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NewsVoltage Pictures hires John Fremes
John Fremes has joined Voltage Pictures as president of international sales and distribution and will report to president and COO Jonathan Deckter.
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NewsUniversal dates 'Furious 8', 'Fifty Shades' sequels
Studio executives used the CinemaCon platform to unload dates for two of its biggest franchises as well as a host of others.
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NewsNewport Beach unveils UK showcase
The 16th annual California festival will present A Brilliant Young Mind, Set Fire To The Stars and A Little Chaos on Friday.
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NewsARC Entertainment acquires ‘Phantom Halo’
The crime thriller will open day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on June 19. Peter Bogdanovich’s daughter Antonia Bogdanovich makes her feature directorial debut.
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News‘Area 51’ to get limited US release
More than five years after the studio acquired rights to Oren Peli’s follow-up to the ground-breaking Paranormal Activity, Paramount Insurge has unveiled distribution plans.
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NewsMatthew Wiseman named BAFTA/LA COO
The Londoner will report to the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts Los Angeles CEO Chantal Rickards.
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NewsStarz Digital acquires ‘Boulevard’
The digital and VOD distributor has acquired North American rights to Robin Williams’ final film.
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NewsAlchemy acquires US rights to ‘Frankenstein’
The recently rebranded distributor has cut a deal with Summerstorm Entertainment following the thriller’s recent world premiere and Golden Raven Award win at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
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News'Lego Movie' directors creating animated 'Spider-Man' film
Sony has set The Lego Movie and 22 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to take Spider-Man back to his graphic roots and has set a release date of July 20, 2018.
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NewsUS studios achieve record landfill diversion
MPAA member studios prevented more than 19,000 tons of studio sets and other waste from entering landfills in 2014, the trade body announced on Earth Day on Wednesday.
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News‘The Water Diviner’ to open Newport Beach
Russell Crowe’s feature directorial debut will kick off the 16th annual festival (NBFF) in California, set to run from April 23-30.
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NewsCinemaCon: Wednesday tech round-up
Harkness Screens has launched its Curolux suite of screen monitoring solutions for digital cinema.
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NewsCinemaCon: Tuesday tech round-up
Seoul-based 4D specialist CJ 4DPLEX has signed deals with Indian multiplex titan PVR Ltd and two Japanese exhibitors to bring 4DX technology to their movie theatres.
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NewsBrad Pitt, Christian Bale to star in ‘The Big Short’
Brad Pitt will act in his second Michael Lewis adaption after Moneyball alongside Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo and Marisa Tomei.
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NewsLos Cabos, Labodigital grant Tribeca prize
The Los Cabos International Film Festival is bestowing a $56,000 prize from Labodigital on the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI).
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NewsFortitude to handle QED slate
CANNES: QED Holdings CEOs Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine have engaged Fortitude International to sell their slate that includes Rock The Kasbah and The Family Fang.
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NewsMatthew Shreder, Andrew Felts launch Concourse Media
The former Continental Media partners head to Cannes with a new venture that encompasses sales and marketing, led by sales titles Safelight and Sun Belt Express.
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NewsSaban Films acquires ‘Man Up’
The distributor has pounced following the April 19 world premiere of the rom-com starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg.
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NewsLAFF adds two sections
The world premiere of cult web series creators 5-Second Films’ first feature Dude Bro Party Massacre III will screen at the upcoming festival as top brass introduced the Zeitgeist and Nightfall sections.
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NewsNATO chief predicts record 2015
National Association Of Theatre Owners John Fithian championed the theatrical experience with typical gusto on Tuesday, predicting this year would surpass all that had come before it at the US and global box office.