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NewsLionsgate acquires John Wick
EXCLUSIVE: The studio has picked up US rights to Thunder Road Films’ Keanu Reeves action title.
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NewsUSC, New Form, Imagine team up
USC’s School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) is partnering with digital studio New Form Digital, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on a year-long programme to support, sponsor and distribute student film across digital platforms.
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NewsBuzzfeed raises $50m for film division
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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NewsAmazon in Disney DVD dispute
Amazon.com has halted preorders for some DVD and Blu-ray discs from studio Disney.
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NewsTurtles storm US box office on $65m
Following a loud Comic-Con presentation in July, Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot took command of the North American box office in its opening session.
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NewsParticipant moves ahead on Spotlight
Participant Media’s Catholic Church abuse story has taken a big leap forward now that Open Road, Anonymous Content and eOne Films International and a top-tier cast have come on board.
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NewsMenahem Golan dies aged 85
The cinephile and prolific Israeli filmmaker who led Cannon Films with his cousin and produced a Death Wish sequel and The Delta Force has died. He was 85.
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NewsCinedigm signs Dead for CON TV
Cinedigm has bought its first original series for its upcoming OTT channel CON TV.
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NewsLionsgate relocates sales arm to London
Lionsgate has relocated its international sales operation to London, in a sign of the growing importance of international markets to leading film companies.
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NewsAMC eyes global film channels
Mad Men broadcaster AMC Networks is eyeing further international acquisitions and is focusing on global independent film channels.
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NewsIcon takes Hanks's Hologram for UK
Icon Film Distribution acquires UK rights for Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.
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NewsTWC sets Eleanor Rigby dates
The Weinstein Company will release the two-part awards hopeful The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby: Him/Her on October 10The combined version known as The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby: Them that screened in Cannes will open in limited release on September 12 and expand one week later.The film stars Jessica Chastain and ...
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NewsFantastic Fest unveils market projects
Fantastic Fest has announced the 15 projects in the second edition of its international co-production market: Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico.
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NewsExchange trades on Last Five Years
Brian O’Shea’s production, financing and sales company has finalised key territories on Richard LaGravenese’s Toronto-bound world premiere.
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NewsDiane Lane, Elle Fanning join Trumbo
EXCLUSIVE: eOne secures distribution deals as cast rounds on Jay Roach’s Bryan Cranston-Helen Mirren drama.
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NewsDevilworks clocks Time Lapse sales
Sci-fi thriller sold into Asia and Europe on top of deals for Discopath, The Maid’s Room and Devil May Call.
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NewsWarner Bros sets animation slots
The studio has earmarked two slots for upcoming, untitled films.
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NewsC4 acquires MPG data assets
C4, the research-based SaaS company servicing the entertainment industry, has signed an overall agreement including obtaining all Motion Picture Group (MPG) data assets.
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NewsDakota Fanning joins American Pastoral
Dakota Fanning has joined Jennifer Connelly and Ewan McGregor in Lakeshore’s Philip Roth adaptation.
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NewsCinema Guild takes Princess Of France
The distributor has picked up US rights to Matías Piñeiro’s follow-up to Viola that is set to premiere in Locarno on August 7.