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NewsContent Media sells 400 Days
EXCLUSIVE: The company has reported a strong response following Toronto to its sci-fi thriller starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dane Cook and Ben Feldman.
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NewsInterstellar in special early launch
Paramount and Warner Bros top brass said Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi will open on November 5 on 70mm Imax, 70mm and 35mm formats – two days ahead of the conventional release.
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NewsAngry Birds star cast revealed
It has emerged that Jason Sudeikis will lead the voice cast as Red, alongside Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage.
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NewsNicholas Carpou to lead Uni domestic distribution
The long-serving senior executive will become president of domestic distribution and the outgoing Nikki Rocco.
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NewsFocus Features sets US date for Race
The studio said it will open the Jesse Owens film wide on April 8, 2016, and announced that William Hurt has joined the cast. Mister Smith handles international sales.
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NewsCinema Guild falls for Horse Money
Cinema Guild has taken all US rights to Pedro Costa’s New York Film Festival selection. Separately RADiUS has picked up US rights to Heaven Knows What.
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NewsNick Shumaker joins UTA Independent Film Group
The executive most recently served at Memento Films International, where he served four years as the New York-based rep working on English-language productions and acquisitions.
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NewsNetflix, Narcos team meet Colombian president
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos flew to Colombia this week to meet President Juan Manuel Santos to discuss the upcoming original crime series Narcos as well as the country’s new cash rebate system.
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NewsRioFilme launches $4m film fund
RioFilme, a public company linked to Rio de Janeiro’s secretariat of culture, announced today a $4.1m (R$10.16m) public bid for the selection of projects for the development of films as well as for the digitization of cinemas.
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NewsWe The Economy series ready to launch
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan are preparing a series of shorts based on the economy, including the directorial debut of former Focus Features CEO James Schamus.
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NewsSea Of Trees wraps shoot
Gus Van Sant has concluded principal photography in location in Japan and Massachusetts on Bloom sales title The Sea Of Trees.
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NewsBEFILMIFF launches as buyer showcase
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based festival veteran Laurence Asseraf is launching the invite-only BE FILM International Features Festival as a platform to enable global films to find US distribution.
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NewsVSC takes We Were Wolves
Video Services Corp (VSC) has acquired North American rights to Newfoundland director Jordan Canning’s debut following its world premiere in Toronto. Separately, Cinedigm Corp and Chesler/Perlmutter Productions have struck a multi-year deal.
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NewsJack Pan joins Robert Simonds studio
Jack Pan has joined Robert Simonds’ film and television studio as president of motion picture marketing, effective immediately.
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NewsQuartet joins Academy science and tech council
Cinematographer John Bailey, producer Gale Anne Hurd, effects expert John Knoll and editor Michael Tronick are joining the science and technology council of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.
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NewsGregory Segal joins Heretic Films
Heretic Films has appointed the producer and entertainment attorney as president. Separately, Mika Pryce has joined Red Granite as creative executive.
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NewsHFF unveils Celebrate Hollywood line-up
Hollywood Film Festival executive director Jon Fitzgerald announced the strand that rounds out the programme as the festival’s October 16-19 dates draw closer.
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NewsUTA signs Tahar Rahim
The French star of recent Toronto selection Samba who broke out in A Prophet has signed with United Talent Agency for representation.
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NewsJorge Amado project presented in Rio
Marcos Jorge’s O Duelo is based on Home Is the Sailor and will have the most VFX shots of any film in the history of Brazilian cinema.
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NewsNetflix, Imax in Crouching 2 pact
In an unprecedented move the companies have secured simultaneous exclusive windows for the late summer 2015 release of The Weinstein Company’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend.