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NewsMumbai film fest wraps market; talks restoration
The second edition of the Mumbai Film Mart (MFM) wrapped on Sunday with no deals announced, but participants reporting they were happy with the results. The market was held during the Mumbai Film Festival, which also raised the issue of film restoration over the weekend.
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NewseOne takes on North American rights to Miele's Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Early 2013 theatrical launch planned.
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NewsEuropa Distribution mulls Creative Europe plan in Lyon
“No reason to implement revolutionary changes” to existing Media programme says Jakub Duszynksi, co-president of independent distributors body Europa Distribution.
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NewsHugh Grant to star in untitled Castle Rock rom-com
Producer Martin Shafer confirmed the development on Monday (22). Writer-director Marc Lawrence’s project will commence shooting in New York in April 2013.
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NewsUS deals for Deflowering and Out in the Dark
North American deals have signed by Berlin‘s m-appeal for Michiel ten Horn’s The Deflowering of Eva van End and Michael Mayer’s Out in the Dark.
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NewsDogwoof strikes home entertainment deal with Fusion Media Sales
Deal starts Jan 1 and will include titles such as The Queen Of Versailles.
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NewsAltitude's AFM slate includes Hardy's The Good People, Raisani's Outpost 37
Rafe Spall [pictured] joins cast of Altitude’s Kill Your Friends.
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NewsFrank Peijnenburg to leave A-Film to head Screen NL
Frank Peijnenburg will leave Benelux-based A-Film Distribution as of Dec 1.
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NewsTye Sheridan joins David Gordon Green’s Joe
The youngster starred alongside Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain in Tree of Life and is on board alongside Nicolas Cage. Principal photography is scheduled to start on Oct 31 in Austin, Texas. WestEnd Films is handling international sales.
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NewsThe Exchange boards The Last 5 Years for AFM
Founder Brian O’Shea and Nat McCormick will represent international rights to the hit musical when the AFM kicks off in Santa Monica on Oct 31. Anna Kendrick will star.
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NewsAcademy issues animation feature awards
Filmmakers must submit entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences by 5 pm PT on Nov 1.
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NewsIDA announces documentary nominees
The 28th International Documentary Association Awards are set to take place on Dec 7 at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles.
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NewsFlight to receive Chicago fest’s Founder’s Award
Top brass at the 48th Chicago International Film Festival will present the award to director and Chicago native Robert Zemeckis at the closing night ceremony on Oct 25.
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NewsLightning Entertainment moves into feature production
EXCLUSIVE: First title on the slate for the Santa Monica-based sales and distribution company is the thriller Dead Drop starring Luke Goss, Cole Hauser and Nestor Carbonell. Lightning will serve as executive producer and handle world sales at the AFM next week.
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NewsEmmy Rossum in talks to join You’re Not You
Rossum [pictured] could star along the previously announced Hilary Swank will star in Alcon Entertainment-based 2S Films’ drama.
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NewsTLA Releasing, Tugg strike LGBT pact; Wolfe takes Petunia
TLA Releasing has struck a deal with web-based elective theatrical platform Tugg to bring LGBT films to theatres across the country kicking off with screening tours of Oliver Hermanus’ Cannes Queer Palm D’or winner Beauty and Terracino’s Elliot Loves.
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NewsVince Vaughn to receive Starz Film Festival’s John Cassavetes Award
The honour is presented annually “to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the world of filmmaking.”
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NewsTrailer Park Productions, Topsail Productions line up third comedy
John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and Mike Smith have signed on to star in a third Trailer Park Boys [pictured] film, which Alliance will distribute in Canada as it has done on the previous instalments.
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NewsEFP sends communication to EP and EC, call to lobby national politicians over Creative Europe programme
Over 400 figures from the European film industry, including Carey Mulligan [pictured], put their name to European Film Promotion’s communication to the European Parliament and European Commission.