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NewsZach Braff turns to Kickstarter
UPDATE: Hot on the heels of Kristen Bell’s Veronica Mars campaign, Zach Braff has targeted a $2m raise to get his directorial follow-up to Garden State off the ground and had already received $1.54m or 57% in pledges as the end of the first day [24] approached.
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NewsThree promoted at Sundance Selects / IFC
Lauren Schwartz will head film publicity and Shani Ankori will head marketing for the company’s distribution labels, Sundance Selects and IFC Films.
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NewsFilm piracy attitudes shift
Film and TV remain the most downloaded content by online pirates but public attitudes are shifting against copyright infringement, according to new research.
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NewsRedford launches second Sundance London
At a subdued press conference at London’s O2 arena this morning, Robert Redford helped launch the second edition of Sundance London (April 25-28).
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K5 takes Cutie and the Boxer
K5 International has secured the rights to Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer, screening this week at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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Osiris enters theatrical arena
Television and home entertainment distributor Osiris Entertainment is to make its first foray into theatrical.
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NewsMars Ent CEO wins exhibitor award
Muzaffer Yildirim to receive International Exhibitor of the Year Award at the CineEurope Awards Luncheon on June 27.
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Newsm-appeal takes Cannes title The Major
Berlin-based sales outfit secures Yury Bykov’s Russian crime drama, set to screen at Cannes Critic’s Week.
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NewsGarth Davis joins Saroo Brierley biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Top of the Lake co-director boards See-Saw’s true story about an orphan reunited with his mother after 25 years.
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NewsEx-Revolver execs launch consultancy
EXCLUSIVE: Panizzo, Clark launch London-based distribution consultancy and creative agency.
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Voltage sparks to Home Invasion
Voltage Pictures will finance the micro-budget thriller Home Invasion for Joel Silver.
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NewsACID reveals Cannes 2013 line-up
20th anniversary line-up includes films from the UK’s Andrew Kötting, German Ramon Zurcher, Moroccan Hicham Lasri and Franco-American Gabriella Kessler.
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NewsUK releases update: World's End, Muppets
Edgar Wright’s The World’s End moved forward to July, swapping places with Kick-Ass 2; The Muppets… Again! moved back to March 2014
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NewsKidman, Ramsay on Cannes jury
Nicole Kidman and British filmmaker Lynne Ramsay will join president Steven Spielberg in deciding the winner of the 66th Palme d’Or next month.
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NewsEFP selects Producers on the Move for Cannes
European Film Promotion (EFP) selects a record 29 emerging producers for the networking initative, with the Kosovo and Montenegro represented for the first time.
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NewsDiamond switches roles at QED
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Diamond has segued from president of international sales into a production deal with QED International. The first project under the deal will be the ensemble comedy Mothers.
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NewsDom Rep studio gets $20m investment
Pinewood Indomina Studios in the Dominican Republic has received a $20m investment from World Bank Group member IFC.
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NewsFocus takes Dallas Buyers Club
The distributor has bolstered it awards season war chest and acquired the Matthew McConaughey drama for the US and Latin America in a deal brokered with CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
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NewsRainmaker begins Ratchet And Clank
Animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment has teamed up with Blockade Entertainment to producen, based on Insomniac Games’ PlayStation video game.