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NewsDistribution round-up: Cinedigm takes Dead Man’s Burden
Jared Moshe’s western [pictured] premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will open in North America in 2013 in theatres followed by VoD, digital and DVD. FilmBuff will release Ex-Girlfriend, Magic Stone and Brainstorm are on board The American Scream and Kino Lorber has signed a distribution deal with ...
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NewsBrenton Thwaites signs on to Intrepid Pictures’ Oculus
The Australian actor [pictured] has been cast as the male lead alongside Karen Gillan, with Rory Cochrane also in the cast. Film District acquired US rights on the eve of Cannes and Focus Features International handles sales for the rest of the world.
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NewsInception Media Group sets US release for Four Assassins
The Will Yun Lee thriller will receive its North American premiere on Oct 19.
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NewsDaniel Day-Lewis to collect Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award
The star of Lincoln will collect the BAFTA LA honour at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov 7 on the eve of the film’s world premiere as the AFI FEST closing night screening.
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NewsSlavic named UIP Sweden boss
Zoran Slavic has been appointed general manager of United International Pictures (UIP) in Sweden.
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NewsBack of Beyond, Two Hearts among EFA short film nominees
European Film Awards to take place on Dec 1 in Malta.
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NewsAlan Heim and Steve Okazaki to be honoured at Plus Camerimage
Heim to receive Lifetime Acheivement Award to the Editor, while Ozazaki [pictured] will be presented with the Outstanding Achivement Award as a Documentary Filmmaker.
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NewsMatthew Modine to chair Rome's Best Debut and Second Film Award jury
American director, actor and producer [pictured] will be joined by Laura Amelia Guzmán, Stefania Rocca, Alice Rohrwacher and Tanya Seghatchian.
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NewsSitges film festival opens with world premiere of The Body
Sitges to feature new films from Paulo, Aibar, Calparsoro and Carax.
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NewsDogwoof Global picks up Eugene Jarecki’s The House I Live In
Dogwoof to handle sales on Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest launch Indiegogo crowdfunding initiative
Initiative aims to raise $25,000 over a 43-day period for their 20th anniversary in 2013.
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NewsBusan film festival opened by Lust, Caution star
The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened today with a star-studded red carpet, fireworks and Hong Kong crime action thriller Cold War.
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NewsDemian Bichir, Emilia Clarke join RPC’s Dom Hemingway
Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter and Madalina Ghenea join Jude Law and Richard E. Grant in Richard Shepard’s black comedy.
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NewsArgo, Amour to bookend Leeds International Film Festival
26th edition runs Nov 1-18, presenting 167 feature films.
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Film Armada to stream NYFF’s Views From The Avant-Garde
The roster of films will screen on the Film Armada site from Oct 9-14.
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FilmMatters film and lecture symposium returns to Dallas
The event will take place in Texas on Nov 3 and features panel discussions involving people from entertainment, non-profits and activists.
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Artsploitation Films to open maiden release Gandu
Raymond Murray’s young distributor will release the drama by Bengali filmmaker Q (aka Kaushik Mukherjee) on VoD and DVD on Dec 11.
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Bleiberg Entertainment takes worldwide sales on Under The Bed
Steven C Miller’s new film hails from the producing team behind festival horror hit V/H/S. Bleiberg will commence sales in MIPCOM through its Compound B label.
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Robert L Johnson buys Image, Acorn Media
The chairman of the RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television announced the acquisition on Wednesday (3) and said shareholders from Image and Acorn had approved the transaction. The new company is called RLJ Entertainment.
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NewsGary Barber becomes sole MGM chairman and CEO
Roger Birnbaum announced on Wednesday (Oct 3) that he is stepping down from the joint leadership role at the studio to focus on producing.