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NewsSony production admin chief Gary Martin retires
The executive has served 32 years at Columbia Pictures and 51 years in the industry overall.
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NewsMiami International Film Festival announces competition jurors
Knight Ibero-American Competition jury members are Morena Films co-founder Juan Gordon, Chilean film-maker Cristián Jimenez and film-maker Whit Stillman.
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NewsHobby and Hubbell launch Tangerine Entertainment
Production company will partner with other organisations to promote film work by women.
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NewsConsumer spending on film up $1.3bn in 2012
Growth in 2012 generated by Asia-Pacific region but North Americans remains by far the biggest spenders on films at about $80 per capita per year, according to a new report from IHS Screen Digest.
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NewsGravitas Ventures snaps up Slamdance trio
The VoD distributor has acquired rights to Steven Feinartz’s documentary The Bitter Buddha, Michael Urie’s comedy He’s Way More Famous Than You and Peter Baxter’s Shrovetide Football documentary Wild In The Streets.
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NewsSundance: Outfest names Kristin Pepe director of programming
Monday morning’s [21] announcement came out of the annual Outfest Queer Brunch, when it was revealed that Pepe would replace Kim Yutani, who has been named artistic director.
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NewsWar Witch, A Royal Affair join SBIFF line-up
Programming chiefs at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival have added 15 films to the roster, the festival announced on Monday [21].
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NewsHorror tale Mama opens top in US on $28.1m
Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars in the top two releases in North America after Mama debuted at number one and Zero Dark Thirty slipped one place to number two. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first starring role in almost a decade, The Last Stand, flopped in tenth place.
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NewsSundance: Dirty Wars finds home at Sundance Selects
Sales representative Submarine and distributor Sundance Selects have concluded negotiations for a North American deal on Richard Rowley’s documentary, their second piece of business together in two days following Saturday’s deal for The Summit.
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NewsMichael Gambon, Alfred Molina join Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange
Parts & Labor announced the casting on Friday [18] and said the romance was scheduled to commence shooting in New York this summer.
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Slamdance, JuntoBox Films announce screenplay contest
This year’s Grand Prize by collaborative studio JuntoBox Films is the largest offered by Slamdance to the winning writer in the 19 years of the competition’s history.
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Epoch Founder Mindy Goldberg expands role
The managing director at the New York, Los Angeles and London-based production company will continue to chart the long-term vision of the production and extends day-today oversight of operations.
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NewsLincoln Center to honour Barbra Streisand
The iconic performer, who starred in recent release The Guilt Trip [pictured], will collect the Film Society Of Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award on Apr 22.
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NewsLincoln Center to show Side Effects sneak preview
FilmNation handles international sales on Steven Soderbergh’s Berlinale-bound psychological thriller. The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Film Comment Selects screen the psychological thriller on Jan 30.
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NewsLejo Pet joins Exclusive Releasing acquisitions ranks
The new vp of acquisitions will report to head of acquisitions Matt Brodlie and both will be on the ground in Sundance looking for titles to fill the inaugural slate.
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NewsBlumhouse Productions swoops on Duplass Brothers’ Peachfuzz
The preemptive acquisition on the eve of Sundance unites horror specialist Jason Blum [pictured] with the found footage project.
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NewsProduction round-up: Paul Dano to play Brian Wilson
Bill Pohlad announced on Thursday [17] he will direct Love & Mercy with Paul Dano in the lead as Beach Boys band leader Brian Wilson in his early years.
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NewsSundance Institute Artists Services broadens horizons
Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam said on Thursday [17] the self-distribution initiative has expanded to include six new supports.
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NewsKrave Massive, Guest House Films partner on LGBT theatre
The upcoming Las Vegas-based nightclub will open a theatre on its site after teaming up with LA-based producter-distributor Guest House.
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NewsCohen Media Group to distribute film-making documentary
Chuck Workman, whose short films and montages have been regular highlights of the Academy Awards telecasts, directs and Charles Cohen will produce What Is Cinema?.