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NewsHAF to launch documentary award
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) is to introduce a new documentary award worth nearly $13,000.
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NewsPreferred Content boards Dark Matter of Love
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Iwashina’s Preferred Content has boarded US rights to Sarah McCarthy’s Toronto-bound documentary The Dark Matter of Love.
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NewsElle Driver takes on Happiness
Elle Driver has struck a deal in Venice for international rights to Venice Critics Week opener The Art of Happiness (L’Arte Della Felicita).
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: Canada
Screen profiles world-class film hub Canada, including the pick of buzz titles coming out of the country this year and interviews with eOne chairman Patrice Theroux and Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee.
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NewseOne Int'l gets Watermark
eOne Films International has taken worldwide rights except Canada to Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky’s upcoming documentary. Mongrel Media will distribute in Canada.
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NewsSpader to play Avengers villain
The actor has been cast as the villain in Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron, which Disney will release on May 1 2015.
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NewsCynthia Kim to Blumhouse Int’l
Heading into Toronto, Jason Blum of fledgling Blumhouse International announced he has hired the former Exclusive Media executive as svp of international sales and distribution.
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NewsMonsters Uni, Pac Rim excel
Disney executives announced that the Pixar family film Monsters University was on course to cross $700m at the worldwide box office.
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NewsCMG to sell Revolution
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group will commence pre-sales in Toronto on Rob Stewart’s eco documentary.
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NewsRichard Gere to star in Franny
Gere has set his first film since the acclaimed Arbitrage and will star in the drama from Treehouse Pictures, TideRock Media, Big Shoes Media, Magnolia Entertainment and Soaring Flight Productions. QED International will commence pre-sales in Toronto.
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NewsGravitas finds Sunlight Jr
Gravitas Ventures has picked up all North American rights to Laurie Collyer’s Sunlight Jr starring Naomi Watts, Norman Reedus and Matt Dillon.
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NewsBernal to star in Desierto
Fresh from the triumph of his Venice opener Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron will produce the Gael Garcia Bernal illegal immigrant drama Desierto this winter.
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NewsFilmBuff takes Double Play
New York distributor FilmBuff announced that it will release the documentary and Venice Classics selection Double Play: James Benning And Richard Linklater in 2014. Meanwhile XLrator Media has cut a pioneering first-window deal with DIRECT CINEMA for CBGB.
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NewsXYZ Films to sell Wolf
The Los Angeles-based company has taken on all rights excluding Benelux to Jim Taihuttu’s Dutch crime thriller and will start talks with buyers in Toronto.
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NewsWide preps slate for autumn markets
French sales outfit Wide Management has added a slew of titles in recent months.
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NewsMartha Coleman joins Australia's Goalpost
Outgoing Screen Australia exec to join producers of The Sapphires.
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NewsKemppinen named Nordisk Fond CEO
Head of production at Finnish Film Foundation to join in November.
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NewsBallpark acquires Who Needs Enemies
Ballpark Film Distributors takes all UK rights to British crime thriller; sets release date.
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NewsLondon Film School details Barbican move
EXCLUSIVE: LFS outlines £14m relocation and upgrade to Barbican site by 2016.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Benni Diez’s horror comedy Stung set to commence shooting, while principal photography is now underway on Guy Myhill’s The Goob.