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NewsDisney lands $660m Miramax sale to Ron Tutor's equity group
Disney has finally struck a deal to sell its Miramax film division to the Filmyard group of private equity investors.
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NewsBeta takes on titles from Porchlight, On Pictures
German sales, distribution and production outfit Beta Film has acquired international film catalogues of U.S. producer and distributor Porchlight and Spain’s On Pictures/Zeta Group.
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NewsLatido secures Asian deals on top titles
Spanish sales outfit Latido Films has secured several deals for its films, especially in Asia, including Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes to Korea and India.
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NewsPicturehouse cinemas to screen live transmission of Fry autobiography
The Fry Chronicles Live will be broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall.
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Advertisers invited to Meet Pursuit Delange
Journalist turned film-maker Howard Webster has come up with an innovative way to fund his first feature, a British musical comedy called Meet PursuitDelange which began life as a column in Broadcast magazine.
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Vamps cast adds Kristen Johnston as Michigan shoot starts
Kristen Johnston has joined the cast of Amy Heckerling’s Vamps, which is about to start shooting this week in Detroit, Michigan.
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Virgin Produced launches in LA, partners with Relativity
Richard Branson’s brand new film and television company Virgin Produced has entered into a joint venture with Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures.
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This week's hot projects on Screenbase
Tony Ten, Tous les Soleils and Forevermore (Für Immer Und Ewig - Grete Und Georg Trakl) are among the new additions to Screenbase.
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NewsGermany holds key to overseas box office weekend
Toy Story 3 is expected to cross $400m this weekend but will face a strong challenge from Inception for the overseas box office crown.
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NewsJapanese box office up 1.5% in first half of 2010
Japanese box office earnings for the first half of 2010 totaled $1.09b (Y95.28b), a 1.5% increase over the same period last year.
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Provincetown festival apppoints Deborah Magee associate executive director
Deborah Magee has been named associate executive director of the Provincetown International Film Festival.
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Former Senator Bob Kerrey, MPAA end CEO talks
Former Senator Bob Kerrey, who was considered by many to be the frontrunner to head the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA), has pulled out of the race.
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D Films appoints Doug Smith CFO
Doug Smith has been appointed CFO of Canadian distributor D Films Corporation and will oversee the company’s finance, accounting, and television licensing.
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Warner Bros hires ESPN's Lynne Frank to key international marketing role
Lynne Frank has been named executive vice-president of international marketing at Warner Bros Pictures
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Columbia hires Wiseman to re-imagine sci-fi classic Total Recall
Len Wiseman is in final negotiations to direct a remake of the classic sci-fi action film Total Recall for Columbia Pictures after the studio secured the rights from Miramax.
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Imax announces robust second quarter results
Imax Corporation revenues for the second quarter ending June 30 climbed 38% year-on-year to $55.6m compared to $40.4m in 2009.
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E1 Entertainment appoints Charlotte Thorp as head of TV sales
She will join the international distribution and production company’s UK office from Hanway Films.
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LoveFilm strikes deal with DRM company Widevine
LoveFilm has signed a deal with digital rights management (DRM) company Widevine for multi-platform presentation of their content and enhanced digital security.
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Ipso Facto gets slate funding from North East Creative Content Fund
Newcastle-based UK production company Ipso Facto Films has gotten $234,000 (£150,000) backing for its slate of films.
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Walking Shadows to release UK zombie film Colin in US cinemas
Colin, the micro-budget British Zombie film, will be released in US cinemas this October via distributor Walking Shadows.