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News'Mockingjay 2' tops Thanksgiving weekend on $52m
NOV 30 UPDATE: The Hunger Games finale held on to its number one berth over the North American holiday weekend to ensure that a Lionsgate or Lionsgate-Summit film has held the spot over the same period for the past five years.
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NewsRidley Scott confirms 'Alien: Covenant' details
Michael Fassbender to play two roles in upcoming sci-fi, Australian government to build on incentives.
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NewsSubmarine joins forces with NonStop
New York-based indie sales powerhouse Submarine is creating a new documentary centric label in Scandinavia with NonStop Entertainment.
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News'Carol', 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' bookend Bahamas fest
Female-driven films bookend the Bahamas International Film Festival as Todd Haynes’ Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara opens the event on December 9 and Amy Berg’s documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue ends the festivities on December 12.
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NewsPSIFF to honour Tom McCarthy
The Spotlight director will receive the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Sonny Bono Visionary Award.
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News'Carol' leads Indie Spirit nominees
Todd Haynes is in the running for best director and both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are in contention for best female lead alongside Room’s Brie Larson as Carol earned six 2016 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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News'You & Me Both' eyes summer 2016 shoot
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based producer Mollye Asher [pictured] is gearing up for a summer 2016 shoot of her next production You & Me Both.
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US Briefs: Frenesy Film sells 'Antonia.' to Italy
Plus… FilmRise acquired The Champions; Unified’s Red Band Films wraps shooting on The Rake; and Made In NY grant receipents announced.
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NewsCitizen Skull Productions eyes January start on 'The Deep End'
Mark Myers’ film and television company has set a January start in and around Los Angeles on Matt Eskandari’s thriller.
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NewsPGA announces doc nominees
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) unveiled on Monday the five films in contention for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards on January 23, 2016.
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NewsIDFA: Vimeo acquires 'Bikes Vs Cars'
Vimeo On Demand announced at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on Monday that it has acquired US rights to Fredrik Gertten’s documentary.
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NewsSundance unveils Midnight line-up
In an unusual move, the Sundance Film Festival revealed the nine-strong genre strand line-up late on Sunday night with little warning.
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News'India's Daughter' gets Oscar push
The potential of controversial documentary India’s Daughter making it to the Oscar documentary shortlist could help change its perception at home in India, the film’s US distributor said.
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News'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2' rules North America on $103m
NOVEMBER 23 UPDATE: Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 rounded out the YA franchise to ensure all four in the series opened on more than $100m in North America.
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NewsSubmarine cuts deals on doc pair
Submarine announced at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) it has licensed Jessica Edwards’ Mavis! And Laura Israel’s Don’t Blink - Robert Frank in multiple territories.
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NewsCharles Stone to direct 'Ain’t No Half Steppin'
Broad Green Pictures announced the development on Friday as part if its recently announced production deal with Matt Alvarez.
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NewsBrie Larson to receive Palm Springs honour
The star of Room, whose stirring performance as a mother in captivity has catapaulted her to the front of the Oscar race, will collect the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award.
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News'London Fields' producers file cross-complaint against director
The producers of troubled crime-thriller London Fields have filed a breach of contract cross-complaint against the film’s director Mathew Cullen.
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NewsStudy: Amazon trails rivals in original content race
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s five most popular original shows in the US, UK and Australia are struggling to keep pace with the best offerings from HBO and Netflix, according to research by Parrot Analytics.
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NewsRebecca Kearey named president of Fox Searchlight International
Veteran exec previously served as evp at Fox Searchlight International and Fox International Productions.