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NewsOtelo Burning wins at One World Media Awards
Director Gurinder Chadha presented the drama award to Otelo Burning.
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NewsFirst European shoot for Korean action director Ryoo
South Korean action specialist Ryoo Seung-wan is shooting in Europe for the first time with his $9m spy thriller In Berlin which is filming in the German capital for nine days before moving to Latvia’s Riga for another 15 day of shooting.
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NewsEuropean Commission rules that Spain must recover €265m public funding granted to Ciudad de la Luz studio
The European Commission (EC) has ruled that Spain must recover the €265m public funding granted by the Valencia Regional Government in 2000 to the Ciudad de la Luz (City of Light) studio complex in Alicante.
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NewsDaniel Fridell to direct A Private Story
The film about Swedish porn king Berth Milton Jr is being packaged by William Morris Endeavor and produced by Wanted Pictures and Revelin Studios.
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NewsLocal films dominate Japanese box office; Intouchables continues its phenomenal international run
Screen casts a glance over the international box office.
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NewsHigh Point takes on Boorman's Me And Me Dad
Katrine Boorman’s documentary about her famous film-maker father John Boorman will screen in Cannes Classics.
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eOne, Cohen Media Group seal home entertainment pact
The agreement covers DVD/Blu-ray and digital rental and sell-through rights in the US for Cohen’s theatrical slate and the Cohen Film Collection (formerly The Rohauer Library) of Buster Keaton titles, British films, Hollywood classics and experimental cinema.
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NewsThe Solution tunes in to Grand Piano for Cannes
Lisa Wilson, who launched The Solution Entertainment Group with Myles Nestel at the start of the year, will kick off talks with international buyers on the Elijah Wood psychological thriller.
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Highland Films Group to start sales on The Baytown Disco
Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria star in the Marché-bound action-comedy from Bill Perkins’ LLeju Productions. WME represents North American rights.
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NewsLightning Entertainment takes Hemsworth romance Love And Honor
The sales team will start talks with international buyers on the Croisette on the complete projects starring Liam Hemsworth of The Hunger Games. ICM and WME Global jointly represent domestic rights.
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NewsLionsgate to bring Polanski thriller D to Cannes market
Patrick Wachsberger’s long-standing relationship with Roman Polanski has added the filmmaker’s upcoming Dreyfus Affair political thriller to the recently merged company’s war chest.
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Production starts on erotic Thriller Therese
Exclusive Media will be selling the Emile Zola adaptation in Cannes and LD Entertainment is on board as domestic distributor.
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Isaac Palmer named CEO at Qualia Legacy Advisors
The former svp of corporate development at paramount heads the new venture, which will aim to raise capital with equity and debt, evaluate IPs and handle a range of financing activities from mergers to recapitalisations.
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NewsHyde Park International to commence sales on Sunlight Jr
EXCLUSIVE: Ashok Amritraj has bulked up his Cannes sales slate with the inspirational drama starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon.
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The Exchange hears Sound Of My Voice for Cannes
Founder Brian O’Shea has acquired international sales rights to acclaimed thriller starring Brit Marling as the leader of a cult and will screen the film on the Croisette.
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Wrekin Hill acquires North American rights to Amber
Writer-director Kerry Bellessa’s found footage thriller will go out day-and-date in theatres and on VoD in early autumn.
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NewsWill Clarke launches new production/sales/finance company Altitude
The London-based outfit is also led by ex-Pathe exec Mike Runagall and Andy Mayson, formerly of Exclusive; James Watkins to be a key collaborator with company.
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Strand Releasing names Michael Williams vp of theatrical sales, acquisitions
Williams most recently worked as a marketing and production consultant to Disney Channel.
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Shia LaBeouf short to premiere in Critics’ Week Screening
Actor LaBeouf reveals his “off-beat and irreverent vision” of film criticism in short.
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Celluloid Nightmares to fire up Cannes buyers with Raze
The sales partnership between Celluloid Dreams and XYZ Films will kick off international sales on the Croisette on the action film starring Zoë Bell and Rachel Nichols.