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NewsShade VFX moves to Santa Monica
The boutique visual effects company is relocating into a new facility at the Bergamot Station arts compound that doubles its footprint.
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NewsIschia to honour Milchan
Arnon Milchan will receive the first Ischia Legend Award on Jul 20 during the 11th Annual Ischia Global Film & Music Fest in Naples.
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NewsPretty Pictures acquires Hany Abu-Assad's Omar
EXCLUSIVE: Cannes Un Certain Regard selection sold by The Match Factory.
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NewsLost Paradise takes top prize at Jeonju
The 14th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF)’s international competition Grand Prize went to Eve Deboise’s French coming-of-age film Lost Paradise at the closing ceremony Friday (May 3). The award comes with a $18,000 (KW20m) cash prize.
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NewsIM3 bursts into US on $175.3m
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 arrived in North America amid a blaze of anticipation at the weekend and it did not disappoint, posting the second biggest debut of all time behind stablemate The Avengers.
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NewsIM3 soars past $500m int'l
UPDATED MAY 6: An extraordinary $175.9m second international weekend for Iron Man 3 pushed Marvel Studios’ smash to $504.8m and $680.1m worldwide as Disney crossed the $1bn international mark in record time.
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NewsAcademy: new voting rules
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has amended its rules so that for the first time every voting member will automatically be eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories.
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NewsOwen, Heigl to star in Survivor
EXCLUSIVE: Clive Owen and Katherine Heigl will star in the latest hot project to fall into place in the run-up to Cannes. Nu Image will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsIM Global trio extend contracts
Senior executives Jonathan Deckter, Bonnie Voland and Tatyana Joffe have all signed new multi-year deals, founder and CEO Stuart Ford announced on Friday [3].
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NewsQED Int’l promotes Friedberg
John Friedberg has been named evp of international sales in the wake of Daniel Diamond’s segue into a production deal at the company.
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Breakthrough adds two for Cannes
The Toronto-based company has added Cubicle Warriors and Looking Is The Original Sin to its Cannes sales slate.
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NewsIM3 reaches $361m global
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 continued to charge towards $400m in its first week following an estimated $37.7m worldwide haul on Thursday [May 2].
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News108 Media acquires Jug Face
CEO Abhi Rastogi announced the deal on Friday [3] after negotiating rights for the Slamdance entry with Modernciné’s Andrew van den Houten. 108 Media will launch sales on the Croisette this month.
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NewsCMG Cannes-bound with Moon
Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has bulked up its Cannes slate and acquired international rights excluding Latin America to Bruno Barreto’s Reaching For The Moon.
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Non-profit supports Toronto mental health event
Workman Arts, a non-profit organisation fighting mental disease, will celebrate Mental Health Week from May 5-11 with the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival.
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NewsOne Net Labs launches new app
FoundLove ties into themes of documentary Occupy Love [pictured].
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NewsUniversal take five at BVA Awards
Universal Pictures UK took home five awards at the annual British Video Association Awards last night [May 2] in London.
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NewsSavill named BFI deputy chair
Pat Butler, Charles Cecil and Oona King appointed to the BFI board.
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NewsPicturehouse plans Chiswick venue
Picturehouse plans five-screen cinema at Rambert Company’s former Chiswick High Road property.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
The Blaine Brothers have started shooting their debut feature and production is also underway on animation Gus, starring Dakota Fanning and Seth Green.