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NewsDern to receive Chicago honour
Alexander Payne’s latest film Nebraska featuring an awards-buzz performance by Bruce Dern will screen on Oct 16 during the 49th Chicago International Film Festival.
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WIFF announce finishing fund winners
The Women In Film Foundation’s (WIFF) Film Finishing Fund co-chairs Betsy Pollock and Nancy Rae Stone have announced the recipients of the 28th annual Film Finishing Fund grant programme.
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NewsRoadside gets Therese, Strand takes Refuge
Roadside Attractions has swooped on US rights to Therese ahead of its Toronto world premiere. Separately, Strand Releasing has acquired US rights to Refuge.
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NewsParamount sets Star Trek, WWZ double
Paramount will release its two summer hits Star Trek Into Darkness and World War Z as a double bill in select nationwide theatres from Aug 30-Sept 5.
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NewsNYFF sets Opening Act
Organisers at the 51st New York Film Festival have programmed a series of landmark films by international talent.
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NewsVincent Cassel to star in Partisan
Vincent Cassel is set to lead Partisan, replacing previously attached Oscar Isaac. Protagonist to handle international sales.
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NewsSyfy pilots 12 Monkeys TV series
US cable network Syfy has ordered a TV remake of Terry Gilliam’s 1995 feature film 12 Monkeys.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils Latin line-up
Cannes titles including Heli and La jaula de oro among titles to compete in Horizontes Latinos at the 61st San Sebastian Festival
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NewsBrad Bird’s Tomorrowland starts shoot
George Clooney and Hugh Laurie star in the Disney adventure.
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NewsGnosis launches with The Quest
CEO Darius A Kamali has announced the formation of Gnosis Moving Pictures, a global studio with a focus on uplifting feature content to promote communal understanding.
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Reno Taho Studios to boost Nevada film
Film Reno Tahoe, a new division of Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA), has announced the opening of Reno Tahoe Studios as part of the initiative to boost film production in northern Nevada.
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NewsKormakur, Petrie projects selected for IFF
EXCLUSIVE: 40 Canadian and international producer teams selected for OMDC’s eighth annual Toronto co-financing market.
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NewsDallas Buyers Club, Diana to open Nov 1
Two films expected to makes waves this awards season have been scheduled for US release on Nov 1.
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NewsJessica Alba gets Lethal
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Alba will join Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L Jackson in RKO Pictures’ action film Barely Lethal. Highland Film Group handles international sales and will continue talks with buyers in Toronto next month.
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NewsWicker Man Final Cut to open in US
Reissue distributor Rialto Pictures has announced it will release a long-unseen and complete version of 1970s horror film, The Wicker Man: The Final Cut on Sept 27 in New York City.
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NewsMoviecity backs Encuentros
EXCLUSIVE: Latin American pay-TV network Moviecity has signed on as presenting sponsor of the 11th edition of Miami International Film Festival (MIFF)’s post-production development programme.
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NewsFilmTrack gets $20m backing
The cloud-based content, contract and rights management service has closed a $20m equity investment from Insight Venture Partners, the private investors who backed Twitter and Tumblr.
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NewsNYFF unveils extra films
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center has added programming to the New York Film Festival (NYFF) that includes documentaries and restored works.
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NewsButler stays top in US on $17m
Lee Daniel’s The Butler held on to top spot at a lacklustre box office weekend that marked the penultimate session of blockbuster season.
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NewsNu Image eyes TIFF sales
The Los Angeles-based sales agent will arrive in Toronto looking to round out international sales on six titles in post including action title Automata and thriller Before I Go To Sleep starring Nicole Kidman.