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NewsMPI, NZ Film Commission forge production deal
MPI Media Group and the New Zealand Film Commission have partnered to finance and produce a slate of films for New Zealand’s Lower Budget Feature Films programme.
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NewsLucky McKee boards Epic’s Tales Of Halloween
The writer-director has joined the roster of directors on the upcoming horror anthology
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NewsNetflix producing new Garbus documentary
Academy Award nominated film-maker’s new feature What Happened, Miss Simone? will premiere in 2015.
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NewsRemakes fall under Ventana Sur spotlight
Panellists on December 4 spoke of the need to scrutinise every possible creative ownership stake when preparing a remake.
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NewsCumberbatch to play Doctor Strange
The studio announced on December 4 that the star of The Imitation Game will play the Sorcerer Supreme.
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NewsDark Factory ramps up slate
EXCLUSIVE: The producers behind Mexico-based Dark Factory have mapped an ambitious road ahead after securing a Sundance world premiere berth for their first English-language production, Reversal.
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NewsSundance unleashes Midnight, Spotlight
The 2015 selection includes a strong Latin American flavour, led by Eli Roth’s Chilewood psychosexual Park City At Midnight entry Knock Knock starring Keanu Reeves and Lorenza Izzo.
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NewsVentana Sur panel to focus on remakes
Jorge Stamadianos of Fox, Alejandro Cacetta and Juan Vera of Patagonik Film Group in Argentina and Robert Darwell of Sheppard Mullin will be among the participants at the Remake IT! session at Ventana Sur on December 4.
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NewsDolby launches premium cinema brand
Ambition is to roll-out brand worldwide, says spokesperson.
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NewsFront Row locks 26 films from AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Stone and Audiard dramas, Mel Gibson action Blood Father and Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire among haul.
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NewsSundance unveils US, World and Next line-ups
New films from Nicole Kidman, Michael Fassbender, Louie Psihoyos and Sebastian Silva are featured in the festival’s line-up of US and world competition strands and the NEXT programme.
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NewsChile Factory directors unveiled
VENTANA SUR: The four Chilean directors who will take part in creating the opening night film of Cannes 2015 Directors’ Fortnight were unveiled on December 3.
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NewsFilmSharks cuts deals on Francisco
VENTANA SUR: FilmSharks has licensed Latin American and Spanish rights to Disney for its upcoming $6m Argentina-Spain co-production about the Pontiff.
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NewsMillennium snaps up Welcome To Me
The distributor has acquired US rights to the Kristen Wiig starrer following the comedy’s September world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsMEETS strikes Guadalajara alliance
VENTANA SUR: The Panama co-production market is teaming up with the industry office of the Guadalajara International Film Festival for its 2015 edition.
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NewsParkes/MacDonald, Image Nation extend joint venture
As a result of the expansion, Evan Hayes has been appointed president of production at Parkes/MacDonald.
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NewsMARV to adapt ghostgirl YA series
Matthew Vaughn’s MARV Films has acquired motion picture rights to the young adult novel written by author and filmmaker Tonya Hurley.
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NewsDemolition sells out worldwide
Fox Searchlight has acquired US, UK, Australia/New Zealand, France and Germany while Sony has taken Latin America and other territories on Jean-Marc Vallée’s upcoming romance starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
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NewsChristopher Nolan to receive art directors honour
The Interstellar director will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award at the 19th Annual Art Directors Guilds Excellence In Production Design Awards, on January 21.