All News articles – Page 2012
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NewsHaifa: Mohsen Makhmalbaf talks arrest, torture and film
Back in Israel for the fourth time to serve as the president of the Haifa Film Festival jury, Mohsen Makhmalbaf is fully conscious of the simmering anger he provokes among the authorities of his native Iran.
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NewsMemento racks up 'Monster' sales, Music Box takes US
MFI and specialist label Artscope unveil Venice and Toronto sales.
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News'Black Sails' star set to debut short film
Toby Stephens’ short In Vitro will be available to watch on the We Are Colony platform from today, Sept 30.
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NewsSnowtown producers launch Carver Films with Nick Cave adaptation, Kurzel drama
EXCLUSIVE: TV projects also on slate for Australian outfit.
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News'Room', Paul Thomas Anderson doc set for reinvented Rome
New festival director criticizes “myopic” battle for premieres and reveals London Film Festival “alliance”.
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NewsCinedigm acquires 'The Midnight Man'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has picked up North American rights from Expression Entertainment to the crime thriller starring Will Kemp and Vinnie Jones.
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NewsShowbox, Blumhouse, Ivanhoe in six-film pact
The South Korean powerhouse has entered into a co-production partnership with Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe Pictures
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NewsThe Solution hires Josie Liang
The former Focus Features executive has joined The Solution Entertainment Group as vp of acquisitions and development.
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NewsAdopt Films acquires 'The Idol'
Seville International has found a US home for Hany Abu-Assad’s acclaimed recent Toronto world premiere and closed a raft of new sales
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NewsMatthew Vaughn to direct 'I Am Pilgrim'
MGM announced on Tuesday that the British director has signed on to the adaptation of Terry Hayes’ espionage bestseller of the same name.
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NewsDistributon round-up: Screen Media swoops on 'Darling'
The distributor has acquired world rights to Mickey Keating’s genre film following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last Friday. Separately Music Box has picked up Monster With A Thousand Faces.
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NewsSony bolsters film, TV production team
New president of international film and television Sanford Panitch has brought on two key hires at the studio.
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NewsTribeca unveils StoryLab participants
Filmmakers John Battsek, Molly Thompson, Kurt Engfehr, Rachel Boynton, Sloane Klevin and Amir Bar Lev are among the filmmakers who be leading this year’s Tribeca Film Institute third annual StoryLab in Brooklyn, New York.
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NewsDutch execs launch distribution company, Periscope
Dutch industry veteran San Fu Maltha of Fu Works has partnered with Bruno Felix and Femke Wolting of Amsterdam-based Submarine Films to launch a new distribution company.
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NewsDiaphana picks up 'Young Karl Marx'
France’s Diaphana Distribution has picked up Haitian-born Raoul Peck’s long-gestating project, The Young Karl Marx.
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NewsAcademy unveils Nicholl screenwriting Fellows
In the 30th anniversary year of the global competition, the winners will each receive a $35,000 prize on the understanding they will complete a feature screenplay during their fellowship year.
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NewsUniversal puts 'Pacific Rim 2' on hold
Legendary and Universal Pictures have removed the sci-fi follow-up to their 2013 sci-fi adventure from its August 4 2017 slot but insisted they remained committed to releasing the film.
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NewsGay docu-drama 'The Circle' to screen at Russia's EFP showcase
St Petersburg’s EFP showcase will features eight titles this year.
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NewsErrol Morris reveals IDFA top 10
The festival will screen ten films picked by the US filmmaker, who will also take part in a masterclass.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires 30% of Mars Films; names Didier Lupfer president
Olivier Courson to exit StudioCanal as part of shake-up.