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NewsK5 to handle international sales on Status Quo doc
Directed by Alan G Parker, Hello Quo charts the 50 year career of British rock band Status Quo.
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NewsPremier PR adds to portfolio, rebrands as Premier
Premier PR buys design and animation house Liquid Television and rebrands as ‘Premier’.
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NewsProducers bulk up cast on Karl Urban thriller Overdrive
Screen UK Stars Of Tomorrow Sam Claflin, recently seen in Snow White And The Huntsman, and Emilia Clarke (pictured) from Games Of Thrones are on board. Pierre Morel is producing and Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the screenplay.
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Joe Carnahan to receive 2012 HollyShorts Visionary Award
The director of The Grey, The A-Team and Narc will collect the honour at opening night on Aug 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
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Icarus, dGenerate sign US distribution pact
Icarus Films president Jonathan Miller and dGenerate Films president Karin Chien have signed a deal for the former to release dGenerate’s Chinese catalogue in the US.
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NewsDante Spinotti, Bill Condon among new Academy governors
Cinematography branch representative Dante Spinotti, Lisa Cholodenko for the directors branch, executive Dick Cook, effects artist John Knoll, sound technician Scott Millan and Bill Condon of the writers branch are the six first-timer governors voted on to the board.
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NewsUPI crosses $1bn to set new company record
The studio announced on Tuesday (17) it had crossed the international box office threshold one month faster than its previous best time, established on Aug 16, 2008.
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NewsRob Springer appointed to key post at Cinedigm software division
The former svp of sales operations at Overture Films has been named svp and product manager of distributor solutions.
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UPIE appoints Emma Pemberton vp int’l new release marketing
The executive has started work and arrives from Sony, where she was based for five years as vp of international marketing and worked on campaigns for Spider-Man 3, The Da Vinci Code and Casino Royale, among others.
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Amanda Plummer joins Lionsgate’s Catching Fire
She will play Wiress in the follow-up, set for release on Nov 22, 2013.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe speaks The F Word for eOne
Entertainment One Films has acquired international rights to the rom-com and will distribute in the UK and Canada. UTA and Jamie Feldman represent US rights.
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NewsQED International signs up for John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo
Production is scheduled to begin in October in New York on the comedy starring Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Paradis and Liev Schreiber.
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NewsClaire Oakley's Physics wins Film London's Best of Boroughs jury prize
Gurinder Chadha presented the awards ceremony.
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NewsVenice announces Orizzonti and Opera Prima juries
Orizzonti jury includes Sandra den Hamer, Jason Kliot, Nadine Labaki, Milcho Manchevski. Pierfrancesco Favino to preside.
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NewsScreen Awards shortlist led by The Woman In Black campaign
20th Century Fox leads distributors with 14 shortlist mentions, Momentum and Lionsgate have 10, Warner Bros are on 8.
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NewsOdeon wins tender to programme BFI IMAX, will ramp concession offering
Odeon has won a tender to programme the BFI IMAX Waterloo venue and will ramp the site’s concession offering.
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Emma Pemberton joins UPIE as VP international new release marketing
She joins from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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NewsJerry Weintraub to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival
The producer will pick up a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, which will screen several of his films including Ocean’s 11 and The Karate Kid.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires Hoyts, plans local productions
StudioCanal has bought successful Australia and New Zealand distributor Hoyts Distribution of the Hoyts Group; the outfit will release last Twilight instalment in November.
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NewsTwickenham reveals mystery buyer as property magnate Sunny Vohra, plans to expand
Twickenham to add staff and expand operations, says new management.