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NewsFortissimo sets off on Road, Movie
Fortissimo Films is continuing its foray into Indian cinema by picking up international rights outside Indian territories to Dev Benegal’s Road, Movie.
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NewsMagnet Releasing buys US rights to Red Cliff
Magnolia Pictures’ genre arm Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to John Woos’ period military epic Red Cliff from CAA and Howard Frumes of Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
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NewsAngels & Demons unleashed on global box office
Angels & Demons swoops into the global marketplace this weekend, opening, almost exactly three years after predecessor The Da Vinci Code, in 96 international markets as well as North America.
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Easternlight Films buys rights to Future X-Cops
Arclight Films’ Asian division, Easternlight Films, has acquired world rights excluding Hong Kong, China and Taiwan to sci-fi action film Future X-Cops, starring Andy Lau.
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NewsArclight and Axxis pop for Bubblegum Crisis
Arclight Films and Singapore’s Axxis International are among the companies involved in a six-country collaboration to produce a $30m live-action feature based on Japanese anime series Bubblegum Crisis.
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NewsDadi Film moves into sales for Confucius
Beijing-based production outfit Dadi Film has set up an international sales arm to shop its $23m biopic of Chinese philosopher Confucius, starring Chow Yun-fat and Zhou Xun.
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NewsStrategic Film Partners picks up Lau’s Kung Fu Cyborg
LA-based international sales and distribution company Strategic Film Partners has acquired North American rights to Jeff Lau’s action sci-fi comedy Kung Fu Cyborg, a film produced by Lau’s China-based Leshi Zhenwei Film Productions.
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NewsFinecut sells Iris to the world
Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has picked up worldwide rights to $20m thriller Iris: The Movie, starring Korean heartthrob Lee Byung-hun and actress Kim Tae-hee.
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NewsOdin’s Eye teams with Prime on joint sales venture
Australian sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has struck a deal with Korea’s Prime Entertainment for joint representation of a slate of 14 Korean titles.
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NewsReliance Big Entertainment reveals A-list productions
India’s Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) has announced the first raft of projects to be approved for development financing through the deals it has struck with the production vehicles of nine Hollywood stars.
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South Korea launches plan to combat online piracy
File sharing websites and producers in South Korea have developed a three-step plan to combat piracy.
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NewsFortissimo takes international sales on Norwegian Wood
Fortissimo Films has struck a deal with Japan’s Asmik Ace Entertainment to handle international sales on Tran Anh Hung’s adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s best-selling novel Norwegian Wood.
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NewsStrong European presence at Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival this morning (May 14) announced the 12 films chosen for competition including Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, which is the festival’s opening film.
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NewsThe Little Film Company tempts buyers to Get It At Goode's
The Little Film Company is commencing worldwide sales at Cannes on Bruce Beresford’s upcoming romantic comedy Get It At Goode’s starring Monica Bellucci, Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto.
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NewsFortissimo takes on Tian’s Warrior, Indian doc
Fortissimo Films has picked up Tian Zhuangzhuang’s The Warrior And The Wolf and Indian documentary Children Of The Pyre on the eve of the Cannes market.
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NewsKorea's Sidus to co-produce One Armed Swordsman remake
Korean production outfit Sidus FNH is set to co-produce a $10m Korean-language remake of 1967 Shaw Brothers classic One Armed Swordsman with Hong Kong’s Celestia
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NewsCinema Popular unveils China's first superhero movie
Start-up production and financing outfit Cinema Popular is unveiling four new projects at Cannes, including China’s first superhero movie.
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NewsMulan, Hennessy land at Distribution Workshop
Hong Kong-based sales outfit Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Jingle Ma’s Mulan, a live-action version of the Chinese classic folk story, and Ivy Ho’s romantic drama Crossing Hennessy.
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NewsPeak Global debuts with 20 titles
Fledgling sales company Peak Global Entertainment arrives in Cannes with a lineup of more than 20 titles, including Jose Ivan Santiago’s crime drama Talento De Barrio starring Reggeaton sensation Daddy Yankee.The line-up also features Il Lim’s action title Acts Of Violence with Leelee Sobieski and Ron Perlman, and political thriller ...
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NewsEasternlight sharpens 14 Blades with Visualizer
Arclight Films’ Asian division Easternlight is partnering with Hong Kong’s Visualizer Film Productions and the Shanghai Film Group to co-produce $20m martial arts action title 14 Blades.