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M-Line’s Doomsday arrives in US, Germany
Korea’s M-Line Distribution has sold its high-concept sci-fi drama Doomsday Book to Well Go USA for North America and Splendid for Benelux and Germany.
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Tianjin’s Rabbit hops to North America
Grindstone Entertainment has picked up North American rights to hit animated feature Legend Of A Rabbit from China’s Tianjin Film Studio.
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NewsKoo, Lau, Cheung join Universe’s Cartel War
Hong Kong’s Universe Films has unveiled the cast for Benny Chan’s upcoming action film The Cartel War, which will star Louis Koo, Lau Ching Wan and Nick Cheung.
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Arclight Films licenses UK rights on Best Men to BVI
The sales agent has licensed Stephan Elliot’s comedy A Few Best Men to Buena Vista International, who plan a late August release.
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NewsThe Solution boards Joel Edgerton thriller Felony
Joel Edgerton will star in the thriller Felony, which The Solution Entertainment Group is touting to international buyers here. Roadshow Films will distribute in Australia and New Zealand and CAA represents US rights.
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Melbourne film festival to open with Sapphires
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced that The Sapphires has been selected as the opening film of this year’s edition of the festival which runs August 2-19.
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Woo to direct remake of Nikkatsu’s Beast
John Woo is set to direct and produce gangster drama Day Of The Beast, an English-language remake of Seijin Suzuki’s 1963 classic Youth Of The Beast.
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Finecut scares up The Profane
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut is teaming with the UK’s Rook Films and India’s Reel Illusion Films to co-produce Indian horror title The Profane, written and directed by Sidharth Srinivasan.
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CJ Soars with broad set of sales
CJ Entertainment has unveiled a raft of sales on its two upcoming high-concept action pictures, Soar Into The Sun and The Tower, and K-pop documentary I Am: SM Town Live.
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Asian buyers click with Showbox horror
Korean studio Showbox has pre-sold horror title Don’t Click to a slew of Asian distributors including Barkarat Cineleisure Group for China, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
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108 Media steppes into epic Myn Bala
Toronto-based sales and distribution outfit 108 Media has picked up international rights to Kazakh epic Myn Bala: Warriors Of The Steppe and will commence sales in Cannes.
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Ausfilm appoints UK-based McMullan as chairman
Ausfilm, the organisation that helps to sell Australia as a filmmaking partner, a location and a service provider, has appointed London-based former politician Bob McMullan as its chair.
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Beresford, Leigh among Screen Australia recipients
Sleeping Beauty director Julia Leigh, veteran Bruce Beresford and Kriv Stenders, who made last year’s local box office hit Red Dog, have all scored development dollars from Screen Australia for new films.
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Arclight to handle sales on Ethan Hawke thriller Predestination
Michael and Peter Spierig Brothers will direct the sci-fi tale from their own screenplay and Brisbane-based Patrick McDonald of Wolfhound Pictures and Tim McGahan of Blacklab Entertainment who brought the project to Arclight are producing.
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NewsHigh Point snaps up 6 Plots
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian teen horror is directed by Leigh Sheehan.
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News Corp acquires 19.9% stake in Bona Film Group
News Corporation is acquiring a 19.9% equity stake in Chinese studio Bona Film Group, directly from the studio’s founder and chairman Yu Dong.
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NewsScreen unveils list of 50 Future Leaders in Sales and Acquisitions
On the eve of Cannes 2012, Screen presents our Future Leaders of Sales and Acquisitions: 50 of the hottest rising buyers and sellers.
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NewsApichatpong Weerasethakul to lead Locarno jury
Thai director, screenwriter, producer and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul will lead the international competition jury at the 65th Locarno Film Festival.
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Odin’s Eye seals North America VoD deal with Warner Bros
Australian sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has signed an agreement with Warner Bros Digital Distribution for electronic sell-through and video-on-demand (VoD) distribution of its films via cable, satellite and broadband platforms in North America.
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NewsBona Film Group to open 3D production base in Tianjin
China’s Bona Film Group has unveiled plans to set up a 3D production centre in the city of Tianjin where it will produce Tsui Hark’s upcoming 3D projects Tracks In The Snowy Forest and The White-Hair Witch.