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NewsTrustNordisk taking Last King to TIFF
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsLunchbox, '71 producers selected for OMDC's IFF
Forty Canadian and international producers will head to the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s annual International Financing Forum in Toronto.
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NewsTrinity acquires Hackney's Finest
London crime drama, from the director of YouTube hit The Hunt for Gollum, set for release early 2015.
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NewsDragon 2 retains China BO lead
CHINA BOX OFFICE: How To Train Your Dragon 2 held on to the top spot at the China box office in the week August 18-24, grossing a further $24.09m for a cumulative total of $50.86m.
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NewsMette-Marie Katz rises at XYZ Films
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has promoted the executive to director of sales on the eve of Toronto, where the company’s films in various capacities include Tusk, The Dead Lands, Tokyo Tribe, Electric Boogaloo, Spring and The Editor.
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NewsThai studios team for Transformation
Four Thai film companies – M Pictures, Bangkok Film Studio, True I-Content and Matching Studio – have joined forces to create a new studio, Transformation Films, with the aim of helping expand the Thai film industry at an international level.
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NewsShooting begins on M:I5
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions top brass said principal photography has commenced on the fifth instalment in the Tom Cruise franchise.
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NewsTWC to re-release Begin Again
The Weinstein Company will re-release Toronto 2013 hit Begin Again in an awards season play.
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NewsVertical takes US on Out Of The Dark
The distributor has taken US rights to Participant Media’s supernatural thriller starring Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman and has scheduled an early 2015 theatrical release. Bloom handles international sales.
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NewsAmazon buys video portal Twitch
Indicating a possible deep dive into web video, Amazon is paying close to $1bn for Twitch Interactive, the online platform that allows people to watch others play video games.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils Zabaltegi titles
As 19 titles are revealed for the Zabaltegi section, Danis Tanovic’s Tigers is added to the official competition and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby has entered the Pearls section.
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NewsSong of My Mother triumphs at Sarajevo
Debut film of Turkey’s Erol Mintas wins best film, best actor. Special Jury Award and best actress go to Brides
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NewsMacondo wins Sarajevo partner prize
Docu Rough Cut Boutique awards for documentary project also revealed
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NewsLotus hires Pivot writer-director
Ed Gass-Donnelly will write and direct the sci-fi thriller Pivot. Lotus Entertainment will handle international sales.
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NewsRichard Attenborough dies aged 90
Oscar and BAFTA award-winning actor, director and producer starred in Brighton Rock and Jurassic Park.
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NewsGuardians back on top in US on $18m
A lacklustre session allowed Guardians Of The Galaxy to take advantage of a lightweight trio of releases to return to the top and become the leading film of the summer.
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NewsLucy plunders $29m at int'l BO
UPDATED AUGUST 25: Lucy grossed a confirmed $28.9m from 3,267 venues in 38 Universal territories for a total of $65.2m to rank as the weekend’s top release at the international marketplace.
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NewsBeijing Independent fest shut down
Chinese authorities shut down the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival on its opening day on Saturday (August 23).
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NewsPaper Planes wins CinefestOZ award
Robert Connolly writes and directs; the festival also awards Joel Edgerton with screen legend prize.