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NewsTrustNordisk signs raft of deals for The Hunt, Black's Game
TrustNordisk has shown buyers a promo for Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt, which is now in post-production.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky joins BFI's Board of Governors
Award-winning writer/director voted new member representative and joins with immediate effect.
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NewsEntertainment One grabs 2 Guns, Love Punch, Side Effects
eOne has secured a slew of multi territory deals during Berlin’s European Film Market.
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NewsRoland Joffe lands Forest Whitaker as Desmond Tutu
EXCLUSIVE: Roland Joffe is plotting a prison movie set in South Africa that will deal with the Truth and Reconciliation hearings.
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NewsRooks Nest takes off
Julia Godzinskaya and Michael Sackler of new UK production outfit Rooks Nest Entertainment come to Berlin with Panorama entry My Brother the Devil, Sally El Hosaini’s well-received debut which premiered at Sundance.
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NewsVan Hoy and Knudsen line up slate with Rapp, Araki, Devor, Foster
US producers Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen of Parts & Labor are lining up a busy slate of projects including Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter, Gregg Araki’s The Womb, and new films from Robinson Devor and Ben Foster, the latter making his directorial debut.
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Match Factory picks up Anup Singh’s Qissa
The Match Factory has picked up international rights to Anup Singh’s Indo-European co-production Qissa, which is currently shooting in Punjab, India.
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Taiwan’s BMF Forum teams up with Hong Kong Filmart
Taiwan’s Book Meets Film Forum is joining forces with Hong Kong Filmart to create a platform to bring the worlds of Chinese film and publishing closer together.
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NewsPunchline to make jazzy debut
Wide Management and Memento Film International servicing and marketing staffers Lucas Tothe and Sylvain Lagrillère are branching into production with the creation of Punchline Cinema.
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NewsVajna puts emphasis on new Hungarian talent
Speaking in Berlin this week, Hungarian film commissioner and troubleshooter Andy Vajna has responded to criticisms from members of the Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association (led by Bela Tarr) that film artistry and culture is being stifled under the film regime he now heads.
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NewsMetrodome goes on buying spree at EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Acquisitions include The Sorcerer And The White Snake.
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NewsM-Appeal goes Electrick with Aussie deal
Rebecca Thomas’s Electrick Children is generating a buzz with buyers.
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NewsAlcon takes Peli's Chernobyl Nights
Alcon Entertainment has acquired Oren Peli-written and produced horror thriller Chernobyl Nights for North America, Germany, Spain and Japan.
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NewsLacy to replace departing Sadoff at ICM
ICM has named Jessica Lacy to take over from the departing Hal Sadoff as head of the agency’s international and independent film department.
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NewsCohen Media Group takes US rights to The Other Son
Cohen Media Group has taken US rights to Lorraine Levy’s The Other Son (Le fils de l’Autre), starring Emmanuelle Devos and Pascal Elbe.
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NewsTLA pacts with Poland’s Tongariro
TLA Releasing has signed a strategic deal with Polish LGBT distributor Tongariro for the acquisition and day-and-date release of content, so Polish audiences will see films in line with the US and UK.
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NewsDutch Film Works takes on top titles including The Tomb and Pierre Pierre
Benelux buyer Dutch Filmworks has been on an acquisition spree at the EFM, picking up several of the most highly sought after titles in the market.
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Shout! Factory takes North American DVD rights to CJ duo
Korea’s CJ E&M has sold North American home entertainment rights to 3D creature feature Sector 7 and action adventure Quick to Santa Monica-based Shout! Factory.