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NewsIndiecan pounces on Junkie, Killer
Indiecan Entertainment has acquired Canadian rights to Adam Mason’s dark comedy Junkie and Travis Long’s Kill Me Now.
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NewsPolster to head RightsTrade
Steven Polster has been named CEO of RightsTrade, the online marketplace for film, television and digital rights licensing.
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NewsSkip Woods goes to War with Umedia
EXCLUSIVE: Skip Woods to adapt sci-fi epic Universal War One, based on graphic novel.
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NewsUmedia rebrands under one name
EXCLUSIVE: Brussels-headquartered company grows production slate.
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NewsDoc & Film closes US on Violette, Sacro GRA adds sales
EXCLUSIVE: Venice winner Sacro GRA sells to eight more territories.
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NewsKaleidoscope AFM-bound with Willow Creek
As AFM looms on the horizon, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up international sales rights to Bobcat Goldthwait’s Bigfoot tale Willow Creek.
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NewsWarcraft to open December 2015
Universal Pictures has dated its first Legendary Pictures film and will release the epic adventure on December 18, 2015.
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NewsBloomberg launches NYC digital schemes
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled two initiatives to bolster the city’s digital credentials.
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NewsIran blocks Rasoulof travel
Mohammad Rasoulof was due to present Manuscripts Don’t Burn at the Nuremburg International Human Rights Film Festival (NIHRFF).
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Power, Two prevail in Arpa awards
The Power Of Few won the 16th Annual Arpa International Film Festival’s Best Feature prize as the event closed on September 29 in Los Angeles.
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NewsTwitter, Disney at Abu Dhabi Summit
Speakers from Twitter, Disney International, Viacom, Discovery at digital forum.
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NewsHanks gets BAFTA Life In Pictures night
BAFTA will host a Tom Hanks Life In Pictures event on Oct 19.
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NewsBFI to host National Archive fundraising gala
The inaugural Luminous gala aims to raise funds to preserve and digitize the UK’s National Collection of film and TV, with attendees including Danny Boyle, Ralph Fiennes and Jude Law.
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CommentAll in the Imagination
US screenwriter-director Geoffrey Fletcher talks about collaborating with Bombay Sapphire on its Imagination Series short film competition, now in its second year.
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NewsBFI Player details revealed
BFI chair Greg Dyke hails “defining moment” at launch of video on demand platform BFI Player.
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FeaturesAthens Film Festival
The 19th Athens International Film Festival ran Sept 18-29, welcoming guests including Jeremy Irons, Ari Folman and Adele Exarchopoulos.
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FeaturesPrishtina International Film Festival
Winners include An Episode In The Life of An Iron Picker and Halima’s Path.
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NewsVince Cable pledges support for creative industries
Business secretary Vince Cable has pledged to offer greater support to the creative industries, acknowledging that it “doesn’t get the attention or the recognition it deserves” within government.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Afghan Love Story
Film Movement has acquired US rights to Barmak Akram’s An Afghan Love Story (Aka Wajma), Afghanistan’s official foreign-language Oscar submission.