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NewsDavid Mackenzie lines up two new films; Sigma plans move into TV
David Mackenzie, fresh off the Sundance premiere of Perfect Sense and last week’s world premiere of You Instead (which also heads to SXSW), has two new projects in the works through Sigma Films, the Glasgow-based production company he co-founded.
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Tagore-themed drama starts production in Calcutta
Production started this week on Suman Ghosh’s Nobel Thief (Nobel Chor), a drama that is being made to tie in with the 150th anniversary of the birthday of Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore.
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NewsAlcon sets sights on entering Blade Runner universe
Alcon Entertainment are on the cusp of pulling off a major coup as they enter final negotiations to secure film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to Blade Runner.
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Thornton's The King Of Luck to close SXSW
Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Nelson documentary will close the event on Mar 19.
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NewseOne, Image renew Canadian distribution deal
Toronto-based eOne and California’s Image Entertainment have renewed their exclusive distribution agreement of Image product for theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital release in Canada, through 2015.
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Outdoor screening of Cameron Crowe’s The Union to open Tribeca
The documentary follows Elton John as he collaborates on an album with his early-career idol Leon Russell.
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NewsDiane Lane to play Superman's mother for Warner Bros
Diane Lane has joined Zack Snyder’s Superman project and will play the hero’s mother Martha Kent.
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Japanese pay-TV service Wowow establishes LA hub
Japanese pay-TV company Wowow Inc has set up an office in Century City, Los Angeles, as it sources content for three new HD channels set to launch in October.
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Weinsteins takes US rights to Exclusive's So Undercover
US distributors were circling the Miley Cyrus action comedy in Berlin where Exclusive Films International closed multiple territories.
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NewsEd Vaizey to speak at BSAC annual conference
MP Ed Vaizey among those addressing the BSAC conference in London on Thursday.
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NewsIcon UK Group sees restructuring; hires Vince Holden
Following Access Industries acquisition, Icon UK lays off 15% of workforce but plans to invest in new hires before Cannes; company to have greater emphasis on international sales while maintaining 15 theatrical releases per year.
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NewsF&ME to produce London thriller Mercy Street
Sam Taylor and Mike Downey of F&ME Entertainment are teaming with David Marlow of SilverLight Productions to produce Mercy Street, based on an original screenplay by Peter Miligan.
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NewsFuturikon follows Dragon Hunters with Playground Stories
French animation specialist Futurikon plans its first live action feature.
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NewsPolly Cochrane promoted to SVP & Group Marketing Director at Warner UK
Cochrane will develop the 40-strong integrated marketing group at WB, including theatrical, video game, TV and Blu-ray and digital divisions.
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NewsOscar winner Susanne Bier heads to Italy for All You Need Is Love
Fresh off her awards season success, Oscar winning Danish director Susanne Bier is heading to Italy to shoot her next film, which the director says will take a lighter, more comic tone than her intense drama In A Better World.
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Disney strikes out alone in Hong Kong distribution
Walt Disney Studios is launching its own distribution operation in Hong Kong, effective March 1, ending a long-standing relationship with local outfit Intercontinental Film Distributors.
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Film Movement acquires US rights to Vera’s Karen Cries On The Bus
The company’s third acquisition of a Colombian film in two years follows will open in New York this summer followed by nationwide release and day-and-date VOD launch.
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NewsJapanese stars including Rinko Kikuchi join cast of Universal's 47 Ronin
They join Keanu Reeves in the film, which will begin shooting in Budapest on March 14 before moving to Shepperton Studios in the UK.
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NewsFinnish hit Niko getting a $10m sequel
Niko - the Finnish, CGI-animated young reindeer – will ride again, trying to repeat Finland’s biggest iinternational success.The Finnish Film Foundation has chipped in $1.1m (€800,000) for the production of Niko 2, which Finnish director Kari Juusonen will shoot on a record $10.2 million (€ 7.4 million) budget from a ...
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NewsNewly launched Omni/FSR to release Dylan Dog in US in April
Australia and New Zealand-based Omnilab Media announced today [Mar 1] that Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night will open wide in the US through the newly launched Omni/FSR label on Apr 29.