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NewsMarna Grantham, Gloria Lee join Miramax int’l sales team
With MIP and Cannes approaching, Miramax has appointed Grantham svp of domestic and Latin America and Lee director of digital sales.
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NewsMadagascar 3 to receive world premiere in Cannes
It is understood the DreamWorks Animation spectacle will become the latest in a recent long line of Hollywood tentpoles to launch out of competition on the Croisette.
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NewsBobby Paunescu, Jared Underwood among Solar Pictures co-founders
The financier and filmmaker Bobby Paunescu and former Comerica Entertainment senior executive Jared Underwood have partnered on the feature production venture with producer Kearie Peak and business affairs and acquisitions expert Christopher Taylor.
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NewsAcademy sets 85th awards ceremony for Feb 24, 2013
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has decided not to implement a drastic date change as previously mooted.
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NewsChloë Moretz, Rupert Grint join The Drummer
The youngsters will star alongside Aaron Eckhart and Vera Farmiga in the biopic based on the last six years of the life of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.
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NewsEC launches public consultation on rules for state film support schemes
The European Commission publishes 12-page draft Cinema Communication which “intends to create a level playing field between member states and to encourage cross-border productions.”
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NewsCameron Bailey gets new Toronto title
Cameron Bailey becomes artistic director, TIFF, in move to streamline and integrate programming.
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NewsLFS, Skillset launch industry programme for UK producers
Skillset-backed Fast Forward: the Whole Story tutors include Colin Vaines, Rebecca O’Brien.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories takes US rights to Samsara
The third feature from Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke premiered in Toronto last autumn and will open theatrically this summer.
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NewsKlitschko documentary sold to Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures has picked up global rights to Sebastian Dehnhardt’s documentary Klitschko about the boxing brothers Vitaly and Vladimir.
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NewsEU's MEDIA Mundus backs 35 projects with €5m
The new Berlinale Filmmakers-in-Residence Programme, Europa Cinemas International, and EFP’s third edition of Producers Lab Toronto are among 35 projects supported with a total of € 5m by the European Union’s MEDIA Mundus programme for 2012.
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NewsUK Pay-TV movie probe to include Lovefilm and Netflix
The Competition Commission has extended its investigation into movies on pay-TV as a result of the launch of VoD providers Lovefilm, Netflix and Sky’s forthcoming standalone service.
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News3D Storytelling conference sets speakers including Sky’s John Cassy, director Julian Napier, Vision 3’s Chris Parks
Programme details have been confirmed for the 3D Storytelling conference at London’s Ravensbourne on March 22 and 23.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media, Film4, Skillset launch development programme
The 12 week intensive programme will be headed up by Ivana Mackinnon, Kate Leys and Jo McClellan.
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NewsOscar-winning French director Pierre Schoendoerffer dies
Legendary war cameraman, filmmaker and writer won an Oscar in 1968 for his documentary The Anderson Platoon, following American soldiers in Vietnam.
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NewsThe Match Factory closes pre-sales on Sally Potter drama
EXCLUSIVE: Untitled Sally Potter drama starring Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, Christina Hendricks and Alice Englert is shooting now in and around London.
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NewsFinecut calls into Love 911
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up the upcoming romance Love 911 ahead of Hong Kong Filmart.
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NewsGimme The Loot, Beware Of Mr Baker win at SXSW
The festival announced the winners of the narrative and documentary jury prizes on Tuesday evening (13).
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NewsIndia’s Trigno to remake The Infidel in Hindi
India’s Trigno Media has acquired rights to develop a Hindi version of UK comedy The Infidel, which was a hit at the UK box office in 2010.
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Jack Ledwith to receive 2012 CinemaCon Passepartout Award
The svp of international distribution for Universal Pictures will receive the honour at the annual exhibition convention in Las Vegas on Apr 23.