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NewsTFI, Sloan unveil grantees
Tribeca Film Institute said on Thursday [Apr 4] that four projects have been selected from 127 global applicants to receive support from the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund provided by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation.
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NewsXLrator acquires Holy Ghost People
XLrator Media has acquired all North American rights to the Southern Gothic thriller Holy Ghost People following the recent world premiere at SXSW.
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NewsTwenty Feet to open Montclair
The second annual Montclair Film Festival has completed its programming schedule, festival artistic director Thom Powers and executive director Raphaela Neihausen announced on Thursday [Apr 4].
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NewsDemian Bichir to direct Refugio
Bichir will make his feature writing and directorial debut on the story of a circus-born dreamer who embarks on a search for his true love.
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NewsCatherine Hardwicke joins Miracles
River Road has set Catherine Hardwicke to direct The Age Of Miracles based on Karen Thompson Walker’s coming-of-age bestseller.
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NewsQED eyes Brad Pitt for Fury
QED International and CAA declined to comment on Wednesday [Apr 3] after reports emerged that the A-lister is in final talks to star in David Ayer’s forthcoming WWII tank thriller.
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NewsGabrielle Hanna to leave PIFF
Gabrielle Hanna will step down in July as executive director of the Provincetown Film Society after 10 years in the post due to personal reasons.
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NewsEurocinema, Euronews strike partnership
VoD channel Eurocinema has struck a deal to carry Euronews’ magazine programme Cinema.
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NewsSearchlight sets Slave for Dec 27
In a move that will be of interest to prestige international distributors, Fox Searchlight will release Steve McQueen’s potential awards contender Twelve Years A Slave on Dec 27 in the US. Summit International handled sales outside the US.
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NewsIFFLA names festival jurors
The Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles has unveiled its jurors for the 11th edition festival that runs from Apr 9-14 in Hollywood.
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NewsAudrey Delaney joins Myriad
EXCLUSIVE: The veteran has left Lightning Entertainment and arrived this week at Kirk D’Amico’s Santa Monica-based production, sales and financing company as svp of marketing and acquisitions.
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NewsLaurence Fishburne joins Khumba
South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation announced the latest voice cast element on the follow-up to the hit Zambezia. Cinema Management Group handles international sales and Millennium Entertainment will release in the US this year.
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NewsFinding Dory to open in 2015
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures announced on Tuesday [Apr 2] the name of the Finding Nemo sequel previously known as Pixar Animation Untitled.
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NewsRoadside readies Grace Unplugged
Executives at Roadside Attractions announced on Tuesday [Apr 2] that production has finished on the faith-based drama Grace Unplugged and the film will open theatrically on Oct 4.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Morgan Freeman
The veteran actor, set to star opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming sci-fi Oblivion, will receive the 2013 Cinema Icon Award on Apr 18 in Las Vegas.
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NewsMiramax grows TV, digital teams
Richard Tulk-Hart, Jo Sherlock and Emily Briggs added to sales teams.
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NewsSFIFF announces full line-up
The San Francisco Film Society on Tuesday [Apr 2] announced the full line-up of films and events set to run at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival from Apr 25-May 9.
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IFTA confirms conference plans
The Independent Film & Television Alliance’s 14th annual conference, Embracing The Small Screen: How Independents Are Defining Their Future in Television and Digital Media, will take place on Apr 19 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsAvengers 2 to assemble in UK
EXCLUSIVE: The Avengers 2 is scheduled to shoot at Pinewood-Shepperton in early 2014.
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Sundance launches 12 on digital
The Sundance Institute announced on Tuesday [Apr 2] that 12 films will make their digital debut from Apr 16-May 7 through a variety of platforms through the Artist Services programme.