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NewsThree promoted at Sundance Selects / IFC
Lauren Schwartz will head film publicity and Shani Ankori will head marketing for the company’s distribution labels, Sundance Selects and IFC Films.
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K5 takes Cutie and the Boxer
K5 International has secured the rights to Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer, screening this week at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Osiris enters theatrical arena
Television and home entertainment distributor Osiris Entertainment is to make its first foray into theatrical.
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Voltage sparks to Home Invasion
Voltage Pictures will finance the micro-budget thriller Home Invasion for Joel Silver.
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NewsDiamond switches roles at QED
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Diamond has segued from president of international sales into a production deal with QED International. The first project under the deal will be the ensemble comedy Mothers.
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NewsDom Rep studio gets $20m investment
Pinewood Indomina Studios in the Dominican Republic has received a $20m investment from World Bank Group member IFC.
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NewsFocus takes Dallas Buyers Club
The distributor has bolstered it awards season war chest and acquired the Matthew McConaughey drama for the US and Latin America in a deal brokered with CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
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NewsBuscemi joins Khumba cast
Steve Buscemi and Anika Noni Rose have joined Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and AnnaSophia Robb on South Africa-based Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Annecy-bound Khumba.
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NewsProduce By Conference adds trio
Jerry Bruckheimer, Roland Emmerich and Curtis Jackson will participate as speakers at the 5th annual Produced By Conference on the Fox lot.
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NewsXLrator enters Warhouse
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to the psychological thriller Warhouse for release later this year.
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The Mercy List starts shoot
Producers Jan Wilson of Happy Frog Films and Scarlet Karimian of Escargo Productions have partnered up for psychological thriller The Mercy List.
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NewsTall begins shoot for SPWA, AFFIRM
Principal photography started on Monday [22] in New Orleans on the high school football film When The Game Stands Tall, produced by Mandalay for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and its AFFIRM Films division.
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NewsSalem to handle Millennium sale
Millennium Entertainment’s management team has retained Los Angeles-based investment bank and wealth management firm Salem Partners to sell the company.
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NewsMagnolia takes Freda, GoDigital gets Motivation
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ryan White’s documentary about The Beatles’ lifelong secretary Freda Kelly, while separately GoDigital has swooped on Tribeca selection The Motivation.
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NewsLetters to Jackie to open AFI Docs
Letters To Jackie will open AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs) while Documented will be the centerpiece screening. The festival is set to run in Washington DC from Jun 19-23.
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NewsNBR sets 2014 gala for Jan 7
Leadership at the National Board Of Review announced the date of their awards gala on Monday [22].
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NewsLouisiana Fest hands out Golden Boots
The inaugural Louisiana International Film Festival and Mentorship Program wrapped on Sunday [21] with a Golden Boot awards ceremony.
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NewsThe Attack prospers at COLCOA
Ziad Doueiri’s drama was the big winner as the 17th City Of Lights, City Of Angels French film festival concluded, earning the audience award, the Critics Special Prize and the Coming Soon Award.
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NewsGE, Cinelan cut new partnerships
GE and Cinelan have announced partnership deals with Cinedigm, Virgin America, Gathr and LodgeNet to further distribute the Global Film series.
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NewsNetflix closing on HBO subscriber level
Netflix said in a first quarter earnings call on Monday [22] that its US subscriber base grew by more than 2m in the first quarter of 2013, putting the service within range of HBO in the territory.