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The Outlander co-pro team signs scriptwriter Spalding
The Canada-British co-production team of The Outlander has signed Esta Spalding (Falling Angels) to write the script of what Xingu Film’s’ Alex Francis calls a “western thriller reminiscent of The Searchers set in the Canadian rockies.’’
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NewsFortissimo slays buyers with Assassins
Fortissimo has announced several deals finished at TIFF for Reign of Assassins, co-directed and produced by John Woo.
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Toronto's Handling says it's a 'fine year' for British cinema
“It has been a very fine year for British cinema,” according to TIFF CEO Piers Handling, underlining the irony that just six weeks ago it was announced that the UKFC will close its doors, likely in 2012.
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NewsUniversal picks up UK and Spain for Barney’s Version
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired distribution rights for Barney’s Version for the UK and Spain, producer Robert Lantos told Screen.
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Easternlight takes on Malaysian action drama Bunga Lalang
Arclight Films’ Asian division Easternlight has picked up Malaysian action drama Bunga Lalang, directed by Dain Iskandar Said and produced by Convergence Entertainment and Malaysia’s Apparat.
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NewsWeinsteins' Marilyn is among hot fare tempting TIFF buyers
The Weinstein Company is stirring up interest here on two titles new to the international marketplace as buyers mill around Toronto’s hotels and screening venues eager to fill slots in 2011 and beyond.
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Ebert inspires Twitter showdown
Film critic Roger Ebert will be at TIFF participating in a festival panel that conducts a “Twitter showdown.”
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NewsRecreation, TFC move into Shapiro's Country
Recreation Media and The Film Collaborative have taken worldwide rights to Jody Shapiro’s How To Start Your Own Country ahead of its world premiere tonight.
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NewsKing's Speech duo set to travel with The Lady Who Went Too Far
Gareth Unwin, one of the producers of Telluride and Toronto hit The King’s Speech, is now at work developing another period drama, about Lady Hester Stanhope, for his UK-based Bedlam Productions.
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Martin Landau in talks for Canada black comedy Born Into This
Oscar-winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood) and actor Devon Bostick (Adoration) are in negotiations with Canadian producers David Miller and newcomer Darren Portelli to star in the heartbreaking comedy, Born Into This, by first-time feature director Emmanuel Shirinian.
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Moving Pictures Film & TV strikes sales on rom-com pair
Santa Monica-based Moving Pictures Film & TV has closed a string of sales heading into Toronto on its slate of romantic comedies.
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Canada opens co-production talks with India
Canada’s Heritage Minister James Moore announced that Canada is launching co-production talks with India.
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NewsDenise Robert wins CMPA prize and gives cheque to Belanger
Oscar-winning producer Denise Robert says that being the first woman to win the Canadian Media Production Association award makes her feel “honoured … like one of the boys! And I’ve been waiting for that for a long time.”
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Lightbox footprint named for Reitmans
The footprint around TIFF Bell Lightbox has been named in honour of Leslie and Clara Reitman.
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NewsSwipe Films boards Venice, Toronto title That Girl In Yellow Boots
UK-based Swipe Films has taken worldwide rights to controversial Indian film That Girl In Yellow Boots.
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NewsVancouver's Greenstone sparkles with launch funding of $25m
Financed partly through sunken treasure, the upstart Vancouver-based Greenstone Film Partners — named for the Queen Isabella Emerald — is launching its feature film production, distribution and international sales venture at TIFF, its CEO John Curtis told Screen.
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NewsBankside and Killer strike first-look, co-development deal
First projects under the deal include Jeff Garlin’s Dealin With Idiots and Julianne Moore-starring Innocence.
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Malin Akerman to star with Ethan Hawke in The Numbers Station
Malin Akerman has joined the cast of The Numbers Station, opposite Ethan Hawke.
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NewsEasternlight shines for Chen Kaige's epic Sacrifice
Easternlight Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding China and Japan to Sacrifice, the new film from Chinese auteur Chen Kaige.
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NewsBernal, Luna join Ferrell on Nala's The House Of My Father
Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna have joined Will Ferrell on Nala Films’ Spanish language comedy Casa De MiPadre (The House Of My Father).