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NewsTIME launches Red Border
The documentary film unit will be hosted on an interactive digital site on Time’s website and the plan is to showcase original content by filmmakers, journalists and photojournalists.
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NewsUni ups Neil to digital post
Doug Neil has been promoted to evp of digital marketing, Universal Pictures co-president of marketing Michael Moses announced on Monday [12].
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NewsWenders starts Every Thing shoot
Mongrel Media has announced that Wim Wenders will commence principal photography on Every Thing Will Be Fine on Aug 13 in Montreal. HanWay Films handles worldwide rights.
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NewsThe Exchange to sell C.O.G.
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Brian O’Shea announced on Monday [12] that he has picked up international sales rights to the Sundance premiere heading into Toronto.
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NewsAnton Yelchin joins Cymbeline
EXCLUSIVE: The rising star becomes the latest cast member to swell the ranks on the International Film Trust sales title heading into Toronto.
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NewsD Films sees Double
The distributor has swooped on Canadian rights to Richard Ayoade’s forthcoming Toronto world premiere The Double.
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NewsKoplan joins Red Granite
The financing, production and sales company has hired David Koplan as head of physical production and development.
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NewsSweden's Way Out West breaks record
Gothenburg music and film festival Way Out West wrapped on Saturday (August 10) after holding the world premiere of Snabba Cash: Life Deluxe, the third and final instalment in the hit Swedish crime trilogy (known as Easy Money in English).
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NewsSteve Davis joins DCM
UK cinema advertising leader Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Steve Davis as Head of Exhibition.
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NewsFortissimo swims in Steel’s Water
Sales outfit picks up Eric Steel’s Tribeca and Edinburgh documentary Kiss the Water.
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BAFTA, Royal Albert Hall renew composer series
George Fenton and Dario Marianelli among ‘in converstation’ guests.
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NewsImboden, Koller among Zurich premieres
New films from Markus Imboden and Xavier Koller among new films at the Zurich Film Festival.
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NewsAlan Partridge tops UK box office
The first big screen outing for Alan Partridge tops chart with $3.37m (£2.18m), including previews, through StudioCanal; Sony’s Grown Ups 2 leads Fri-Sun weekend; Universal’s Despicable Me 2 becomes 2013’s highest grosser.
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NewsSwiss move into talks for Creative Europe membership
European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou also talks about future funding for Locarno festival.
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NewsInbetweeners director launches comedy production company
A co-founder of Zeppotron and the director of The Inbetweeners movie have joined forced to create an indie that will specialise in scripted comedy.
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NewsElysium rules US on $30.4m
Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 independently financed sci-fi action film launched at number one in North America thanks to an estimated $30.4m opening weekend through TriStar that consigned a trio of studio openers to lower top five finishes.
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NewsSmurfs 2 rules int'l on $35m
UPDATED AUG 12: Sony’s The Smurfs 2 came in above weekend estimates, scoring $35.3m in the second weekend to boost the international running total to $110.7m. Brad Pitt recorded his biggest North American and global hit as World War Z reached $500m worldwide.
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NewsLocarno roundup: Wetlands stirs controversy
Social media platforms ban explicit trailer for Wetlands.
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NewsD23: Jolie talks Maleficent
A surprise appearance by Angelina Jolie was the highlight of Saturday’s [10] live-action presentation at Disney’s annual expo in Anaheim, California, as attendees booed a paltry Star Wars segment.
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NewsEddie Michaels, 1964-2013
Eddie Michaels, the Hollywood publicist whose longtime clients included Noah Wyle and Illumination Entertainment, died on Thursday [8] in Los Angeles after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 49.