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NewsSundance 2016 unveils shorts winners
The 2016 Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the programme of 72 short films selected from 8,712 submissions, has gone to Thunder Road.
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NewsRelativity raises further $100m
Last week’s investment in Relativity by Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures is part of a new $100m-plus round of financing, it emerged on Monday.
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NewsSony acquires international rights to 'Blade Runner'
The studio will handle distribution outside North America on Alcon Entertainment’s follow-up to Ridley Scott’s widely acclaimed 1982 sci-fi.
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NewsSundance: 'Indignation', 'Equity' find US homes
UPDATE: James Schamus’ feature directorial debut has gone to Summit in a North American deal in the mid-$2m range.
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NewsAcademy explains rule changes
Following concern by members, leadership at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have explained the rationale behind last Thursday’s rule changes.
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NewsUS Briefs: partners buy 'The Million Dollar Duck'
Discovery Communications’ Animal Planet and Lionsgate have teamed up on North American and UK rights to the documentary.
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NewsPenelope Cruz, Fernando Trueba ready 'The Queen Of Spain'
Spain and Hungary shoot readied for sequel to The Girl Of Your Dreams; additional cast includes Clive Revill (Avanti!).
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NewsBooks at Berlinale to showcase 11 novels in search of film producers
Titles from the UK, Turkey and across Europe selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
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NewsReel Suspects teams with 'Broken Circle Breakdown' producer
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based sales outfit adds Rotterdam premieres and sales manager.
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NewsPicture Tree readies German distribution push
Elisabeth Scharang’s Jack, Simon Jaquemet’s War (Chrieg) earmarked for local distribution.
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NewsBFI launches Shakespeare on Film; British films to tour 110 countries
Events will include an international tour of British Shakespeare films and a nationwide simulcast of Ian McKellen’s Richard III.
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News'The Revenant' retains UK lead; tops $17m
Universal’s Ride Along 2 is the week’s highest new entry with $3m (£2.13m) from 418 sites to chart second.
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News'Norm Of The North' to get China release
Splash Entertainment’s animated feature adds China to its 70-strong list of international territories.
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NewsBeta Cinema takes Berlinale Competition entry '24 Weeks'
Beta acquires the second feature of Two Mothers director Anne Zohra Berrached.
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NewsIndia’s Reliance to co-produce Serge Hazanavicius' 'nOmber One'
India’s Reliance Entertainment is teaming with two French production companies – Julie Gayet’s Rouge International and Elisa Soussan’s myFamily – to co-produce Serge Hazanavicius’ mountaineering drama nOmber One.
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News'Ghost In The Shell' shifts from Disney to Paramount
DreamWorks’ cyber-thriller starring Scarlett Johansson has shifted from Disney to Paramount - although the March 31 2017 release date stays the same.
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NewsUS Briefs: FilmBuff to handle int’l sales on 'Truth And Power'
FilmBuff has licensed international rights to Participant Media’s 10-part investigative docu-series about corruption and civil liberties narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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NewsSundance: Amazon strikes $10m deal for 'Manchester By The Sea'
UPDATE: Amazon Studios bid $10m for Kenneth Lonergan’s drama. Separately, A24/DirecTV picked up Morris From America.
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NewsSundance: partners unite on 'Under The Shadow'
Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films have partnered for global distribution on the Midnight selection and Farsi-language horror thriller.
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News'The Revenant' crosses $200m at global box office
The Revenant grossed an estimated $33.8m from 48 markets as the running total reached $104.5m.