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NewsCinema Guild takes French trio
The Cinema Guild announced on Thursday [21] that it has acquired DVD, digital, TV and non-theatrical rights to three French titles from fledgling Distrib Films.
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NewsHong Kong to open with Final Fight
Herman Yau’s Ip Man - The Final Fight will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 17-April 2), while Closed Curtain directed by Jafar Panahi and Kamboziya Partovi will close the event.
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NewsHefzy named artistic director of Ismalia
Egypt’s Ismalia International Film Festival has named producer and writer Mohamed Hefzy artistic director.
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NewsDavid Unger joins Resolution
Talent and literary agent David Unger has joined Jeff Berg’s new agency Resolution and will be based in the Century City offices.
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NewsSundanceNOW adds 5 Cameras
SundanceNOW has licensed Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras for its subscriber video-on-demand service Doc Club.
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NewsAnnihilator to get Hollywood treatment
Enchanted producer Barry Josephson and Magic Storm Entertainment will bring to life Stan Lee’s creation Annihilator.
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NewsEFAs 2014 heading to Riga
Latvian capital Riga is to host the 27th European Film Awards in 2014.
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NewsCartagena ups films for 53rd edition
Festival opens tonight with Andres Baiz’s ROA; industry initiatives include producers meeting, documentary focus and film festival management sessions.
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NewsDay for Night launches distribution arm
Aditya Assarat’s HI-SO and Dominga Sotomayor’s Thursday till Sunday mark first acquisitions.
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NewsHorror short film competition launched
666 Short Cuts to Hell will see one filmmaker win £6,666 and the opportunity to develop a horror short or feature idea under mentorship from Movie Mogul.
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NewsLocarno reveals spin-off line-up
Carlo Chatrain will be artistic director of the first L’immagine e la Parola, with Russian Ark director Alexander Sokurov the guest of honour.
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NewsMiami unveils Florida Focus
Organisers at the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) have announced the line-up of films shot and set in Miami. The festival is set to run from Mar 1-10.
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NewseOne signs Eleven Film deal
Canadian producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) is planning an aggressive UK push after striking a first-look deal with UK indie Eleven Film.
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NewsSky Movies to launch Disney channel
Renewed deal with the US studio includes the launch of a Sky Movies Disney channel and prevents VoD rivals from offering blockbusters such as Wreck-It Ralph and Iron Man 3.
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NewsOscar nominee in LAX mishap
Emad Burnat, the Palestinian co-director of best documentary Oscar nominee 5 Broken Cameras, issued a statement on Wednesday [20] after he was questioned by immigration officers at LAX following his arrival in advance of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony.
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NewsEuropaCorp sets YSL biopic
Feature is due to shoot for ten weeks from mid-June in Paris and Marrakech.
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NewsGotham teams up with Principal
Management and production company The Gotham Group has merged with talent management firm Principal Entertainment Los Angeles, effective immediately.
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NewsParticipant forms fellowship
Participant Media founder Jeff Skoll on Wednesday [20] launched the Jake Eberts Fellowship for Social Impact Filmmaking.
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NewsSchwarzenegger to open Busan West
Kim Jee-woon, Arnold Schwarzenegger and screenwriter and Dodge College alumnus Andy Knauer will open the Busan West Film Festival, set to run from Mar 8-10.