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ARPA unveils 30-strong roster for September festival
The annual ARPA International Film Festival will take place from Sept 22-24 in Hollywood and will open with Braden King’s Sundance premiere Here starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal.
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Miramax partners with Facebook on digital delivery
CEO Mike Lang has cut his latest deal in ongoing efforts to promote the storied library following pacts earlier in the summer with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and iTunes.
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NewsThe Help takes control at US box office on $21m
DreamWorks’ Civil Rights Era awards contender, released through Buena Vista, climbed to number one in its second weekend as Fox’s Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes settled into second place and added a further $16m.
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NewsLegendary East sells 50% stake to raise $220.5m
Publicly traded Paul Y Engineering Group has invested in the Hong Kong-based Legendary East, led by Legendary Entertainment founder Thomas Tull (pictured) and CEO Kelvin Wu.
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NewsNew genre pitching forum coming to Croatia's Zadar festival
Industry figures will discuss a new pitching forum dedicated to films in the thriller and horror genres at the upcoming Film Forum Zadar festival in Croatia.
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NewsProlific film and TV director Reza Badiyi dies, aged 81
The Iranian-born, US-based director set a record for directing the most hours of episodic series television.
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NewsDisney thrills convention with news of two new Pixar films
The studio revealed all to attendees at weekend’s D23 / Expo event in Anaheim, California.
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Roy Matalon named president of int'l sales and distribution at Nu Image
The executive replaces Christian Mercuri, who has left for start-up Red Granite International and will be joined by Nu Image principal Danny Dimbort at the end of the year. Matalon previously served 14 years at New Regency as svp of distribution of domestic and international theatrical, home entertainment and television.
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Hammer Horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster dies
The British director, whose writing credits for the Hammer label included The Curse Of Frankenstein, has died aged 83.
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NewsProlific filmmaker Raul Ruiz dies at age 70
Director Raul Ruiz died in Paris this morning at the age of 70, following a lung infection.
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FIPRESCI gives Grand Prix 2011 to The Tree Of Life
Award to be presented Sept 16 in San Sebastian.
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NewsCNP acquires studio space for London's creative companies
CNP is lanching a consultation process to find creative companies looking to fill the space, which will also feature live music, a screening room and pop-up restaurants.
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NewsSan Sebastian to present 15 of year's big Spanish films
San Sebastian will present this year’s big Spanish films in its Made in Spain section.
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NewsScreen Star Alexandra Roach joins all British cast of Private Peaceful
Screen 2011 Star of Tomorrow Alexandra Roach will star in Private Peaceful, based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, which begins shooting this week in the UK.
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First Run Features picks up US rights to CIA documentary
Carl Colby’s The Man Nobody Knew: In Search Of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby will open exclusively at the Lincoln Plaza in New York on Sept 23.
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NewsThe Smurfs in mood to hold on to international crown
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) family hit looks odds-on to reign at the box office this weekend. Meanwhile Cars 2 has crossed $300m, Pirates 4 $800m and Bridesmaids $100m while the Harry Potter finale is poised to cross $900m.
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NewsWarner Bros crosses $2bn internationally for fourth time
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has accounted for neatly half of Warner Bros Pictures International’s (WBPI) mighty running total for the year-to-date.
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NewsCineworld reports largest UK box-office market share for first half of 2011
Cineworld results show strong finish to first half with growth in revenues, EBITDA and market share.
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NewsToronto speakers to include Kavanaugh, Werner, Ford, Hope
Also, TIFF is partnering for the first time with online platforms Cinando and Festival Scope.
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NewsANEW to boost Japanese content in global market
Newly announced company All Nippon Entertainment Works Co Ltd (ANEW) will become Japan’s primary seller of remake rights for films and other content upon its planned launch this October.