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News108 Media, Paladin take Manila
The distributor partners have picked up US rights to Sean Ellis’ acclaimed Sundance premiere Metro Manila.
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NewsContent boards The Surprise
Content Film has come on to sell worldwide rights excluding Holland, Belgium, the former Dutch Colonies, Luxembourg and Germany to Oscar winner Mike van Diem’s upcoming Dutch rom-com The Surprise.
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Phase 4, XLrator find Jamesy Boy
Phase 4 Films and XLrator Media have partnered to acquire North American distribution on the crime thriller Jamesy Boy starring Mary-Louise Parker, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Taissa Farmiga and newcomer Spencer Lofranco. Atlas International handles international sales.
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NewsPhase 4 falls for Crash Reel
The distributor has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Lucy Walker’s Sundance premiere The Crash Reel and plans an early winter 2013 theatrical release.
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NewsKeaton, Freeman tackle Life for Myriad
Myriad Pictures has boarded a new sales title here in Cannes, acquiring international rights to the comedy Life Itself starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.
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NewsEx-EMI CEO launches film group
Former EMI chairman and CEO Eric Luciano Nicoli is teaming with William Lewis, John Stanley and Dean Goldberg to launch finance and production outfit Wentworth Media and Arts in Cannes.
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NewsMagnolia takes Tony Jaa actioner
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to 3D action title TYG2 from Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International.
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NewsProtagonist, AE nab Whishaw drama
EXCLUSIVE: Artificial Eye and Protagonist pick up Microwave feature Lilting starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei.
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NewsGillibert, Aja In a Perfect World
EXCLUSIVE: Adaptation rights taken for Laura Kasischke’s bestseller.
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NewsArrow goes with Kore-eda
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Arrow has take UK rights to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Competition entry, Like Father, Like Son [pictured].
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NewsArtificial Eye takes Sorrentino’s Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Artificial Eye picks up Paolo Sorrentino’s competition entry The Great Beauty.
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NewsMostafa drives from A To B
Emirati filmmaker Ali F. Mostafa is gearing up to shoot his new feature, road movie A To B, with a trio of leading producers from the Arab world and backing from Abu Dhabi’s twofour54.
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NewsBac fires for Dagur Kari’s Fúsi
EXCLUSIVE: Bac reunites with Kormakur’s BlueEyes Productions for sale of Kari’s Fusi (formerly working titled Rocketman).
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NewsClio Barnard plans Trespass
EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising UK director Clio Barnard [pictured], who has been earning rave reviews for her Quinzaine entry The Selfish Giant, is to direct The Trespass, an adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain.
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NewsBaywatch team reunites for Killing Hasselhoff
EXCLUSIVE: Angelworld Entertainment’s Grazeley Film Fund has come on board to fully finance the feature Killing Hasselhoff.
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NewsCifola’s Lion unveils Terzani biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Former Rai Sesto Cifola [pictured] touches down in Cannes with new company Lion Pictures International.
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NewsBreakthrough boards Joe's Mountain
EXCLUSIVE: Toronto’s Breakthrough Entertainment has signed on to serve as executive producer and will handle international sales on Joe’s Mountain starring Kris Kristofferson. Helen Hunt is in talks to join the cast.
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NewsCampbell Bower, Fimmel join Overdrive
EXCLUSIVE: Star of upcoming The Mortal Instruments confirmed for long-gestated Pierre Morel-produced Overdrive. Kinology is selling.
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NewsTautou lends voice to Phantom Boy
EXCLUSIVE: French actress (and star of Amelie) Audrey Tautou has come on board Phantom Boy, the new animated feature by Oscar-nominated directors Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (A Cat In Paris).
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NewsIndustry stung by Cannes hotel scams
EXCLUSIVE: Companies lose thousands in the annual Cannes accommodation scams.