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Fujimura's Filosophia forms partnership with Petzel's Fierce
Christopher Petzel's Fierce Entertainment, which represents international distributors and financiers in Los Angeles among other things, has signed a new partnership with Japan's Filosophia Entertainment Alliance whereby Fierce will represent Filosophia in tracking Japanese rights of projects around the world and Filosophia will represent Fierce in Japan.Fierce also represents VCL ...
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Brazil names Hamburger's Year its Oscar submission
Cao Hamburger's The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (O Ano Em Que Meus Pais Sairam De Ferias) is Brazil's entry for the foreign language film Oscar. The decision, announced today in Rio de Janeiro, came as a surprise since the controversial Elite Squad was considered the favorite for its ...
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Jim Orr promoted at MGM domestic theatrical distribution
Jim Orr has been promoted to executive vice president, general sales manager, domestic theatrical distribution, at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM).Orr joined MGM in Feb 2006 as senior vice president, head of domestic theatrical distribution operations.In his new position, Orr takes on responsibility for supervising distribution of all MGM's theatrical films in ...
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Warner Bros forms large-scale alliance in Abu Dhabi
Warner Bros Entertainment has formed a long-term strategic alliance with two companies in Abu Dhabi - real estate developer ALDAR and the newly established Abu Dhabi Media Company. The arrangement calls for the creation of a theme park and hotel, jointly owned multiplex cinemas, a co-finance agreement covering feature film ...
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Mullaly, Griesbach promoted in publicity at SPHE
Claire Mullaly has been promoted to executive director, worldwide publicity, for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE), and Staci Griesbach has been promoted to director, worldwide publicity. Both are based in Sony's Culver City headquarters and will report to Fritz Friedman, senior vice president of worldwide publicity.Mullaly will manage strategic public ...
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Secret director to tackle the lost life of Jesus Christ
Drew Heriot, the director of the phenomenally successful DVD The Secret, will make his narrative directing debut on spiritual fantasy/adventure The Aquarian Gospel which attempts to tell the story of Jesus Christ's 'missing years' from the ages of 13 to 30.Heriot's documentary-style The Secret has sold over two million copies ...
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Bahamas Film Festival goes into local classrooms
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is expanding its Kid's Film Workshop during the fourth annual event this year (Dec 6-13) and will partner with schools throughout Nassau to bring the workshops directly into the classroom.The programme is being sponsored by The Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) in Nassau as ...
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Amal wins top prize at Sudbury's Cinefest in Canada
Richie Mehta's debut feature Amal won the NFB Carolyn Fouriezos Memorial Award for Best Canadian First Feature as the 2007 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival wrapped on Sunday. The film, which world premiered at Toronto in the Canada First! program, is written by Mehta and his brother Shaun and produced ...
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Sundance Institute, Skoll Foundation team for three-year pact
The Sundance Institute and Jeff Skoll's Skoll Foundation today announced a $3m, three-year partnership dedicated to exploring film's role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship. The grant will support the launch of Stories Of Change: Social Entrepreneurship In Focus Through Documentary, a new initiative spearheaded by the Sundance Institute Documentary ...
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NBC Universal International reorganises digital operations
NBC Universal International has restructured its international digital group, organizing its digital efforts into two parallel strands - New Media Licensing and Digital Assets.The moves come in an efforts to reflect the company's priority on digital strategy and to position it for further digital growth, while also driving growth across ...
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Alliance signs Canadian output deal with Overture
Alliance Films and Overture Films have signed an all-rights multi-year output deal for Canada. The deal was announced by Overture's CEO Chris McGurk and Alliance's executive chairman Victor Loewy.The deal, which runs through 2010, will add an additional eight to 12 titles annually to Alliance's releeasing slate, beginning with Callie ...
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NBC Universal International starts new digital strands
NBC Universal International has restructured its digital business to maximise its digital growth strategy. NBCUI will now organise its digital efforts in two strands: New Media Licensing and Digital Assets. LA-based Beth Minehart has been promoted to Executive Vice President, International New Media, NBC Universal International Television Distribution. She will ...
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NBC Universal International reorganises digital operations
NBC Universal International has restructured its international digital group, organizing its digital efforts into two parallel strands - New Media Licensing and Digital Assets.The moves come in an efforts to reflect the company's priority on digital strategy and to position it for further digital growth, while also driving growth across ...
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Stutz, Ebrahimi and Figerold join The Film Department
Mark Gill and Neil Sacker's The Film Department has hired Dan Stutz as executive vice president, business and legal affairs. Stutz previously worked at Yari Film Group, most recently as senior vice president of business and legal affairs.The Film Department has also hired Sara Ebrahimi as vice president of legal ...
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Leonsis assembles businessmen backers for Kicking It doc
Ted Leonsis, the producer and vice chairman of AOL who coined the term 'filmanthropy', has come up with a new film financing mechanism for his latest film Kicking It. The feature documentary about the power of sports as an agent for change is being financed by a group of businessmen, ...
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Screen/HFF World Award shortlist ten including 4 Months, Control
Screen International and the Hollywood Film Festival have announced the 10 films which have been shortlisted for this year's Hollywood World Award to be presented at a gala ceremony on Oct 22.The shortlisted films are:4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (Romania) Cristian MungiuAlexandra (Russia) Alexander SokurovThe Band's Visit (Israel) Eran ...
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Tropfest@Tribeca took place on Sunday, names The Picnic winner
Tropfest@Tribeca, the short festival created as a collaboration between Tribeca Enterprises and Australia's Tropfest, took place on Sunday night at the World Financial Center Plaza in New York City. 7,500 people attended the event which screened 16 films in the competition, all made specifically for the festival and all under ...
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Brightman, Hilton head cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera
Twisted Pictures' Repo! The Genetic Opera has begun shooting in Toronto this week with an eclectic cast featuring Sarah Brightman, Anthony Head, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino and Alexa Vega. Lionsgate holds worldwide rights to the film.The film is being produced by Daniel Heffner, Carl Mazzocone, Mark Burg and ...
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Travolta wins supporting actor of the year at Hollywood Awards
John Travolta will receive the supporting actor of the year award at the 11th annual Hollywood Awards presentation in Los Angeles on Oct 22.Travolta's selection was determined by his gender-bending performance as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray; the cast of the film will also be on hand at the ceremony to ...
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MGM Channel launches in Bulgaria with Eurocom
MGM Networks has signed a deal with Eurocom, the largest cable operator in Sofia, Bulgaria, to launch a local language version of The MGM Channel starting next month. The deal marks MGM's debut in Bulgaria.'MGM Networks has been on a roll across Central and Eastern Europe,' said MGM Networks executive ...