All News articles – Page 2536
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NewsThe Husband seals TIFF deals
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired US sales rights, The Little Film Company international sales and A71 Canadian distribution rights to Scythia Films and Phenomenal Films’ recent Toronto world premiere The Husband.
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NewsInsidious 2 owns US on $41.1m
A sensational number one launch for Insidious: Chapter 2 through FilmDistrict put the horror sequel immediately in profit for the filmmakers and established James Wan unquestionably as the preeminent commercial horror director following summer smash The Conjuring.
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NewsSmurfs 2 crosses $200m int'l
China helped The Smurfs 2 soar past $200m over a lukewarm session, driving the overall weekend take to $17.6m from 13,000 screens in 70 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsVenice best director Pasolini talks new projects
UPDATED & EXCLUSIVE: Beta closes a number of key deals on Venice award-winner Still Life.
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NewsF Word sells out for eOne
eOne Films International has reported a roaring trade in Toronto on No Trace Camping’s Michael Dowse rom-com The F Word starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan.
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NewsWadjda to lead first Saudi Oscar bid
Haifaa Al Mansour’s acclaimed drama will contest the Academy’s foreign language race for Saudi Arabia.
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NewsWestEnd racks up TIFF sales on Joe
WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on David Gordon Green’s Joe starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sheridan on the back of its Venice and Toronto premieres.
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NewsHFPA to honour Woody Allen
Woody Allen will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B DeMille Award at the 71st Annual Golden Globes on Jan 22, 2014.
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NewsRoadside takes Words And Pictures
Roadside Attractions has taken US rights in Toronto to Fred Schepisi’s romance Words And Pictures starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
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NewsWild Bunch launches Spirit of '45 day-and-date experiment
Initiative is part of European Commission’s media chronology experiment.
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NewsJulianne Moore joins Hunger Games
Julianne Moore has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2.
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NewsNetflix to double original content spend
Original commissions are set to account for a fifth of Netflix’s content spend within the next few years.
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NewsSubmarine sells Art Addict
Submarine Entertainment has closed a slew of pre-sales in Toronto on it’s the art world documentary Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.
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NewsIron Box secures development backing
EXCLUSIVE: London production outfit secures £1.5m, according to company heads.
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NewsRay Dolby audio pioneer dies aged 80
US audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories has died in San Francisco.
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NewsNetherlands enters Borgman into Oscar race
Alex van Warmerdam’s thriller submitted by the Netherlands for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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NewsPristina reveals 2013 line-up
Fifth Pristina Film Festival comprises 49 films; adds LGBT strand.
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NewsRaven Banner enters The Station
Raven Banner has picked up Canadian rights to Toronto Midnight Madness entry The Station.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire Paddington; Firth, Kidman join cast
Principal photography to begin this month; 2014/15 release dates set.
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NewsMagnolia Int'l seals TIFF deals
EXCLUSIVE UPDATED: Magnolia International has reported brisk sales in Toronto on several of its key titles.