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  • Nikita Mikhalkov
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    Wild Bunch unleashes packed slate on Cannes

    2009-05-13T06:19:00Z

    Wild Bunch has arrived in Cannes with a packed slate including Nikita Mikhalkov’s $68.1m (€50m) follow up to Burnt By The Sun, and the next film from French master Jean-Luc Godard.

  • North Face
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    Music Box acquires the US rights to North Face and Cloud 9

    2009-05-13T12:35:00Z

    Music Box Films has acquired all US rights to the German films North Face (Nordwand) from Beta Cinema and Cloud 9 (Wolke 9) from Match Factory.

  • Aleksandr Golutva
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    Russia forms organisation to promote local films abroad

    2009-05-13T12:10:00Z

    The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation is to create a government-sponsored, non-commercial organisation for the promotion of the Russian cinema abroad.

  • Timothy Olyphant  in The Crazies
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    Imagenation Abu Dhabi boards first two films with Participant

    2009-05-13T11:42:00Z

    Imagenation Abu Dhabi has announced that the five-year revolving fund it created last year with Participant Media will partner in the productions of family comedy Furry Vengeance and horror/thriller The Crazies.

  • Robert Pattinson
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    Stars rally for Stowe, Hyde Park

    2009-05-13T06:10:00Z

    Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson are lining up to star in romantic epic Unbound Captives which is being sold by Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International.

  • Michelle Yeoh
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    Fortissimo takes on Tian’s Warrior, Indian doc

    2009-05-13T06:07:00Z

    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.

  • Monica Belucci
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    The Little Film Company tempts buyers to Get It At Goode's

    2009-05-13T11:18:00Z

    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.

  • Gaspar Noe
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    Gaspar Noe goes hardcore

    2009-05-13T06:08:00Z

    Maverick director Gaspar Noe, whose feature Enter The Void is screening in competition, is hatching a sex film.

  • Bodyguards and Assasins
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    Cinema Popular unveils China's first superhero movie

    2009-05-13T06:05:00Z

    Start-up production and financing outfit Cinema Popular is unveiling four new projects at Cannes, including China’s first superhero movie.

  • The Cove
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    The Works sells "The Cove" to Drei Freunde

    2009-05-13T15:31:00Z

    London based The Works has sold The Cove to new distribution venture Drei Freunde for Germany..

  • Amreeka
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    Cineart snaps up Amreeka, L’Armee Du Crime

    2009-05-13T18:06:00Z

    Independent Belgian distributor Cineart arrives in Cannes with two new pickups, Amreeka and L’Armee Du Crime.

  • Lotte And The Moonstone Secret
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    Sola Media takes on Lotte sequel

    2009-05-13T18:02:00Z

    Solveig Langeland´s Sola Media has taken on all international rights to animated feature Lotte And The Moonstone Secret, directed by Janno Poldma and Heiki Ernits.

  • Bipasha Basu
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    Atlas starts presales on Quick, Slip Me A Bride

    2009-05-13T17:40:00Z

    German sales agent Atlas International film will be in Cannes to handle pre-sales for the UK romantic comedy Quick, Slip Me A Bride.

  • Content Republic
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    Content and Joost form partnership

    2009-05-13T12:26:00Z

    Content Republic and global web video service Joost have formed a partnership that will see Content Republic’s upcoming releases made available to Joost audiences across the UK and Germany.

  • Donald Petrie
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    Rifkin’s Cheyenne sets two at Intandem

    2009-05-13T06:06:00Z

    Veteran LA producer Arnold Rifkin and his Cheyenne Enterprises have joined forces with London-based film finance and international sales house, Intandem Films on two films, Clever and Your Perfect Angel. 

  • Simon Crowe
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    Crowe launches SC with Cosi comedy

    2009-05-13T06:05:00Z

    Simon Crowe’s new production, sales and distribution company SC Films International makes its debut at Cannes, led by Cosi starring Richard E Grant and singing superstar Sarah Brightman.

  • Zhao Wei
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    Mulan, Hennessy land at Distribution Workshop

    2009-05-13T06:04:00Z

    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.

  • Daddy Yankee
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    Peak Global debuts with 20 titles

    2009-05-13T06:02:00Z

    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 ...

  • Slammin' Salmon
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    Lizard’s Salmon swims to MPCA

    2009-05-13T06:01:00Z

    Los Angeles-bases sales company MPCA has picked up international rights to Broken Lizard’s comedy The Slammin’ Salmon.

  • Greta
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    Voltage woos Greta to Cannes

    2009-05-13T05:59:00Z

    Voltage Pictures has bulked up its Cannes slate with the eleventh hour acquisition of the teen drama Greta starring Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn and Melissa Leo.