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NewsA24 rides with Locke
The New York distributor, tipped by many to be a significant player at the festival, has pulled off the first major on-site deal in Toronto, paying a low seven-figure advance and committing to a significant North American theatrical release for the Tom Hardy psychodrama.
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Goethe-Institut LA announces Currents
The Goethe-Institut of Los Angeles has announced its lineup for the seventh annual German Currents: Festival Of German Film.
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NewsLightning finds The Wonders
EXCLUSIVE: Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to Avi Nesher’s Contemporary World Cinema selection The Wonders, set to premiere on Sunday (8).
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NewsBuyers head into busy weekend in Toronto
Private screenings ramp up, including IM Global’s hot Venice premiere Locke.
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NewsTWC launches sales on The Giver
EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has launched into talks with buyers here on The Giver, its prestige new addition to the sales roster.
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NewsBrett Ratner to produce Madame Butterfly update
EXCLUSIVE: Agnieszka Vosloo’s Magnitude 9 is set against Japanese tsunami.
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NewsCinema Guild buys Manakamana
The Cinema Guild has announced its acquisition of all US rights to Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s documentary Manakamana which gets its North American premiere on Friday (6).
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NewsVIVA Pictures buys Antboy
VIVA Pictures has taken all rights to Antboy ahead of its world premiere in official selection on Saturday (7).
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NewsSubmarine, Hanway find Vivian
Submarine Entertainment and HanWay Select have teamed up to handle worldwide sales on Toronto documentary Finding Vivian Maier.
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NewsHolly Hunter joins Manglehorn
Holly Hunter has signed on to star in Manglehorn, David Gordon Green’s follow-up to Venice hit Joe that is being financed and produced by Worldview Entertainment.
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NewsMyriad to sell Miss Meadows
Myriad Pictures has come on to sell international rights on the darkly comic Katie Holmes thriller Miss Meadows and is introducing to buyers here.
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NewsMirren to go on Journey
TORONTO: Participant Media and DreamWorks are reuniting on The Hundred-Foot Journey following their collaborations on Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, Lincoln and The Help.
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NewsVoltage sparks to Eden
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures will start sales in Toronto on the thriller Eden produced by Non-Stop director Jaume Collet-Serra.
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NewsDamian Lewis joins astronaut thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Genesis selling astronaut story from Kirk Weddell and Chris Taylor.
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NewsWorldview plans US distribution move
EXCLUSIVE: Worldview Entertainment, in town with six films in the festival, is preparing a move into US distribution that chairman and CEO Christopher Woodrow aims to finalise within the next few months.
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NewsFundamental plans spy thriller China Black Chamber
EXCLUSIVE: Shanghai-based producer and sales company Fundamental Films is out to Chinese and US cast on its new spy thriller China Black Chamber.
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NewsHighland includes Instructions
EXCLUSIVE: Instructions Not Included had huge US opening from Pantelion.
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NewsThe Solution to sell Blackbird
The Solution Entertainment Group has added the Cate Blanchett thriller Blackbird to its Toronto slate and will introduce to buyers in Toronto.
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Newsde Matteo joins Dark Places
Drea de Matteo has joined Charlize Theron on the Louisiana shoot of crime mystery Dark Places for co-financier, co-producer and international sales agent Exclusive Media.