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Anonymous Content announces trio of hires
Doug Wald, Sandra Chang and Tony Lipp have joined the company and will head the talent division.
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Submarine boards Norman Mailer adaptation
Michael Epstein, Michael Mailer and Stanley Buchthal of Dakota Group are to produce the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Armies Of The Night.
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NewsSPC confirms North American deal on Carnage
Sony Pictures Classics confirmed today [14] it has acquired North American rights to Roman Polanski’s comedy starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C Reilly.
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Sundance Selects takes North America on Last Days Here
Don Argott and Demian Fenton’s documentary premiered at SXSW and explores the tumultuous life of heavy metal legend Bobby Liebling and features the music of Liebling’s band Pentagram.
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NewsCannes 2011 analysis: Four women, two debuts in competition
Films in official selection are from 33 countries; total submissions were 1,715.
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NewsAllessando Nivola to lead cast of A Single Shot
Chris Coen of Unanimous Entertainment has developed the thriller, which will feature an all star cast including William H. Macy and Terence Howard.
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NewsArtificial Eye takes on Cannes selection Days of Grace
Midnight out of competition selection is directed by Mexico’s Everardo Gout.
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NewsWill Davies to adapt This Book Will Save Your Life
The big screen version of AM Homes darkly comic novel is being developed by Smuggler Films.
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NewsCannes unveils Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard line-ups
Competitors include Almodovar, Ceylan, Dardennes, Kawase, Kaurismaki, Malick, Miike, Ramsay and more.
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NewsSony, MGM reach Bond 23 co-fi, marketing and distribution deal
The studios announced the agreement last night [13] and will explore co-financing opportunities on future features produced by each studio over the next five years.
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Shooting underway on Aaron Eckhart thriller The Expatriate
Philipp Stolzl is directing the film in Montreal before production relocates to Brussels in May.
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Denis Bieber, Wayne Duband to produce The Chinese General
The $45m project centres on the gun-runner Morris Abraham Cohen (aka Two-Gun Cohen) and his role as aide-de-camp to China’s first modern president, Sun Yat-Sen.
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NewsTom Ortenberg staffs up at new venture Open Road
The CEO of the new distributor announced today [13] that Jason Cassidy becomes president of marketing, Elliott Kleinberg general counsel and evp of operations and business affairs, Steven Andriuzzo CFO and Ben Cotner svp of acquisitions.
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Sally Field joins DreamWorks' Abraham Lincoln project
The two-time Academy Award winner will play Mary Todd Lincoln, wife to the 16th US President, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in the starring role.
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NewsTii Ricks to direct Finland-set horror
La Brea Pictures to produce its first feature film, Tii Ricks’ Rage – Midsummer’s Eve.
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NewsOdin's Eye to Go For It with US dance movie
Sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired all rights outside the US to hip hop dance drama GO FOR IT! and will introduce it to buyers at Cannes.
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Iron Sky to seek funding through Interactor
Timo Vuorensola is going the crowd-sourcing route for his long-gestating dark comedy about Nazis on the Moon and plans to raise $70,000.
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Sonoma applauds Absentia, Michael Rockerfeller
Mike Flanagan’s horror film Absentia earned best narrative feature honours as the 14th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival came to a close at the weekend.
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NewsScott Cooper to direct Out Of The Furnace for Relativity
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free are producing with Relativity and Energy Entertainment.
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NewsQuartet joins Fantastic Films’ Bollywood animation Delhi Safari
Vanessa Williams, Brad Garrett, Jane Lynch and Christopher Lloyd have joined the stereoscopic 3D project, set to screen in the Cannes market.