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NewsMillennium Entertainment takes The Humbling
The distributor has acquired US rights to Barry Levinson’s dark comedy starring Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig, following the world premiere in Venice and North American premiere in Toronto.
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NewsMagnolia takes US on Kill Me Three Times
Kriv Stenders’ comedic crime thriller starring Simon Pegg premiered in Toronto and will open theatrically in 2015. Cargo handles international sales.
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NewsDesert Dancer to open SBIFF
Relativity Studios’ Desert Dancer will open the 30th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, set to run from January 27-February 7.
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NewsSFFS, KRF unveil grant finallists
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) have selected 14 finallists for the latest round of SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grants.
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NewsProduction wraps on Frankenstein
Candyman director Bernard Rose has wrapped production on a contemporary version of Mary Shelley’s classic novel for Summerstorm Entertainment and Bad Badger in association with Eclectic Pictures.
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NewsMillennium Ent closes $40m financing
The company led by Bill Lee has secured senior revolving credit facilities and a term loan facility as it seeks to grow the film slate and the business.
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NewsPatrick Wilson, Matthew Fox join Bone Tomahawk
The pair joins Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins on the Western. Celluloid Dreams represents international sales.
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NewsIFTA votes in new board
Independent Film & Television Alliance membership held their annual elections on September 24 for the executive committee and board of directors.
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NewsCitizenfour to screen in LACMA Film Series
The Citizenfour bandwagon rolls on as the anticipated Edward Snowden documentary will get what Film Independent top brass have called the West Coast premiere on October 14 for the members-only LACMA Film Series event.
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NewsLionsgate moves up Mortdecai
The studio has moved its Johnny Depp action comedy up from its original date of February 6, 2015.
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NewsAdam Fogelson to join Robert Simonds studio
In another coup, the new film and television studio led by Robert Simonds has named the former Universal Pictures chairman as its new chariman of the motion picture group.
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NewsA Most Violent Year to open AFI FEST
J C Chandor’s anticipated crime drama to get world premiere at LA’s AFI FEST.
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NewsHamptons Sloan prize for Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game will be honoured for its “sensitive and moving portrait” of the mathematician Alan Turing as portrayed on screen by Benedict Cumberbatch.
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NewsWe’ll Never Have Paris finds US home
Orion Releasing has acquired North American rights to Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg’s feature directorial debut. K5 International handles sales outside North America.
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NewsHBO unveils True Detective stars
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will assume the mantle of lead roles in the second season of the acclaimed crime series.
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NewsThe Little Death seduces Magnolia
Magnolia has acquired North American rights to Josh Lawson’s sex comedy, while LevelK has closed further international sales.
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NewsCinedigm sells Hollywood Software
As it moves deeper into content aggregation, Cinedigm has sold its digital theatrical distribution and exhibition software division to private investors led by David Gajda, one of the company’s original founders.
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NewsJJ Abrams in VES honour
The Visual Effects Society will present the filmmaker with its Visionary Award at the 13th Annual VES Awards on February 4, 2015.
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NewsASC to honour quartet
John Bailey, Bill Roe, Phil Méheux and Matthew F Leonetti will receive special awards at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement on February 15, 2015.
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NewsAaron Paul signs on to Louis Drax
The star of Breaking Bad and the upcoming crime feature Triple Nine has joined Jamie Dornan on Miramax’s supernatural thriller The 9th Life Of Louis Drax.