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NewsElle Driver closes sales on Warwick Thornton's Samson And Delilah
French sales outfit Elle Driver has done brisk sales on Warwick Thornton’s Camera d’Or winner Samson And Delilah.
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NewsTriPictures picks up Next Three Days, Dark Fields, Killer Inside Me
Distributor TriPictures has closed Spanish rights to key US titles, including Oscar- winning director Paul Haggis’ new crime thriller The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe (pictured) and Liam Neeson.
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News2012 becomes China’s second biggest foreign film
Sony Pictures’ 2012 has broken the $58.6m (RMB400m) barrier to become the second biggest foreign film ever in mainland China. The film’s China gross accounts for around 10% of its worldwide box office.
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NewsFestival Darlings, Eureka, Pecadillo make films available on i-Tunes, Lovefilm
Sales and distribution companies Festival Darlings, Eureka Entertainment and Pecadillo Pictures have signed digital content deals to make their films available on i-Tunes and Lovefilm.
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NewsSong boards Korean remake of A Better Tomorrow
The Korean remake of John Woo’s classic Hong Kong noir film A Better Tomorrow (pictured) is set to be directed by Song Hae-sung, with a cast of young stars including Song Seung-hun and Ju Jin-mo.
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NewsFormer TrustNorsdisk sales chief Tine Klint launches new outfit
Tine Klint (pictured), the former head of sales of Nordisk Film and TrustNordisk, has launched a new Scandinavian sales company.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Crazy Heart star Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges, an awards contender for his portrayal of an alcoholic country music singer seeking redemption in Crazy Heart, will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Desert Palm Achievement Award.
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NewsFuture Films plots Maria Callas biopic
UK production company Future Films is to co-produce a feature biopic about opera diva Maria Callas with Italy-based production company De Angelis Group (DAP).
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NewsSpike Jonze, James Franco shorts to screen in Sundance
New work from Spike Jonze (pictured), James Franco, Ira Sachs and Alex Montoya are among the line-up of short films that will screen at Sundance 2010.
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WBPI strikes direct digital deployment deals with Asian circuits
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a slew of direct digital cinema deployment agreements with key Asian circuits.
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NewsFilm Department to launch distribution operation
The Film Department has filed for a public stock offering to fund a North American distribution apparatus.
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NewsOverture acquires US rights to De Niro-Norton thriller Stone for 2010
Overture Films has snapped up US rights to the thriller Stone starring Robert De Niro (pictured), Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich and Frances Conroy.
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NewsNew Wave picks up Wild Grass, Kicks
UK arthouse distributor New Wave Films has snapped up British rights to two new titles.
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NewsJan Dunn's The Calling to open 5th London Independent Film Festival
The 5th edition of the London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) will open on April 15 with Jan Dunn’s comedy drama The Calling.
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NewsImagina sells Spanish comedy Gordos to Latin America
Spanish sales company Imagina has confirmed deals for Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s popular Spanish comedy Gordos (pictured) in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Hungary following the American Film Market last month.
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NewsAjami scoops Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights festival
Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Ajami, which premiered at this year’s Director’s Fortnight, picked up the Grand Prix for Best Eurasian film in the EurAsia competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
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NewsArtificial Eye acquires Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin
UK distributor Artificial Eye had acquired Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin, which will star Tilda Swinton (pictured).
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NewsSimon Shaps to become chairman of the NFTS board
Simon Shaps, the former director of television at British broadcaster ITV, has been appointed as chairman of the National Film and Television School (NFTS) board. He replaced Michael Kuhn, who is stepping down after two terms.
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NewsReliance, In-Three team for 3D conversions
India’s Reliance MediaWorks, owned by the Reliance ADA group, has partnered with California-based In-Three to establish a facility in Mumbai to convert 2D films and videos into 3D.
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NewsUp In The Air dominates NBR's 2009 film poll
Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air has been named the National Board Of Review’s 2009 Best Film Of The Year, a day before Paramount releases it in limited markets.