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NewsChow steps into cinema business in mainland China
Bingo Group plans joint venture with Shanghai’s CineChina.
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NewsEaling Studios and Prescience merge sales operations
The joint venture, Ealing Metro, will see the UK studio and the UK fillm financier merging their respective sales divisions; the company’s new slate will be announced in the run up to Cannes, with a planned 10-15 films a year.
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NewsGerman funds back new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling
Three German funds invest over $25m in new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling and others
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NewsLoveFilm becomes first UK SVOD outfit to stream Disney features
More than 50 films from Disney’s library to become available on LoveFilm
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NewsDirectors Fortnight selections include new films from Antoniak, Téchiné, Runarsson
Twenty five titles selected for busy line-up, including six debut films and the first indigenous Palawanon film.
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NewsProvidence invests $58m in India’s UFO Moviez
Global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has pumped $58.38m (Rs2.6bn) into Indian digital cinema company UFO Moviez for an undisclosed minority stake.
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NewsNine films selected for Cannes Shorts Competition
Directors include Edgerton, Holst, Tazaki and Vroda.
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NewsThe Mill sold to Barclays
VFX and post house The Mill has been sold to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the company at $194 (£119m).
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NewsCelestial moves into social games, expands channel business
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Justin Weng as vice president, Game Development and Licensing, marking the company’s entry into the social games business.
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Well Go USA secures private equity backing from Brock Capital
The North American distributor of the Ip Man franchise announced the multi-million financing as it prepares to release Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen on Apr 22.
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Craig Gillespie to grapple with Lionsgate’s Zombies
The studio confirmed recent reports that the director of Lars And The Real Girl and the upcoming Fright Night remake has signed on for Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.
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Devine launches Pacific Northwest Pictures
Easy A producer Zanne Devine has formally unveiled the Canadian multi-platform distributor Pacific Northwest Pictures.
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NewsService Entrance among COLCOA prize-winners
Philippe Le Guay’s festival opener Service Entrance (Les Femmes Du 6e Etage) (pictured) won the audience award as the 15th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels (COLCOA) came to a close after record attendances.
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NewsCannes Critics Week includes Snowtown, The Slut, Take Shelter
Seven features selected; French special screenings will bookend the event (May 12-20).
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NewsNorton resigns as CEO of Screen West Midlands
It comes as the UK regional agencies become part of new umbrella body Creative England.
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NewsHermann named CEO of Copenhagen Film Festivals
He replaces Jorgen Ramskou who recently joined radio company 24/7.
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Bal, Armadillo among RiverRun prize-winners
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Bal won the best narrative feature prize and Bent Hamer’s Home For Christmas took the audience award at the 13th RiverRun International Film Festival.
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NewsFilmax takes sales rights to No Rest For The Wicked
Warner Bros will release the Enrique Urbizu thriller in Spain this autumn
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NewsKnifer wins debut competition at Cyprus Film Days
Yiannis Economides’ project named best film; Radu Muntean’s Tuesday, After Christmas picks up jury prize award
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Cohen Media Group takes US rights to doc Chasing Madoff
Jeff Prosserman’s film is based on Harry Markopolos’ bestseller No One Would Listen.