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Oscilloscope Laboratories takes Only The Young
The North American deal for Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims’ debut feature documentary follows a best US feature triumph at the AFI-Discovery Channel SilverDocs Documentary Festival.
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NewsWeinsteins sign distribution pact with Tugg collective
The Artist, The King’s Speech and Inglourious Basterds are among those that will be on offer to Tugg users across the US.
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NewsDrafthouse Films takes North American rights to Wrong
Quentin Dupieux’s surreal comedy premiered at Sundance at the start of the year and centres on a man’s search for his kidnapped dog.
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NewsGreg Louganis doc shooting during London Olympics
Documentary follows Louganis’ return to diving as a mentor to the US team.
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Inception takes on four new titles for multi-platform releases
Titles include Pathfinders: In The Company of Strangers.
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NewsKim Basinger joins cast of One Square Mile
EXCLUSIVE: Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first US film also stars Richard Jenkins.
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Sundance Selects takes US rights to The Central Park Five
Ken Burns co-directed the Toronto-bound documentary with his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon. The film premiered in Cannes earlier this summer and will receive a theatrical launch.
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Weinsteins to finance and distribute The Ends Of The Earth
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired worldwide rights to the epic romance from producers Escape Artists. Jennifer Lawrence is in talks to star.
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NewsUniversal Pictures crosses $1bn in record time
Top brass announced on Monday (Aug 6) that it had reached the North American milestone three months faster than its previous studio record of Nov 7, set in 2008.
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Magnet Releasing acquires all rights to Occupy Unmasked
Stephen K Bannon directed the Citizens United Productions documentary about the Occupy movement.
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Ecuador’s SuperCines inks deal with AAM, Cinevise
Deal covers 150 screens, marks AAM’s first deal in Ecuador.
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NewsDKR vanquishes Total Recall in US with $36m hold
The Dark Knight Rises had enough in the tank to retain top spot in its third weekend in North America as an estimated $36.4m session through Warner Bros propelled the running total to $354.6m.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics snaps up Venice-bound At Any Price
The distributor has acquired all North American and Eastern European rights excluding CIS and Russia to Ramin Bahrani’s drama ahead of its upcoming world premiere in Italy. Exclusive Media handles international sales.
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Magnet Releasing sets Nov 30 for Universal Soldier 4
John Hyams directs Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren alongside former Mixed Martial Arts star Scott Adkins.
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NewsPreferred Ventures buys into digital distributor GoDigital
FreeCreditReport.com Founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer and founder of Kelly Investments Chris Kelly have acquired a majority stake in Logan Mulvey’s digital distributor.
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Andrew Lauren Productions to finance The Spectacular Now
Production is underway in Athens, Georgia, on the project starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson and Kyle Chandler. The Exchange handles international sales.
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NewsCasting news: McConaughey joins Red Granite's Wolf
Matthew McConaughey has joined The Wolf Of Wall Street and will play an early mentor to the central character Jordan Belfort, to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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NewsSky given all-clear in Competition Commission's final pay-TV report
Sky’s position “does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV retail market,” reports Competition Commission, but “market competition overall remains ineffective.”
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NewsThe Exchange names Nat McCormick vp worldwide distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The young executive reunites with The Exchange founder Brian O’Shea after the pair worked together at Affinity International. He starts work on Aug 1 and most recently served at IM Global.