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Trevor Wright joins Unified Pictures in consultancy role
The international sales veteran will attend Cannes with Unified founder Keith Kjarval and president of distribution and acquisitions Ann Dubinet.
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Film Bridge summons 12 Angry Women for Cannes duty
EXCLUSIVE: Film Bridge International has launched talks here on the female ensemble 12 Angry Women, a comic twist on Sidney Lumet’s classic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men.
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Voltage sparks to Bousman's The Barrens
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures has picked up international sales rights to upcoming creature feature The Barrens from Saw franchise director Darren Bousman.
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Visit tempts Cannes buyers with Toomelah, Heat Wave, Bellflower
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based Visit Films has acquired international rights to a trio of market titles here, including Ivan Sen’s Aboriginal drama Toomelah which premieres in Un Certain Regard today [13].
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Ex Inferis heats up for Opus as Cannes buyers circle
EXCLUSIVE: Ken DuBow’s LA-based Opus Distribution will be introducing buyers on the Croisette to the horror film Ex Inferis from director Leonardo Araneo.
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FilmDistrict, Inferno close US deal for Arabian Nights
FilmDistrict has finalised its US acquisition of the 3D adventure Arabian Nights to star Liam Hemsworth from the upcoming The Hunger Games in a deal that has been in the works since the AFM last year.
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Andrew Niccol to direct The Host starring Saoirse Ronan
Inferno Entertainment and producers Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz have set Andrew Niccol to direct Saoirse Ronan in the Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host.
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Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler launch Maven Pictures
The New York City-based company aims to produce three to five films a year for distribution across all platforms and will also finance development and provide equity for films across a wide range of budgets.
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Voltage to commence sales on Thanks For Sharing
The Gilbert Films and Class 5 Films project marks the directorial debut of Oscar nominated The Kids Are All Right writer Stuart Blumberg and will star Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins.
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Relativity president Michael Joe segues to Elliot Management Corp
In a sign that New York-based Elliott Management Corporation is tightening its purview over Relativity Media, Michael Joe has moved over from president of Relativity to a new role at the financial backer.
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New Films International pairs Guttenberg, Elizabeth in Romance
New Films International is launching sales here on A Novel Romance starring Shannon Elizabeth and Steve Guttenberg.
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H2O closes sales on Samuel Jackson thriller The Samaritan
Sales chief Mark Horowitz has announced a raft of deals on the story of an ex-con who meets a mysterious woman as he is being lured back into a life of crime.
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Big Beach, Duplass Brothers kick off Safety Not Guaranteed shoot
Production is underway in Seattle on the ensemble comedy, inspired by a real request placed in the classified ads section of Backwoods Home Magazine seeking a partner for time travel.
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W2 Media to release Peter Smalls Is Dead in North America
The new distributor run by president and CEO John Flock and backed by Warren Nimchuk and Warren Fergus plans to release the comedy in October.
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Anchor Bay takes North America on Roger Corman doc
Anchor Bay Films has picked up North American rights to the Far Hills Pictures documentary Corman’s World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel.
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Content joins Club with McConaughey, Swank
Content has taken on international sales for Jean-Marc Vallee’s The Dallas Buyer’s Club, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Hilary Swank.
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FilmDistrict Playing The Field with Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel
EXCLUSIVE: Riding high on the success of its inaugural releases, FilmDistrict has picked up US rights from Nu Image/Millennium Films to Gabriele Muccino’s rom-com Playing The Field, starring Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel.
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Del Toro to serve as LA Film Festival guest director
Guillermo del Toro has been named guest director at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will select a film to present that has been an influence on his work, followed by an on-stage interview.
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Millennium Entertainment swoops on Sundance entry Little Birds
Millennium Entertainment has picked up North American rights to Elgin James’ Sundance entry Little Birds starring Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, with Kate Bosworth and Leslie Mann.