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NewsTom Hiddleston to play Loki in Branagh's Thor
Marvel Studios has cast Tom Hiddleston to play the villain Loki in the studio’s upcoming Thor adaptation.
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NewsOverture acquires The Men Who Stare At Goats
Overture Films has acquired The Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, from CAA.
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NewsAndy Thompson introduces The Scar Crow
Andy Thompson, the UK independent producer/director/writer, is in Cannes to introduce sales companies to TheScar Crow, his feature film made with director Pete Benson.
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NewsMiyazaki's Ponyo to close LA Film Festival
Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea close this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival on June 28.
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London's Production Finance Market receives $75,000 EU boost
Film London’s Production Finance Market (PFM) will receive almost $75,000 (€55,192) from MEDIA - the EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry.
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NewsA Prophet tops Screen Jury chart as Cannes reaches mid-way
With the 62nd Cannes Competition at precisely the mid-way point, overall reaction to this year’s selection is warm so far.
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NewsSola continues on its journey with Turtle
Sola Media is continuing to do business on Turtle: The Incredible Journey and closed deals after the second screening for Greece (PAS Distribution) and Korea (Line Tree) and is about to sign on further for Middle East and South East Asia.
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Content Republic takes digital rights to Conspiracy Of Silence
Digital distribution company Content Republic has taken worldwide digital rights to Conspiracy Of Silence from Flick Features.
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NewsFilm Distribution closes deals on Happy Ever Afters at busy market
Films Distribution has reported a busy market concluding sales on Happy Ever Afters in Australia (Hopscotch) and Germany (Telepool) with US negotiations currently underway for the film, which stars Sally Hawkins.
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NewsChang and Woo unveil 3D fantasy epic Magic Bell
Terence Chang and John Woo’s Lion Rock Productions has unveiled details of upcoming 3D fantasy epic LegendOf The Magic Bell, to be directed by renowned Korean TV director Kim Jonghak.
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NewsHugh Hudson to adapt George Orwell's Homage To Catalonia
Director Hugh Hudson (Chariots Of Fire) is to direct Catalonia, an adaptation of George Orwell’s book Homage To Catalonia by Australian screenwriter Bob Ellis.
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NewsThe Match Factory acquires three Christian Wagner titles
Further ramping up its library, German outfit The Match Factory acquired three films by German writer-director Christian Wagner.
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NewsMatch Factory sells Ajami in UK and France
Match Factory has concluded two major deals on Ajami, the film that will close this year’s Cannes Quinzaine later this week.
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NewsProvocateur Von Trier remains true to form with Antichrist
As ever, provocateur Lars von Trier is stirring strong emotions on the Croisette. Depending on which newspapers you read, his new Competition title Antichrist is either a six-star special or a “big fat art film fart”.
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NewsSingapore's MDA appoints Distribution Workshop to handle first IFF titles
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has appointed Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop as the international sales agent for the first batch of films produced under its International Film Fund (IFF).
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Audiard plans "dark and tragic" follow up to A Prophet
French film-maker Jacques Audiard, whose new prison drama A Prophet is one of the buzz films in this year’s competition, is plotting a new film that promises to be in the same gritty, hardboiled groove
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NewsYellow Bird reveals dates for Millennium Trilogy release
The dates have been set for the release of the second and third instalments of Scandinavian box-office sensation, The Millennium Trilogy.
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NewsDirectors showcase dream projects in Cannes
Abel Ferrara, Mike Figgis and Gaspar Noe are among the directors taking part in a showcase of short films about dreams.
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NewsGreggory, Depardieu and Garrel cast In Four Winds
Globetrotting Portuguese producer Paulo Branco has announced casting on the new Jacques Doillon feature, the Bergman-style drama In Four Winds.
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NewsJapan's Sion Sono summons Lords of Chaos for English debut
Hot Japanese director Sion Sono is set to make his English-language debut with Lords Of Chaos, about Norway’s black metal music scene, which has Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone lined up to star.