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NewsNews In Brief: Gravitas finds 'Anguish', Academy relaunches fest support
Gravitas Ventures acquires Anguish; Academy relaunches film festival support programme; Office to open the 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival; Film Movement picks up The Seventh Fire.
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NewsNews in Brief: Revolution Studios, NYWIFT
Revolution Studios has purchased the Cold Spring Pictures motion picture library. Separately, New York Women in Film & Television has announced the recipient of the NYWIFT Ravenal Foundation Grant.
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NewsStephen Fingleton is focus of BAFTA Brits To Watch
BAFTA in partnership with the British Council will present the director of The Survivalist to the US industry at two bi-coastal events next week.
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NewsColorado theatre shooter to get life sentence
James Holmes, who massacred 12 people during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in the Colorado suburb Aurora three years ago, is to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
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NewsThree dead in Louisiana theatre shooting
UPDATE: Police in Lafayette said on Friday the two women who died in Thursday’s shooting at the Grand 16 theatre in Lafayette were Mayci Breaux, 21, and Jillian Johnson, 33. The gunman was identified as 59-year-old John Russell Houser.
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NewsGuilty verdict for Colorado theatre killer
Prosecutors in Colorado are pushing for the death penalty after James Holmes was found guilty on Thursday of first-degree murder of 12 people during a rampage at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises three years ago.
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NewsEdinburgh 2015 winners revealed
The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film goes to Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years.
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NewsEwan McGregor admits he is not a 'Star Wars' fanatic
EDINBURGH: Scottish actor gives talk about 22-year acting career including new role as Jesus in Last Days In The Desert.
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NewsRupert Murdoch plots succession
The 84-year-old mogul is preparing to relinquish his CEO role at 21st Century Fox and will hand over the reins to his son James, according to a story by CNBC on Thursday.
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NewsTravis Reid to head Broad Green distribution
The new hire arrives from Screenvision and will oversee an annual slate of 12-16 specialty and wide-release titles.
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NewsBeta Cinema picks up Vincent And The End Of The World
It is the latest feature from director Christophe van Rompaey, whose 2008 film Moscow, Belgium won three awards in Cannes Critics Week that year.
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NewsCinando, DFCN form alliance
The database managed by the Cannes market has partnered with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ray Bell’s cloud-based marketplace.
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NewsKartemquin Films in campaign to save Buddhist heritage site
The Filmmakers behind Saving Mes Aynak have announced a global screening day to spread awareness about a 5,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan on the brink of destruction.
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NewsMovio Media marketing platform launches
The New Zealand-based marketing data, analysis and campaign creation and management specialist Movio has launched its product allowing studios and distributors to track film-goer behavior.
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NewsBill Block seeks to dismiss QED Holdings suit
The QED International founder has branded as “specious” all claims against him.
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NewsBill Block hits back at lawsuit
The lawyer acting on behalf of the founder and former CEO of QED International branded as ‘absurd’ on Wednesday evening the infringement and unfair competition lawsuit filed by the QED principals.
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NewsQED Holdings sues Bill Block
QED Holdings co-CEOs file trademark infringement and unfair competition suit.
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NewsRoger Moore hits back over Paris Match interview
Roger Moore has denied making allegedly racist comments about the suitability of Idris Elba to play James Bond.
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NewsAFCI panel talks new world order
Producers scouting international locations should establish local companies early to benefit from tax incentives, attendees at the AFCI Locations Show 2015 heard on Thursday.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation to sell Glendale studio
Studio hierarchy announced the move in a call with analysts after the Q4 earnings report declared a $263.2m net loss.