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WIFTS Foundation announces honourees
Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema will host the WIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards on Dec 1 in Los Angeles.
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Dalan Musson to adapt Jeremiah Harm
Iron Sky’s Timo Vuorensola is attached to direct Cheyenne Enterprises’ action-sci-fi based on the BOOM! comic book.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Flight director Robert Zemeckis
Zemeckis will collect the 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Director Of The Year Award on Jan 5.
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NewsSnails to open NYC's Romanian cinema season
Tudor Giurgiu’s comedy Of Snails And Men will open the season in New York, which will also feature Beyond the Hills [pictured].
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NewsFilmNation, Lava Bear to finance Story Of Your Life
The companies are partnering to finance, produce and handle world sales on the sci-fi thriller.
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1492 Pictures, Rise Entertainment sign five-year pact
Under the deal Michael Witherill’s Rise will invest in development and financing of the slate at Christopher Columbus’ company, kicking off with the Anne Rice adaptation Christ The Lord.
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NewsSilver Linings, Moonrise lead Spirit Award nominations
The leaders garnered five nods apiece on Tuesday [27] followed by Beasts Of The Southern Wild on four. David O Russell, Wes Anderson and Benh Zeitlin are nominated for best director, while Jennifer Lawrence and Quvenzhane Wallis are in contention for female lead and Bradley Cooper competes in the male ...
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NewsAwards round-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Ang Lee find favour
Lawrence, riding high on her Spirit Award best actress nomination on Tuesday for Silver Linings Playbook, will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer Of The Year Award.
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Provincetown Film Society to receive NEA grant
The Society is one of 832 non-profit organisations nationwide to benefit from a National Endowment For The Arts grant for the 15th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival, set to run form Jun 19-23.
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NewsBeasts director Benh Zeitlin triumphs at Gothams
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) executives announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday night [26].
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NewsWarner Bros, Village Roadshow extend deal through 2017
The studio’s 15-year-old producer-financier partner has also increased its production facility to $1.125bn.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to Post Tenebras Lux
Carlos Reygadas’ Mexico-set drama premiered in Cannes where it won the best director’s prize and most recently screened at AFI FEST.
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Tangled Bank Studios launches with science focus
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is backing the venture and announced the launch on Monday [26] as the latest plank in its $60m film and TV production initiative.
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NewsSecret Cinema announces 20th production
For the first time, the immersive live cinema experience will also take place in Athens and New York.
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NewsAxiom Films takes UK rights for Keanu Reeves’ Side by Side
Axiom Films takes on UK and Irish rights to Side by Side, the documentary about the rise of digital technology in film co-produced by actor Keanu Reeves.
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NewsSouth African delegation meets with senior US executives
A delegation of South African government officials, funders and film executives recently participated in a week-long programme of strategic meetings in Los Angeles with senior US executives.
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NewsJames Corden signs for Working Title comedy School for Santas
Working Title and Kris Thykier to produce script from One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard Bean.
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NewsShoot date set for Killing Winston Jones
RadioactiveGiant is to commence shooting on Killing Winston Jones on Nov 26 in Savannah, Georgia.
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NewsCassadega to kick off Archstone Distribution 2013 slate
Horror [pictured] stars Kelen Coleman and Kevin Alejandro.
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NewsThe Conspiracy sells well for XYZ, Celluloid Nightmares
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher MacBride’s Fantastic Fest hit [pictured] also played at Sitges and has closed in several major markets.