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NewsEcumenical jury awards Looking for Eric
Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric took top prize of the Ecumenical jury while special mention went to Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon.
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NewsSPC acquires US rights to A Prophet
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired North American and other territory rights to Jacques Audiard’s Palme d’Or frontrunner A Prophet from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsAlta Films picks up Eric, A Prophet and Fish Tank
Alta Films has picked up three Cannes competition titles, Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet and Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, for distribution in Spain.
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NewsNew Moon shines as Cannes buyers snap up commercial fare
As Cannes 2009 approached its final days a clear picture emerged of the haves and have-nots, as streamlined teams of buyers focused in on broadly commercial fare with theatrical potential.
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NewsIFC scores US rights to Loach’s Looking For Eric
IFC Films has swooped on US rights from Wild Bunch to Ken Loach’s competition crowd-pleaser Looking For Eric following its world premiere on Monday (May 18).
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NewsTrustNordisk signs deals on Antichrist despite mixed reviews
Days after the stormy screening of Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist, a film that fiercely divided critics, two major deals have been concluded on the film.
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NewsRadical Publishing takes 20% in Asia’s Storm Lion
LA-based Radical Publishing, which is busy setting up adaptations of its comic book imprint Radical Comics around Hollywood, has acquired a 20% stake in Singapore’s media conglomerate, Storm Lion.
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NewsStephen Fry to star in adaption of The Liar
Stephen Fry is to take a leading role in the film adaptation of his novel, The Liar, with newcomer Tony Hagger producing and directing.
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NewsTriPictures picks up Summit’s Tree Of Life, Letters To Juliet
Leading Spanish outfit TriPictures has taken the distribution rights for Spain to Terrence Malick’s Tree Of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, and Gary Winnick’s Letters To Juliet.
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NewsThe Weinstein Company takes on The Fighter
David Glasser, president of international at The Weinstein Company, has acquired The Fighter in selected territories from Relativity Media and is close to finalising deals for Germany, France, Spain and South Korea.
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NewsBjorkman’s Ingmar Bergman short to get British premiere next month
Stig Bjorkman’s Images From The Playground: Ingmar Bergman At Work will receive its British premiere at the Barbican next month.
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Galloping picks up explorer doc Lost World
Galloping Films Australia will handle worldwide distribution on explorer documentary The Lost World Of The Crystal Skull.
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NewsKounen to discover The Secret Histories Of The Dalai Lama
Returning to the Far East after his foray into the love life of fashion icon Coco Chanel, Jan Kounen will head to Tibet to shoot The Secret Histories Of The Dalai Lama.
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NewsEntertainment 7 delivers sales on Baby On Board
Entertainment 7, Emilio Ferrari’s Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has closed sales on the comedy Baby On Board, which stars John Corbett, Heather Graham, Jerry O’Connell and Lara Flynn Boyle
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NewsNew Films closes deals with Falcon, BBI
New Films International has sold a seven-title package to Falcon Films in the Middle East for Witch Hunt,P.V.C.-1, Mysterious Hearts,Peter And Vandy, Camp Hope, Circle, and Keepsake.
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NewsUK’s Jinga closes deals on horror flick Salvage
UK sales agent Jinga Films has closed sales on Lawrence Gough’s horror film Salvage for Germany (MIG Films) Middle East (Italia) and Japan.
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NewsAround The World drives strong Cannes for StudioCanal
As the market winds down, StudioCanal executive vice president Harold van Lier told ScreenDaily that the company has had the best Cannes in its history.
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NewsFocus soars with Macdonald’s Eagle Of The Ninth
Focus Features International has virtually sold out the world on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming Roman Britain epic Eagle Of The Ninth, which is set to begin shooting later this summer with Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.
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NewsAV Pictures picks up Obsession
AV Pictures will handle the sales on Obsession after signing a deal with new London-based production company Corona Pictures.
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NewsTaiwan pumps $228m into local film and co-productions
Taiwanese government announced that it will pump $228m (NT$7.5bn) over five years into its local film industry.