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NewsOutfest to honour Daniels
Lee Daniels will receive the Visionary Award at Outfest’s 9th annual Legacy Awards on November 21 in Los Angeles.
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NewsTed Hope to leave SFFS
Ted Hope is stepping down after 14 months as executive director of the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) in the latest personnel blow to befall the organisation after announcing that his passion is “more entrepreneurial.”
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NewsSpygirl, Causeway feast on Flesh
Fledgling New York-based Spygirl Pictures has signed a co-production deal with Northern Ireland’s Causeway Pictures to make Flesh Feast Of The Devil Doll.
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NewsLakeshore launches into TV
Lakeshore Entertainment has announbced during MIPCOM it is moving into television and has appointed Chad Hoffman to run the new division.
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NewsIFC finds Lucky Them
IFC Films has picked up US rights from Cinetic Media to the recent Toronto world premiere Lucky Them starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church and Oliver Platt. Separately, Distrib Films has acquired Just A Sigh while D Fims will release My Old Lady in Canada.
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NewsPGA to honour Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO will receive the 2014 Milestone Award at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 19, 2014.
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NewsRovio hires Angry Birds directors
Animation veterans Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will direct Angry Birds, the upcoming 3D CG animated film based on Rovio’s bestselling app.
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NewsOrtenberg extends Open Road deal
Tom Ortenberg has extended his CEO contract at Open Road through 2018 ahead of this week’s release of Machete Kills.
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NewsDevour! to open with The Fruit Hunters
Relaunched food-themed film festival in Nova Scotia, to run Nov 13-17.
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NewsDrafthouse picks up Ms. 45
Drafthouse Films has picked up North American rights to Abel Ferrara’s 1981 classic revenge thriller Ms. 45.
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NewsFreddy Heineken adds cast
Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington and Ryan Kwanten have joined the cast of Kidnapping Freddy Heineken. Embankment Films handles pre-sales.
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NewsThe Forger commences shoot
Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer (pictured) and Marcus Thomas have joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller.
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NewsGonda to give AFM keynote
Producer and Tugg co-founder Nicolas Gonda will deliver the Keynote Address at the AFM’s Marketing Conference on November 11.
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NewsImage ties up Devil’s Knot
Image has acquired US rights to Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot, while in a separate deal Tribeca Film will release Gonzalo López-Gallego’s thriller Open Grave
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NewsRio spotlights co-production
Brazilian producers’ growing interest in co-production was under the spotlight at this year’s RioMarket, held alongside the Rio International Film Festival.
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NewsTWC joins BBC's War and Peace
The Weinstein Company snap up distribution rights for US, Canada and China.
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NewsGravity sets US October record
Warner Bros’ space epic from Alfonso Cuaron starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney reached for the stars at the weekend with an estimated $55.5m launch that set a new October mark.
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NewsDimension, RADiUS buy Horns
Dimension and RADiUS-TWC have picked up US rights to Alexandre Aja’s Horns in a deal struck with Red Granite and WME Global following the recent world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsGravity to defy competition
Warner Bros’ acclaimed space adventure launches day-and-date with North America in 27 markets this weekend.
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NewsJane Fonda to receive AFI honour
The actress is scheduled to attend a gala tribute on June 5 2014 in Los Angeles to receive the 42nd AFI Life Achievement Award.