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NewsIFTA renews contracts with Jean Prewitt and Jonathan Wolf
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has renewed the contracts of President/CEO Jean Prewitt and Executive VP/AFM managing director Jonathan Wolf until 2012.
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NewsOscilloscope acquires North American rights to thriller Terribly Happy
US independent distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Danish thriller Terribly Happy (Frygtelig Lykkelig).
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NewsPeace Arch sets Fragments for US release on July 31
Peace Arch Entertainment has announced a theatrical release for Fragments in New York on July 31, followed by Los Angeles in August 7.
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NewsSnagFilms continues SummerFest with online screening of 45365
SXSW best documentary winner 45365, directed by Bill and Turner Ross, will screen exclusively on the SnagFilms.com Distribution Network for one week from July 31-August 6.
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NewsActor Josh Radnor finishes shoot for directorial debut
Actor Josh Radnor has finished principal photography on his feature film directorial debut, HappyThankYouMorePlease.
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NewsScreen Media pacts for Deon Taylor's Dead Tone
Screen Media Films has struck a distribution partnership with Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor for the thriller Dead Tone.
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NewsTIFF to host premieres from Coen brothers, Barrymore
Joel and Ethan Coen’s no-name black comedy A Serious Man will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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NewsSony Classics on board for Zhang Yimou's Blood Simple remake
Sony Pictures Classics is partnering on Zhang Yimou’s next project, an as-yet-untitled remake of the Coen Brothers’ 1984 title, Blood Simple.
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NewsMyles Nestel's new Merlina to back projects budgeted at $15m-$30m
UK film financier Myles Nestel has parted ways with Oceana Media Finance to form the Los Angeles-based financing and production outfit Merlina Entertainment.
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NewsValhalla's Gale Anne Hurd gets her man for The Hunted
Valhalla Motion Pictures has announced its second director hire in two days, putting Kaare Andrews in the hot seat for assassin thriller The Hunted.
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NewsJennifer’s Body to open TIFF Midnight Madness
Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body, starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, will open the Toronto International Film Festival’s cult-themed Midnight Madness sidebar.
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NewsDeauville reveals line up for 35th edition
The Deauville Festival of American Film has unveiled its line-up for the upcoming 35th edition.
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NewsHarry Potter sweeps the globe with $104m opening day gross
Warners Bros Pictures’ Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince took $58.18m in North America, including the record Tuesday midnight screening tally of $22.2m, and a further $45.85m in 33 international markets for a record breaking one-day global total of $104m.
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NewsCharles Matthau to adapt Elmore Leonard novel Freaky Deaky
Charles Matthau’s production outfit is teaming up with Future Films and Blackwood Entertainment Group to produce Elmore Leonard’s Freaky Deaky.
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NewsGeorge Lucas tops Hollywood earners list
George Lucas was Hollywood’s highest male earner over the past year, racking up £170m between June 2008 and June this year, according to Forbes.com.
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NewsDreamWorks set to receive $825m initial financing
DreamWorks Studios looks set to receive $825m in initial financing from India’s Reliance ADA Group and its distribution deal with Disney, the Indian conglomerate has announced.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund Plus gives $280,000 to Dutch co-productions
The Hubert Bals Fund Plus, an initiative led by the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Netherlands Film Fund, has award $279, 818 (€200,000) to Dutch co-productions.
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NewsIce Age 3 freezes Bruno out of international box office
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs dominated Bruno and the rest of the overseas competition with a monstrous second weekend that propelled it past $325m.
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NewsBruno struts to the top of the US box office
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest comedic incarnation Bruno knocked Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen off its perch thanks to an estimated $30.4m number one launch.
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NewsShooting begins on new Simon Pegg and Nick Frost project
Principal photography has begun on Universal and Working Title’s Paul, written by and starring British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The film is shooting in New Mexico.