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NewsProduction underway on Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Evolution Independent, Lagniappe and Paradox Entertainment’s thriller is filming in Shreveport, Louisiana, and stars Rooney Mara (pictured), Casey Affleck and Ben Foster.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises opens in 17 markets on $88m
UPDATE: Christopher Nolan’s trilogy finale drew 13m admissions from approximately 7,173 screens. This was a dazzling result for the Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures property, although Warner Bros brass have been wise to steer clear of any note of triumphalism in light of Friday’s deadly cinema attack in Colorado.
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NewsObituary: Frank Pierson, 1925-2012
The Oscar-winning screenwriter died of natural causes following a short illness on Monday (23) in Los Angeles. He was 87.
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NewsBatman finale sets $160.9m 2D domestic launch record
UPDATE: The Dark Knight Rises opened on $160.9m according to results reported by Warner Bros on Monday (23), one day later than usual due to the tragedy at a midnight screening of the film in Colorado last Friday.
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Korean American Film Festival to run Aug 9-11
Jinoh Park’s Should’ve Kissed will open the Los Angeles event, which has announced the inauguration of its programme in collaboration with its New York branch.
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Cinedigm names Bob Fiorella evp, corporate chief strategy officer / entertainment
Fiorella will report to Cinedigm chairman and CEO Chris McGurk and COO Adam Mizel.
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Wayne Watkins to be first BAFTA LA sponsorship development head
The hire is part of the organisation’s expansion plans as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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NewsJim Berney named head of studio at Digital Domain in Florida
Berney will oversee daily operations of Digital Domain Media Group’s (DDMG) Florida studio and joins from Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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FeaturesKevin and Matthew McManus
The writing/directing sibling duo talk to Screen about the making of their debut feature Funeral Kings, which received its international premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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NewsLoveBite, Twisted Minds win M&C Saatchi's 48 hour film challenge
The competition was in partnership with Goldsmiths and YouTube.
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NewsSarah Mackey appointed CEO of UK Screen Association
Acting CEO promoted to CEO, Mackey was previously director of strategy at BBC Studios and Post Production.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises freezes out Ice Age 4 at the UK box office
Climactic part of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy records a series best opening of $22.4m (£14.4m) to knock Fox’s 3D animation off number one.
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FeaturesThe boom in US studio facilities
Thanks largely to the availability of tax-based production incentives in almost every state and country in the region, North America has recently been going through a regional studio building boom.
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NewsShortlist unveiled for Conch Awards
The awards, which recognise the audio post production sector, will take place on September 19 in London.
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Good Universe promotes key executives
Audrey Chon is named vp of production, Meryl Emmerton becomes vp of physical production and Jeremy Needelman rises to vp of strategy, finance and accounting. Partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane made the announcement on Tuesday (24).
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Freestyle Digital Media, Hawaii Film Partners Distribution find Bride
The partners will release the action-packed comedy-romance You May Not Kiss The Bride starring Katharine McPhee, Dave Annable, Rob Schneider and Mena Suvari.
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NATO lends support to Aurora support fund
The National Association Of Theatre Owners has got behind efforts to help the families of victims of last Friday’s (20) massacre in a Colorado multiplex.
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NewsWeinsteins claim box office record for The Intouchables
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano global smash has taken $7.1m in North America so far, which according to The Weinstein Company makes it the highest grossing foreign-language film at the domestic box office for the year-to-date.
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NewsCohen Media Group takes domestic rights to The Attack
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has acquired US and Canadian theatrical and festival rights to Ziad Doueiri’s drama, which as announced on Tuesday will screen as a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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Production underway in New Orleans on The Butler
Laura Ziskin Productions and Lee Daniels Entertainment made the announcement today. IM Global sold out the project at Cannes.