All News articles – Page 3603
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NewsNorway joins European co-production convention
Norway is set to join the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.
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NewsM-Appeal picks up Karaoke
Berlin-based sales agent M-Appeal has picked up international distribution for Chris Chong Chan Fui’s Karaoke in this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsCanadian producers and ACTRA reach new deal
Canadian actors and performers have secured a two per cent annual pay rise for the next three years after key industry bodies agreed to renew the Independent Production Agreement (IPA).
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NewsEnrique Gato to direct 3D animation Tadeo Jones
Spanish director Enrique Gato is beginning production on the 3D animation feature Tadeo Jones, based on his own short films of the same name
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NewsLakeshore, MGM climb into Hot Tub Time Machine
Lakeshore International has added Hot Tub Time Machine starring John Cusack to its Cannes sales slate.
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NewsHanway Films adds We Want Sex and Mugabe to Cannes slate
Hanway Films has added We Want Sex and Mugabe And The White African to its list of Cannes titles.
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NewsChina postpones black-out period to September
Chinese authorities appear be delaying the summer blackout period for revenue-sharing movies from June-July to September.
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Thomas Mai sets up new LA sales outfit Festival Darlings
Sales veteran is leaving Trust Nordisk and relocating to Los Angeles to set up a new sales company called Festival Darlings.
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NewsEssential boards Marc Forster thriller Disconnect
Jere Hausfater’s Essential Entertainment will introduce Cannes buyers to the thriller Disconnect with Marc Forster attached to direct.
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NewsElle Driver takes on vibrator comedy with Everett, Hawkins, Pryce
Paris-based sales company Elle Driver has acquired Hysteria, a new UK comedy from director Tanya Wexler starring Rupert Everett, Sally Hawkins, Jonathan Pryce and Ashley Jensen.
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NewsStar Trek sets course for global domination
Paramount’s Star Trek reboot launches into orbit this weekend in the second day-and-date release of the early summer and is expected to sweep all before it as PPI unleashes the action sci-fi on more than 5,200 prints across 54 territories.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to drama Five Minutes Of Heaven
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Irish Troubles drama Five Minutes Of Heaven and has set an August release.
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NewsHulu signs deal to stream Bollywood films
US online video service Hulu.com has signed a deal with New York-based Saavn, a digital distributor of Bollywood entertainment, to stream Hindi-language films free to the consumer.
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NewsKorean Film Council unveils five-year funding plan
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced a five-year policy plan for developing the local industry which includes funds for international co-productions and loan guarantees.
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NewsVisit Films boards Carcasses, Here, Manila for Cannes
Ryan Kampe and Sylvain Tron’s New York-based sales company Visit Films will premiere three new titles in Cannes next week including two Directors’ Fortnight screenings and one out-of-competition entry.
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AFI Fest announces dates and free screenings
The 23rd edition of AFI Fest will takes place from October 30-November 7 in Hollywood, California.
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MGM to release Exodus' Bunyan & Babe in North America
MGM will handle the North American release on Exodus Film Group’s animated romp Bunyan & Babe, a modern take on the folk story about the lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his sidekick Babe the Blue Ox.
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Celluloid Dreams picks up world sales on The Dolphin
Celluloid Dreams has acquired the computer animated The Dolphin - Story Of A Dreamer based on Sergio Bambaren Roggero’s best-selling novel. It has been writted by Michal Wogh and Eduard Schuldt, who is also directing.
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NewsHelena Trestikova wins MEDIA European Talent Award
Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Trestikova has won the MEDIA European Talent Award for her project Zazrak– Miracle 35 Years Later.
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NewsKinotavr Russian showcase announces competition lineup
The Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival today announced the competition lineup for its 20th edition, including new titles from Euphoria director Ivan Vyrypaev and Kremen director Aleksei Mizgiryov.