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NewsNFB's Boxing Girls of Kabul sells in several territories
Annette Clarke produces and Ariel Nasr directs.
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NewsPocket Films launches new Studio Map
More than 35 studios around London are included on multi-platform product.
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NewsuMedia launches new sales and finance company headed by Peter Rogers
Former Lakeshore International President will head the new London-based sales division uConnect.
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NewsStink adds head of film, developing €3m spy drama
Commercials and content company Stink has added Dominic Buchanan [pictured] as head of film.
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FeaturesRoundtable: The Age of the Entrepeneur
Screen International, in assocation with Creative Skillset, last week hosted an industry roundtable to consider the key issues for the future of the UK film business in the digital landscape.
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NewsWorld premiere of Magic Mike to close Los Angeles Film Festival
Steven Soderbergh directed the male stripper dramatic comedy starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey. Festival organisers unveiled the line-up on Tuesday (May 1), which as previously announced opens with Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love.
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NewsJoe Drake, Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe
The Mandate Pictures co-founders have left the Lionsgate fold and head to Cannes with their financing, production and sales operation and a pair of buzz titles: Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake and Jon Turteltaub comedy Last Vegas.
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Pierce Brosnan joins Crime Scene’s The Coup
Sierra / Affinity will handle international pre-sales in Cannes on the story of an American family that relocates to Southeast Asia where a violent uprising takes place.
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Tribeca Film takes North American rights to For Ellen
So Yong Kim’s follow-up to Treeless Mountain premiered at Sundance and charts a young father’s efforts to take custody of his daughter.
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Film Sales Company boards sales on The Mechanical Bride
Andrew Herwitz has picked up worldwide sales rights on Allison de Fren’s Hot Docs world premiere about the world of erotic dolls and those who collect them.
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ARC Entertainment takes North American rights to Knockdown
The distributor plans a Jun 8 theatrical release on the boxing drama starring Tom Arnold, Casey T Evans and Bai Ling.
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NewsThe Avengers crosses $200m at international box office
Marvel Studios’ blockbuster brought in a further $33.1m on Monday through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.
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NewsOscars Hollywood venue renamed Dolby Theatre
Hollywood & Highland site owner CIM announced on Tuesday (May 1) two 20-year deals, closing a deal with Dolby to rename the venue formerly knows as the Kodak Theatre and signing a deal to keep the Academy on-site through 2033.
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NewsMaven Pictures branches out into UK
Trudie Styler and British producer Celine Rattray (pictured) announced on Tuesday (1) that Styler’s London-based Xingu Films and its key creative will become a part of Maven.
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Universal signs production pact with Kurtzman and Orci
The studio announced the two-year first-look deal with writing team Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and their K/O Paper Products on Tuesday (May 1).
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Canadian Academy merges Genie, Gemini awards show
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) said on Tuesday (May 1) it was merging its film, television and digital media awards into a single gala event on Mar 3, 2013. Separetly the ACCT named Helga Stephenson CEO.
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Canadian Academy names Stephenson CEO, merges Genie, Gemini awards shows
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) said on Tuesday (May 1) it was merging its film, television and digital media awards into a single gala event on Mar 3, 2013. Separately the ACCT confirmed Helga Stephenson as the new CEO.
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NewsAlliance sale expected to be announced within the month
EXCLUSIVE: A decision on the sale of Alliance Films is expected within the next two to four weeks, company chairman Victor Loewy told ScreenDaily this week.
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News10th éQuinoxe Germany Screenwriters Workshop launches
Nine European screenwriters from eight European countries have been selected to take part.
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NewsOne Eyed Films takes on horror Sennentuntschi
London sales company picks up Swiss Film Awards Best Film winner.