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Virgil Films takes US rights to Fred Won’t Move Out
Richard Ledes wrote and directed the drama about ageing family relatives starring Elliot Gould and Fred Melamed.
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Indican Pictures takes North American rights to A Green Story
Paramyth Films’ biopic about Van Vlahakis, the Greek founder of Earth Friendly Products who arrived a penniless immigrant in the US, will open theatrically in April 2013.
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NewsThe Exchange takes on sales to Midnight Madness entry Hellbenders
JT Petty’s horror-comedy receives its world premiere on Sunday (9) and stars Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins Jr and Dan Fogler.
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NewsJust The Wind announced as Hungarian candidate for Oscar race
Hungarian Oscar Committee selects Bence Fliegauf’s drama is to be considered for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
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Screen Media Films launches Primal Screen
The curated horror label will focus on the development, production and acquisition of genre titles.
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eOne CEO Throop: post-merger teams won't be known for 'some months'
“Independent films will remain our bread and butter”, says eOne CEO after acquisition of Alliance Films for $230m; further acquisitions possible.
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NewsMPI Pictures secures US rights to Thérèse Desqueyroux
The late Claude Miller’s film stars Audrey Tatou and will open theatrically in the major markets in spring followed by DVD and VoD roll-out.
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NewsFilmDistrict picks up US rights to Oldboy remake
Spike Lee directs Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley in Good Universe’s remake of the celebrated Korean revenge saga.
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NewsThe Cinema Guild takes US rights to Leviathan
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s documentary will screen here on Sept 12 and receive its official US premiere at the New York Film Festival prior to theatrical release in early 2013.
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NewsJulian Richards' Darklands picked up by MVD for US and Canadian release
Richards’ ‘lost debut’ out on DVD on Nov 20.
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NewsDrafthouse Films, Films We Like strike Canadian pact
Drafthouse Films has struck a Canadian distribution deal with boutique operation Films We Like and will kick off with Mads Brugger’s The Ambassador.
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Elias Axume launches Premiere sales company
The former Maya Entertainment senior executive announced on Friday (7) the launch of sales, financing and distribution company Premiere Entertainment Group.
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NewsJohn Turturro to meet buyers on QED's Fading Gigolo
The actor-filmmaker is due to fly in to Toronto to talk up his upcoming role as director and lead opposite Woody Allen on Fading Gigolo, which QED International is fully financing and will introduce to the market.
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Brainstorm Media, DIRECTV team up on doc series
Brainstorm Media and DIRECTV have partnered to present a series of socially and culturally relevant documentaries for the beginning of October on the satellite service.
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NewsTWC On The Other Side of the Tracks with Omar Sy
EXCLUSIVE: Following their US release of Intouchables, The Weinstein Company acquires latest Omar Sy picture from Other Angle.
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NewseOne buys Alliance for $230m, creating the UK and Canada’s largest independent distributor
After many months of speculation, eOne has entered into an agreement to acquire Alliance Films from affliates of GS Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for approximately $230 million.
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NewsArtsploitation Films acquires US rights to Clip
Maja Milos’ Serbian film will receive its North American premiere in Toronto on Monday (10) and won a Tiger Award and KNF Award earlier this year in Rotterdam.
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Submarine acquires world rights to Time Zero
Grant Hamilton’s documentary Time Zero: The Last Year Of Polaroid Film focuses on the history of the photographic format and its inventor Edwin H Land. Submarine will commence sales talks in Toronto.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US on In The Fog
Sergei Loznitsa’s WWII period drama will screen in Toronto on Sept 12 and stars Vladmir Svirski and Vlad Abashin.
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NewsRosamund Pike, Christopher Plummer join Hector
Production is scheduled to commence in January 2013 on Hector And The Search For Happiness, starring Simon Pegg as a disillusioned psychiatrist who goes on a quest for contentment.