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NewsPJ Hogan, Toni Collette reunite on comedy Mental
Universal has signed on for Australian and UK rights to director PJ Hogan’s comedy Mental which, like his 1994 debut film Muriel’s Wedding, has Toni Collette in the lead role.
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Australian court slams Omnilab and Michael Smith for collusion in VPF scandal
Former DCN director could face 5 years imprisonment for breaching Corporation Law
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NewsStar China Media announces new management team
Star China Media (SCM), a media and entertainment joint venture between China Media Capital and News Corporation, announced the appointment of Tian Ming as the company’s CEO and Cao Zhigao as its COO.
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NewsFour world premieres at Dungog Film Festival
Four-day event opens with UK/Australian co-production Oranges And Sunshine
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NewsWinding Refn readies Bangkok shoot for Only God Forgives
From Best Director in Cannes to Thai western in Bangkok - Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn has his dance card full, to start with Only God Forgives, the first joint project of Wild Bunch and Gaumont.
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NewsClare Stewart to step down as director of Sydney Film Festival
She will leave after five years; this year’s festival opens June 8.
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NewsIFC Midnight takes on Snowtown from Protagonist
Critics Week hit Snowtown has now landed another deal, with IFC Midnight taking all North American rights
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Disney, UTV to co-produce slate of family films
The Walt Disney Company India and Mumbai-based UTV Motion Pictures have formed a creative alliance to co-produce a slate of Disney-branded films aimed at family audiences.
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Rana director denies cancellation of project due to star’s health
KS Ravikumar, the director of Tamil star Rajnikanth’s latest blockbuster Rana, which is currently shooting, has denied rumours that the project has been cancelled due to the star’s ill health.
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NewsBOM Film Productions takes Korean rights to Wu Xia
Hong Kong-based We Distribution has sold Korean rights to Peter Ho-sun Chan’s Wu Xia to BOM Film Productions.
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Terre des Hommes becomes campaign partner for Snow White (Lilet Never Happened)
Child prostitution feature is directed by Jacco Groen.
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Finecut sells festival pair to Japan
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut has sold both its Un Certain Regard titles to Japan – Kim Ki-duk’s Arirang has been sold to Crest International, while Hong Sangsoo’s The Day He Arrives has gone to Bitters End.
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NewsNaomi Kawase boards two short film initiatives
Cannes competition director Naomi Kawase has announced the launch of a short film omnibus project dedicated to the victims and survivors of the disaster-afflicted Tohoku region of Japan.
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Darclight boards musical horror spoof Tracey's Slumba Party
Arclight Films genre unit Darclight has picked up international rights excluding the UK, Australia and New Zealand to Louise Alston’s upcoming horror musical spoof Tracey’s Slumba Party.
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Viacom 18 to distribute Paramount releases in India
Viacom 18, the 50:50 joint venture between Viacom and India’s Network 18, has announced a strategic alliance with Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures International (PPI) to distribute PPI releases across India.
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NewsFestival Scope strikes special partnership with Melbourne
EXCLUSIVE: The Melbourne International Film Festival has partnered with online platform Festival Scope and will create a special section for its 60th edition (July 21 - August 7) called TeleScope.
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Yellow Sea flows to Europe, Japan
Korea’s Showbox has sold Na Hong-jin’s The Yellow Sea (aka The Murderer) to Nonstop Entertainment for Scandinavian and Baltic territories and Klockworx for Japan.
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Easternlight scores pre-sales on White Vengeance
EXCLUSIVE: Arclight Films’ Easternlight banner has closed a string of sales on new pick-up White Vengeance, which Daniel Lee is currently shooting in China.