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NewsNew Wave nabs Cannes duo
UK distributor New Wave Films has picked up rights to Cannes Competition entry Grisgris from Les Films du Losange and Prix Un Certain Regard winner The Missing Image from Films Distribution.
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NewsEquity weighs in on national insurance reform
Actors union Equity has begun work on a detailed response to HMRC’s public consultation on the national insurance status of actors, singers and musicians.
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NewsEIFF names Talent Lab participants
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) (June 19-30) today announced the participants for its 2013 Talent, Composers and Sound Labs, which will include a session with documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky.
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NewsVipers Nest 2 line-up unveiled
London creative collective Vipers Nest, arranged by Samantha Horley of UK sales and finance outfit The Salt Company, has announced its second wave of participants.
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Well Go takes Iceman, Ip Man
Well Go USA Entertainment announced on Friday [May 31] it has picked up all North American rights in Cannes to Wing-cheong Law’s Iceman and separately closed a deal to distribute Ip Man: The Final Fight.
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NewsFast 6 faces Hangover 3 int'l clash
UPDATED MAY 31: Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part III arrives in more than 50 territories this weekend and will have a fight on its hands to dislodge Universal’s reigning champion Fast & Furious 6.
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NewsBuyers respond to Silence
IM Global announced on Thursday [30] it had closed a raft of key territories in Cannes on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period drama financed by Emmett/Furla Films, Corsan Films and Len Blavatnik’s AI Film.
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NewsHunt on for Black Mass star
Cross Creek Pictures head Brian Oliver was on Thursday evening [30] actively seeking to replace Johnny Depp following the star’s abrupt departure from the upcoming crime drama.
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NewsCanana backs Fantastic Market
Fantastic Fest will host an international genre film co-production market to be co-produced by Mexico’s Canana and Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey network.
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NewsGKIDS, Cinedigm deepen ties
Family animation distributor GKIDS and Cinedigm plan to launch a multi-platform animation label.
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NewsAFI to honour Cornfeld
Producer Stuart Cornfeld will receive the AFI’s 2013 Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal on Jun 6.
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NewsLegendary East, China Film Co strike pact
Legendary East and China Film Co have signed a multi-year co-production deal in Beijing to produce tentpole films.
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Mertes to head JustFilms
Cara Mertes has been appointed director of The Ford Foundation’s JustFilms programme.
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NewsBehind the Candelabra draws 2.4m
Steven Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, was seen by 2.4 million viewers on its US premiere.
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NewsBenelux buyers reveal Cannes deals
Benelux distributors have revealed the results of a buying spree at Cannes’ Marché du Film, including Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant, Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary and David Cronenberg’s upcoming Maps to the Stars.
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NewsDailymotion boosts Bollywood line-up
Online video portal agrees new content deal with India’s Venus Movies.
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NewsEU ploughing $4.6m into digital projects
The European Union’s MEDIA Programme is to provide €3.5m ($4.6m) for new initiatives developed for the digital era, which must be launched from January 2014.
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NewsCBGB goes to XLrator
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to CBGB and has set a theatrical release to coincide with the CBGB Music Festival in New York in October. The Exchange handles international sales.
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NewsICFF to open with Benvenuto
Benvenuto Presidente will open the second Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) in Toronto on Jun 26.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Ilo Ilo
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Anthony Chen’s Camera D’Or winner, which last week became the first Singaporean film to win a prize in Cannes.