Jun 21-27.
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NewsFilm Sales Company, First Run strike US deal on Garbo: The Spy
First Run Features has acquired US theatrical, DVD and select ancillary rights from The Film Sales Company to Garbo: The Spy.