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NewsWake shoot put on temporary hold
One week into shooting in Cleveland, finance issues have forced Benaroya Films to temporarily halt production on the action thriller starring Bruce Willis.
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NewsChantal Rickards named BAFTA LA CEO
The organisation’s first CEO will relocate from London to Los Angeles
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NewsAdam Goodman out at Paramount
The studio’s film group president is leaving the role after six years.
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NewsOutfest Fusion unveils line-up
Outfest top brass have announced the line-up for the 2015 Outfest Fusion LGBT People Of Color Film Festival.
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NewsMeryl Streep to narrate Shout Gladi Gladi
The multiple Oscar winner has come on board to narrate the documentary about fistula, a debilitating condition that turns healthy African women into outcasts.
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NewsGirls school horror February starts Ottawa shoot
Lucy Boynton [pictured], James Remar and Lauren Holly have joined Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka on horror thriller February.
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NewsKino Lorber picks up Jafar Panahi’s Taxi
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to Jafar Panahi’s newly annointed Berlinale Golden Bear winner.
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NewsBroad Green acquires stake in Mister Smith
US distributor buys 45% stake in David Garrett’s Mister Smith.
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NewsSundance pair find US buyers
The Orchard has picked up North American rights to the recent Berlin European premiere Nasty Baby, while in a separate deal The Film Arcade will distribute People, Places, Things in the US. Both films premiered in Park City.
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NewsBill Block leaves QED International
QED International founder and CEO Bill Bock is leaving the sales, financing and production company behind District 9, Fury and W.
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NewsTom Rothman in top Sony film job
The former Fox Filmed Entertainment chief who has been running TriStar Productions in the Sony fold has been named chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) motion picture group.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation to sell Glendale studio
Studio hierarchy announced the move in a call with analysts after the Q4 earnings report declared a $263.2m net loss.
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NewsSearchlight sets summer release for Me And Earl
The Sundance hit that triggered a world rights deal with Fox Searchlight and Indian Paintbrush will open on July 1.
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NewsNew Directors/New Films line-up announced
Marielle Heller’s Berlin Generation 14plus grand prix winner The Diary Of A Teenage Girl will open the 44th instalment of the New York-based festival, set to run from March 18-29.
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NewsNicolas Cage joins Oliver Stone's Snowden
Shooting on Edward Snowden thriller underway in Munich.
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NewsOscars 2015: Birdman wins best film, director
A memorable 87th annual Academy Awards for Fox Searchlight saw Birdman claim best film, director and two other statuettes to tie with The Grand Budapest Hotel’s four-strong haul.
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NewsOscar nominees feel box office bump
American Sniper received the most dramatic box office ‘bump’ of all eight best film Oscar nominees following the Academy Award nominations.
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NewsFifty Shades stays top over Oscar weekend
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey dropped 74% in its second session as a confirmed $22.3m was still enough to stay top through Universal and Focus Features.
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NewsBirdman, Boyhood rule Indie Spirits
The two awards season front-runners kept the race interesting through the final weekend as Birdman took best film and Boyhood’s Richard Linklater best director at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards.