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Film Movement takes The Iran Job
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Till Schauder’s documentary about the year Kevin Sheppard played basketball in a professional league in Iran in the lead-up to the Green Revolution.
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NewsEurocinema strikes Miramax VoD deal
VoD network Eurocinema has signed a multi-year deal with Miramax to bring European films to North American audiences. Separately, Brainstorm Media will curate a monthly horror series in a Fangoria VOD folder.
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NewsTFF pics nine for sports fest
The world premiere of Big Shot has been selected as the gala screening at the seventh annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, which also features the latest film by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
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NewsNat Geo Ventures takes Jerusalem
National Geographic Cinema Ventures announced on Tuesday [12] that it will handle worldwide distribution on the giant screen film Jerusalem, on giant and 3D screens.
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NewsMagnolia takes Muscle Shoals
The New York-based distributor announced the US deal on Tuesday [12] ahead of screening at SXSW.
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NewsMumbai /Sundance lab selects eight
The second Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab is underway with eight feature projects under the spotlight.
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NewsSundance Channel orders The Descendants
US cable network Sundance Channel has commissioned six-part series The Descendants as its third ever drama.
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NewsJameson First Shot names winners
The three winners of the international short film competition were selected from a shortlist of 20 entrants and will now commence production in LA on their short films.
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NewsRidley Scott partners with Machinima
Ridley Scott And Associates has struck a deal with the video entertainment portal to produce 12 original shorts.
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NewsBlancanieves, Casting By to open RiverRun
For the first time two films will open the festival in Winston-Salem in North Carolina. At Any Price will close the 15th annual event, set to run from Apr 12-21.
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NewsHell Baby goes to Millennium
Millennium Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the horror-comedy that premiered in January at Sundance in the Park City At Midnight strand.
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NewsCinemaCon lifetime award for Ford
Harrison Ford will receive the CinemaCon Lifetime Achievement Award at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas on Apr 18.
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NewsSummit dates Red 2, See Me
Summit Entertainment has changed the dates of two of its wide upcoming releases.
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NewsTribeca unveils shorts line-up
New work from Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Nastassja Kinski, Elijah Wood, Cécile Fontaine, Rodrigo Prieto and Zao Wang are among the roster of 60 short films announced by Tribeca Film Festival top brass on Monday [11].
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NewsDallas unveils full programme
Programmers at the Dallas International Film Festival have selected 42, Decoding Annie Parker and Sweetwater as the Centerpiece Films.
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NewsSXSW: IFC Midnight takes Haunter
Sparking life into a slow business side to the Austin festival, IFC Midnight announced the US acquisition on Monday [11] following a deal with CAA on behalf of the film-makers.
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NewsRewind This! signs to CRM
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW today [March 11], the VHS documentary has signed with Cinetic Rights Management for US representation.
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NewsOz tops US on estimated $80m
The third highest March opening in North American box office history ensured a comfortable number one debut for Buena Vista’s Oz The Great And Powerful on approximately $80.3m.
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NewsVisit closes key EFM sales
The New York-based Visit Films has reported a slew of sales on its Berlin slate, led by Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color.
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NewsSo Much Water wins Miami
Organisers at the Miami International Film Festival presented their awards on Sunday [10] prior to a screening of the documentary Venus And Serena.