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IFC acquires US rights to Patrick Dempsey heist comedy Flypaper
Foresight Unlimited’s film premiered in Park City and stars Dempsey and Ashley Judd as a customer and bank teller caught up in a double robbery attempt.
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TWC to release PG-13 version of The King’s Speech
The best picture Oscar winner grossed $133.1m as an R rated film at the North American box office and will open on 1,000 screens on Apr 1 only in the more family-friendly version.
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IMAX inks biggest international deal, creates IMAX China
IMAX reaches 75-theatre agreement with China’s largest cinema operator and establishes local office in Hong Kong
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Tribeca top brass unveil free community events roster
The line-up includes the Tribeca Drive-In from Apr 21-23, the Family Festival Street Fair on Apr 30 and the free panel series Tribeca Talks: Pen To Paper and Tribeca Talks: Industry that run from Apr 23-30.
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Federal government’s proposed budget commits $240m to Canadian moving pictures
Buried deep in Canada’s proposed federal budget lies an unprecedented “commitment” to the Canada Media Fund, granting it the coveted “A” status to receive $102m (C$100m) annually for five years.
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Scorsese, Liman, De Niro among Tribeca special events
Brian Williams will interview Robert DeNiro and Alec Baldwin will put questions to Doug Liman in two of several on-stage attractions unveiled by festival top brass today [23].
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Tomorrow When The War Began to screen at ActionFest 2
The official US debut of Japanese cult genre Battle Royale and the North American premiere of Australian smash Tomorrow When The War Began (pictured) are among entries in ActionFest 2 in North Carolina.
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Lionsgate sets director for What To Expect When You're Expecting
The studio has hired Kirk Jones of Nanny McPhee and Waking Ned Devine fame to direct the ensemble rom-com based on Heidi Murkoff’s bestselling maternity manual.
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Elizabeth Taylor dies at age 79
Oscar-winning acting legend Elizabeth Taylor has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79.
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Brit actors join cast of Clash Of The Titans sequel
Rosamund Pike, Toby Kebbell and Bill Nighy have joined the cast of Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ Clash Of The Titans 2, which has just started shooting at Shepperton Studios in the UK.
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Rickman, Courtenay join Gambit cast for Crime Scene
Alan Rickman and Tom Courtenay have joined the crime caper as the producers prepare for a May start in London before ultimately moving on to New Mexico.
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15th annual COLCOA to open with Service Entrance
Philippe Le Guay’s rom-com and upcoming Strand release Service Entrance and Dany Boon’s comedy Nothing To Declare bookend the 15th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels (COLCOA).
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Betsy Rudnick promoted to vp at Falco Ink
The publicity and marketing firm partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch made the announcement today [22]
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Filming begins on Red Tie’s Lost And Found In Armenia
The bilingual feature is the first production by Gor Kirakosian, Valerie McCaffrey and Maral Djerejian’s LA-based Red Tie Films and the partners claim it is the first film fully financed by Armenian private investors to shoot in the US.
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Miramax hires Mitzi Reaugh to lead business development
The latest addition to the company’s executive suite recently served as svp of client solutions at The Nielsen Company.
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The Collective, Bloody Disgusting to release Atrocious in US
The increasingly dynamic US distribution arena will see the management company and horror website release the genre title in at least 32 key cities through their partnership with AMC Theatres.
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Tribeca to launch online film festival
The event runs concurrently with the established festival from Apr 20-May 1 and will grant free access to features and shorts.
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Sundance Institute, Honda unveil diversity initiative
The Honda Power Of Dreams Lab Fellowship will provide a stipend to “an outstanding filmmaker participating in the Institute’s renowned Feature Film Program Directors Lab.”
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Attack The Block among SXSW audience winners
Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block was voted best Midnight Feature as SXSW announced the final audience awards on Friday [18].
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Moving Pictures Film & TV closes sales on First Dog
Buyers of the family film include Free Dolphin in France, Central Partnership in Russia and Eagle Entertainment in Australia.