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NewsBill Murray visits Kasbah
Barry Levinson is shaping up to be the man of the moment heading into Toronto with potentially two titles on the market, one of which has been announced as the Murray vehicle from QED, Venture Forth and Shangri-La Entertainment.
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NewsVisit Films to sell Stay
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has come on board to handle international sales excluding Canada ahead of the Toronto world premiere.
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NewsAbrahamson to direct Room adaptation
Element Pictures producing update of Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel; UTA reps US rights.
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NewsU.N.C.L.E. sets shoot date
Guy Ritchie will direct Warner Bros’ spy update starring Man Of Steel lead Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin.
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NewsDogwoof signs first Al Jazeera deal
Dogwoof has secured its first TV sales deal with Al Jazeera English for Village at the End of the World.
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NewsRio unveils Première Brazil
Top brass at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival have revealed the 11 features and eight documentaries that will compete for the Redentor prizes.
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NewsRaindance 2013 nominees revealed
After announcing its line-up and the inclusion of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on its jury, the Raindance Film Festival has unveiled the nominees competing for awards.
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NewsVinterberg in running for Nordic Prize
Danish director Thomas Vinterberg is among the contenders for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize, complete with $62,000 (DKK 350,000).
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NewsAnchor Bay gets MURPH: The Protector
Anchor Bay Films has acquired all rights to Mactavish Pictures’ MURPH: The Protector.
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NewsBFI names regional hub partners
The BFI has announced the eight organisations selected to help diversify film offering across the UK.
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NewsBusan reveals 2013 line-up
The 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its full line-up of 301 films from 70 countries with 95 world premieres and 42 international premieres.
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NewsBeresford, Farhadi to head Mumbai juries
The Mumbai Film Festival has announced that Bruce Beresford will head its International Competition jury, while Asghar Farhadi will head the jury of the India Gold competition.
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NewsJulian Assange on Raindance jury
WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.
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NewsOpen Road picks up Testament
Open Road Films has acquired US rights to the supernatural thriller financed by Voltage Pictures and will release nationwide in the first quarter 2015.
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NewsItem 7, Nguyen line up Origin
EXCLUSIVE: Montreal–based producers Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin are back in business with Kim Nguyen after their collaboration on this year’s Canadian Oscar nominee War Witch.
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NewsVimeo dangles TIFF carrot
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor said the platform will offer $10,000 advances for a 30-day exclusive digital window on world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsSummer box office tops $5.99bn
SEPT 3 UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: The aggregated gross of Hollywood’s summer exports has surpassed the freshly minted $4.7bn record North American session by at least 22%.
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NewsAng Lee to head Golden Horse Awards jury
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, has announced that Ang Lee will head this year’s jury.
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NewsAcademy to honour Gabriel Figueroa
Writer-director Gregory Nava, Gael García Bernal, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and Gabriel Figueroa Flores will celebrate the life and career of the renowned Mexican cinematographer on Sept 17.
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Pollak eyes comedy doc
Kevin Pollak will direct the documentary Misery Loves Comedy about the mind of the stand-up comic and those in the profession.