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NewsSundance Selects buys Blue Caprice
The distributor announced on Tuesday [5] it had acquired North American and Latin American rights to Alexandre Moors’ debut feature that premiered in Sundance.
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NewsAFI Fest sets 2013 dates
The festival presented by Audi is set to run this year from Nov 7-14 in Hollywood, when once again there will be the offer of free tickets to all screenings.
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NewsTribeca unveils first wave
Top brass at the festival, presented by American Express, announced the world narrative and documentary competition strands and Viewpoints. Tribeca is set to run from Apr 17-28 and as previously announced will open with the world premiere of Mistaken For Strangers.
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NewsAfter Tiller to play San Francisco
Organisers at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival announced the narrative and documentary competition sections on Tuesday [5], featuring such work as Tall As The Baobab Tree and A River Changes Course.
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NewsAndrew Kramer joins Lionsgate
The TWC executive has been appointed COO of international distribution, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairs Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman announced on Tuesday [5].
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NewsFull Moon launches Grindhouseflix
US-based Full Moon Features has entered the VoD sector with the announcement on Tuesday [5] that it was launching the streaming service Grindhouseflix for rare B-movies with the premiere of Ooga Booga.
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NewsRebecca Hall joins Transcendence
Alcon announced on Monday [4] that the UK actress will star alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in the closely guarded project. Lionsgate handles international sales and Warner Bros will distribute in the US.
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Screenvision Renews With ReelzChannel
Cinema advertiser Screenvision has extended its partnership with cable channel ReelzChannel.
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NewsFilmDistrict promotes three
Three executives move up within the LA-based company’s business affairs, finance, and marketing divisions.
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NewsCinemaCon to fete Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will receive the CinemaCon Breakthrough Filmmaker Of The Year Award on Apr 18.
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NewsSal triumphs at First Time Film Fest
The inaugural event in New York ran from Mar 1-4 and honoured Diego Rougier’s Sal with the grand prize and the reward of theatrical distribution through Cinema Libre.
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NewsRobert Koehler departs FSLC
Robert Koehler will step down as director of programming at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center in order to return to Los Angeles to attend to family matters. The Society has appointed critic and programmer Dennis Lim to serve as director of Cinematheque programming.
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Kino Lorber buys Deceptive Practice
Kino Lorber has acquired all US rights to Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein’s Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors Of Ricky Jay.
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NewsBlackfish, Frances Ha bookend Sarasota
The 15th Annual Sarasota Film Festival will open on Apr 5 with Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Sundance premiere and orcas in captivity documentary Blackfish [pictured].
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News'Jack' slays $28m US box office
Warner Bros and New Line’s fantasy adventure Jack The Giant Slayer led an otherwise soft weekend that gained a mere 7% on the traditionally weak Oscar session seven days earlier.
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NewsHobbit crosses global $1bn
Warner Bros announced on Sunday [3] that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had become the 15th film in history to reach the milestone, grossing $700m internationally and $301.4m in North America.
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NewsPanorama bites into Pride, Prejudice And Zombies
Panorama Media will introduce a heavy-hitter to the Cannes market after the sales, production and financing company announced on Friday [Mar 1] it had come on board the red-hot Pride, Prejudice And Zombies.
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NewsLiam Neeson joins The Nut Job
Liam Neeson has joined the all-star voice cast on Canadian animator ToonBox Entertainment and South Korea-based Redrover Co’s animation comedy The Nut Job.
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NewsInsidious 2 sets September release
Insidious Chapter 2 sees Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins reprise their roles in the sequel to the 2011 horror release that grossed $97m worldwide. eOne is financing the film.
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NewsColombia unveils cash rebate details
International producers can qualify for 40% rebate of film service expenditures.