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Frappier prepares English-language remake of La Grande Seduction
Roger Frappier'sQuebec-based Max Films, whose The Secret Life Of Happy People is screening in AFI FEST, has announced details of aslate of new English and French-language projects.First off is hisEnglish-language remake of Jean-Francois Pouliot's box-office hit La GrandeSeduction aka Seducing Dr Lewis which is being scripted by Ken Scott.Other English-languageprojects ...
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Seville gets pre-sale interest for Global Metal
Seville International hasmade several pre-sale deals here at the AFM for Global Metal, the follow-up to music documentary Metal: AHeadbangers Journey. The project isnow shooting.Deals have been made withAmuse Soft in Japan, Pretty Pictures in France, Europa Filmes for Brazil,Future Films for Scandinavia and D Productions for Turkey. Mikado has ...
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Lindsay Lohan to star in Tennessee Williams project
Lindsay Lohan will star in an adaptation of Tennessee Williams' previously unpublished play The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond.Ellen Burstyn, David Strathairn, Chris Evans and Ann-Margret are also believed to be attached to the project, which has fast become one of the most hotly pursued titles at AFM.Brad Gilbert of ...
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Seville strikes flurry of deals for Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Seville International hasbooked the first eight foreign deals for Canadian hit Bon Cop, Bad Cop here at the AFM.The film has gone toAlphaville for Brazil, Future Films for Scandinavia, RTL Televizio for Hungary,J-Bics for Thailand, D Productions for Turkey, Tandem for Bulgaria, MG for theformer Yugoslavia and Lizard Trade for ...
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Basinger-starrer sells to Optimum, Manga, Square One
Voltage Pictures has closed key territories at AFM on the upcomingKim Basinger thriller While She Was Out which has Guillermo del Toro serving as executive producer.Rights have gone to Optimum in the UK, Manga Films in Spain, andSquare One in Germany. Sales chief Nicolas Chartier also reported stronginterest from Japan ...
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Shochiku buys Closing The Ring from Content
Shochiku hastaken Japanese rights to Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring, in a deal here at the AFM withContentFilm International.ContentFilm also has closed deals on the film with Hopscotch in Australia, TeleMunchen in Germany, Alliance Atlantis/Odeon in Canada, A-Film in The Netherlands, Lusumundo in Portugal, Monolith in Poland, Gussi in Mexico, ...
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Equinoxe takes Canadian rights to I'm Reed Fish
Following on a US deal withNetflix's Red Envelope, I'm Reed Fish has now gone to Equinoxe Films for Canada.The deal was negotiated byCAA's Roeg Sutherland and Brian Kavanaugh Jones, as well as SubmarineEntertainment's Josh Braun, on behalf of Squared Foot producer Bader Alwazzan.Marie-Claude Poulin negotiated the deal on behalf of ...
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Japan's Style Jam picks up sales, remake rights to Seven Days
Japan's Style Jam haspicked up international sales and remake rights to comedy drama, Seven DaysOf Assistant Manager Tsubakiyama,which is scheduled for a wide release in Japan on Nov 18.Produced by Be Wild,the film is about a fat, bald middle manager who passes away, but gets thechance to return to earth ...
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Samantha Horley promoted as Lumina expands
Samantha Horleyhas been promoted to managing director of London-based Lumina Films and willnow take a stake in the company, parent company International Film Collectiveannounced. Horley had been head of sales since September 2004 after previoussales positions at Myriad Pictures, Summit Entertainment and Polygram Films. Also, the companyhas expanded by adding ...
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Actress/director Adrienne Shelly found dead in New York
Actress, writer and directorAdrienne Shelly was found dead in her New York City apartment on Wednesday inan apparent suicide. The Medical Examiner has not ruled on the official causeof death.Shelly, 40, was known forher roles in Hal Hartley's 1989 The Unbelievable Truth and 1990 Trust and she recently appeared in ...
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Korean star Jun takes the lead in $26m Blood: The Last Vampire
Korean star Jun Ji-hyun (MySassy Girl, Windstruck) has beencast in the live-action version of Japanese animation house Production IG's Blood:The Last Vampire, which Bill Kong (CrouchingTiger, Hidden Dragon) is producingwith France's Pathe. Kong reteams with directorRonny Yu after their hit Fearless,starring Jet Li, grossed over $65m worldwide. Kong also just ...
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Tsui Hark signs to direct The Eye 3 with Chan
Leading Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark will direct The Eye 3 - the next installment in thepopular horror franchise - marking his first collaboration with producerPeter Ho-sun Chan.ARM Distribution, the recently launched joint venture between Chan'sApplause Pictures and the Ruddy Morgan Organization, and The Little FilmCompany are working together to ...
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Andrew Niccol to direct Dali & I for Room 9
Andrew Niccol is attachedto direct Dali & I: The Surreal Story for David Sacks' Room 9 Entertainment.Room 9 originally acquiredJohn Salvati's speculative screenplay based on Stan Lauryssen's book Daliand I.Niccol is working on arewrite of the biopic, which will cover the life of Salvador Dali told throughthe eyes of Lauryssens, ...
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Sony goes on aggressive acquisitions spree at Element
Sony Pictures has swooped on multiple territory rights to twoprojects from John Fremes' Element Films International as it seeks tore-establish a major acquisitions profile on the international circuit.In a pre-emptive move before the AFM kicked off earlier this week,the US major snapped up US and a host of international rights ...
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Shochiku sells three titles to Houston-based ADV
Shochiku has closed amulti-picture deal with Houston-based ADV Films which has acquired two features- Ghost Train and Synesthesia - and TV series Le Chevalier D'Eon from the Japanese studio.Under the terms of thedeal, ADV has acquired North American theatrical, video and TV rights to thetwo features - as well as ...
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Internet problems frustrate exhibitors at AFM
AFMattendees were left stranded without Internet access on day two of the marketas the Internet service in the Loews hotel guest rooms went down Thursdaymorning and wasn't planned to be operating fully until after the business dayended.LoewsSanta Monica Beach Hotel manager John Thacker said that on Tuesday andWednesday, there were ...
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Peace Arch picks up thriller Never Forget
Peace Arch EntertainmentGroup has picked up worldwide rights to the thriller Never Forget starring Lou Diamond Phillips.Phillips portrays a man whofights to clear his name after he awakens to find himself covered in blood andaccused of murder without any recollection of what has happened.Leo Scherman is directingfrom as screenplay by ...
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Madman buys Court Of Lonely Royals for Australia
Wendy Reeds' FabricationFilms has sold the dystopian tale Court Of Lonely Royals to Madman Pictures in Australia.First-timer Rohan MichaelHoole's story centres on a future where alienated youngsters are hired to killfor the police has also closed in a number of other territories.Rights have gone to Brazil(Alpha Filmes), the former Yugoslavia ...
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Red Road dominates Scottish Bafta nominations
AndreaArnold's Cannes prize-winner Red Roadpredictably dominates the screen nominations for this year's Lloyds TSB BAFTAScotland awards. Thecritically-acclaimed drama of a cctv operator's journey from revenge tosalvation has been nominated in every feature film category including BestPicture, Best Actress (Kate Dickie) and Best Actor (Tony Curran). Andrea Arnoldhas received nominations for ...
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Beyond on board for Redgrave, Staunton comedy
Beyond Films has taken onsales for How About You, starringHayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton and Brenda Fricker.Anthony Byrne will directwith Noel Pearson and Sarah Radclyffe producing. Pearson's Ferndale Filmsretains German and Irish rights, with the latter territory's theatrical and DVDrights going to Buena Vista.The comedy is adapted fromthe Maeve ...