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NewsSmurfs rule lacklustre international weekend on $15m
The Smurfs grossed a further $14.9m from 7,610 screens in 73 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) as the tally climbed to $321.2m.
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Baxter Brothers, Cinemad Presents launch distribution partnership
The micro independent distributors will distribute features and documentaries in theatres, museums, universities festivals “and any other venue that can project images on a screen.”
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The Day collaborators to adapt Afraid for Gold Circle
Producer Guy Danella and writer Luke Passmore, whose Midnight Madness entry The Day screens for press and industry on Monday at 10am, are adapting Jack Kilborn’s action horror novel Afraid for Gold Circle Films.
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NewsActor Eddie Marsan plans debut feature
British actor Eddie Marsan (who stars in TIFF title Tyrannosaur) will direct his first feature Pell Mell, for Warp Films.
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NewsLiza Johnson boards Alice Munro adaptation
As debut feature Return does festival rounds, Johnson gears up to direct Mark Jude Poirier’s adaptation of Alice Munro’s 2001 short story Hateship, Friendship, Courtship and Loveship.
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NewsReel Suspects assumes the Position
Ahead of Toronto, Paris-based Reel Suspects has taken on 1001 Ways To Enjoy The Missionary Position, Alan Chu.’s sci-fi comedy starring Amanda Plummer, William Russ, Anthem Moss, and Natasha Melnick.
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NewsH20, Traction partner on Welsh comedy Vinyl
Andras Hamori’s H2O Motion Pictures and Traction Media have come on board for Welsh comedy Vinyl.
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NewsNonStop Entertainment acquires Scandinavian rights to Shame, Terraferma
NonStop Entertainment has picked up Scandinavian distribution rights to winning Venice titles Shame and Terraferma.
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Intramovies takes on Rough Hands
Italy’s Intramovies has acquired the international sales rights for Rough Hands, Moroccan director Mohamed Asli’s second film In Casablanca, Angels Don’t Fly.
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NewsGaumont launches LA-based TV division
Katie O’Connell and Richard Frankie tapped as CEO and COO; high end dramas in the works
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NewsFrance leads pack in 2011 European Film Awards selection
The European Film Academy has revealed the 45 films selected for this year’s European Film Awards with France gaining 11 nods (8 of which are co-productions) followed by Germany and Spain.
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NewsFuture MEDIA Programme should promote ‘film literacy’
The European Union’s MEDIA Programme should be opened up to cultural goals and promote ‘film literacy’ in the support programme’s next generation from 2014, according to recommendations made during the European Culture Congress in the Polish city of Wroclaw at the weekend.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles’ 360 explores the mystery of coincidence and personal connection set against an international backdrop and boasts a diverse ensemble which includes Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Jamel Debbouze, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ben Foster and Johannes Krisch.
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NewsThe Fjallbacka Murders shoot underway
€30m TV and film project being sold by TrustNordisk in Toronto
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NewsDustin Hoffman begins UK shoot on directorial debut Quartet
British actors Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith and Michael Gambon join the cast of the film, which is being produced by Finola Dwyer.
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NewsStephen Fry to return as host of the BAFTAs
He will take back the BAFTA baton from Jonathan Ross who has hosted the awards for the last five years.
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NewsFilmNation teams up with Hirschbiegel on Eye In The Sky
FilmNation is fast-tracking the international thriller Eye In The Sky and has set Oliver Hirschbiegel to direct after acquiring rights from BBC Films in cooperation with BBC TV.
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Grosvenor Park returns to film lending, launches EIS fund in UK
Grosvenor Park is returning to lending on film after exiting the space in 2008 and expects to put $100m to work over the next year for projects in the $10m-$30m range.
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NewsUndefeated producers Exclusive, Zipper sign first-look deal
Exclusive Media Group (EMG) has signed a first-look deal with Undefeated producers Zipper Bros Films ahead of the film’s screening in Toronto on Tuesday (13).