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NewsDolphin Films to launch sales arm
The freshly minted Dolphin Films International will launch at the EFM next month and kick off sales on the Mattel property through its new multi-year partnership with IM Global.
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NewsSundance Channel takes festival titles
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has acquired six titles from the Sundance Film Festival for exclusive international premieres this spring.
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NewsABC greenlights Russell TV drama
Oscar nominated director co-wrote the 13-part series with Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant.
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NewsFlame, Origin prep Mother Theresa biopic
Flame Ventures, Origin Entertainment and The Mother Teresa Center have hired Keir Pearson to I Thirst, the first exclusively authorised biopic of Mother Teresa.
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NewsNetflix eyes Euro expansion
The streaming and DVD mailing service has reached 44 million subscribers worldwide and expects to grow that number to 48 million by the end of the quarter.
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NewsMarc Butan joins Sierra/Affinity
The traditional pre-market shuffle intensified as it emerged that the Panorama co-founder was leaving to become co-president of Sierra/Affinity, signalling a major move into production for Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg’s company.
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NewsDinosaur 13 draws int’l buyers
Sundance: Dogwoof Global has taken international rights, while Madman has picked up Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and Jaguar Distribution landed international airline rights.
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NewsA24 takes US on Violent Year
The busy distributor announced from Park City it has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s thriller A Most Violent Year, JC Chandor’s follow-up to All Is Lost.
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NewsGod's Pocket heads to EFM
Electric Entertainment has acquired international rights and IFC has taken the US on John Slattery’s feature directorial debut. Separately, Kinology has acquired international sales on A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, IFC also acquired Cold In July and SPC picked up Land Ho!.
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NewsCMG boards Ratchet & Clank for EFM
Cinema Management Group (CMG) will bring the 3D animation to Berlin on behalf of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment of LA.
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NewsFood fest Devour! expands to Bahamas
Devour! The Food Film Fest, based in Nova Scotia, is now expanding with a Bahamas event.
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NewsSundance: I Origins wins Sloan
Mike Cahill’s story of an eye researcher who uncovers profound truths has won the $20,000 Sundance Institute’s Alfred P Sloan Feature Film Prize – making it two for two for the filmmaker.
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NewsSundance / Mahindra winners unveiled
Sundance Institute and Mahindra have announced the winners of the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
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NewsUTA's Dreyfus joins Ride Along producer
Ride Along producer Will Packer has hired UTA motion picture literary agent Barbara Dreyfus as head of motion pictures for his new Will Packer Productions.
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NewsCooties, Skeleton, Calvary sell
As the industry heads home from Park City, Lionsgate acquired North American rights to Cooties and teamed up with Roadside Attractions for US on The Skeleton Twins while SPWA took international. Fox Searchlight has acquired US and select territories to Calvary.
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NewsMaiden Voyage lines up Mediterranea
Jonas Carpignano will direct the feature version of his Venice 2011 award-winning short A Chjana, one of several films backed by new company Maiden Voyage Pictures.
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NewsASC honour for John Wells
John Wells will collect the American Society Of Cinematographers’ Board Of Governors award in Los Angeles on February 1.
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NewsFortitude Int'l heads to EFM
International sales agent Nadine de Barros, financier-producer Daniel Wagner and veteran producer Robert Ogden Barnum have teamed up to launch the LA-based sales and financing venture.