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New Regency names Valerie Van Galder marketing head
The widely respected executive and former marketing guru at Sony and Screen Gems will get to work on the company’s slate that includes Broken City, Noah and Twelve Years A Slave.
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Wolfe Video swoops on Love Free Or Die
Macky Alston’s Outfest entry earned a special jury prize at the festival’s closing ceremony in Los Angeles over the weekend.
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In Lieu Of Flowers wraps in New York
Patina Pictures has completed filming on William Savage’s feature debut.
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NewsJonathan Rhys Meyers to play Dracula
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films is to produce a new version of classic vampire story Dracula for Sky Living and US network NBC.
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NewsEntertainment One revenues up 16%
Peppa Pig distributor Entertainment One has seen revenue grow by 16% from 1 April until this month.
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Safebreaker wins top award at NAFF closing
Puchon’s Network of Asian Fantastic Film (NAFF) wrapped today with the top Bucheon Award going to Ted Chung’s project Safebreaker.
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NewsGFM Films takes on Blowback
London-based company to handle sales on Kimble Rendall’s [pictured] thriller.
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NewsBrendan Fraser, Annabelle Wallis to star in comedy-western In with the Outlaws
EXCLUSIVE: Fraser and The Tudors and Pan Am star Wallis headline cast including Peter Fonda and Danny Trejo; comedy-western set to shoot at Shepperton from September.
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CommentMilitary man
Simon Pegg was on hand to help film charity MediCinema with the building of a new state of the art cinema for injured service personnel.
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NewsFilmClub secures £2.5m in BFI lottery funding
The injection of funding will go towards sustaining FilmClub’s activities in UK schools until March next year.
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NewsBBC Worldwide partners with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films.
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NewsMEDIA backs new films from Greenaway, Folman, and Loznitsa; Libya now eligible for European funding
New films from Peter Greenaway (Goltzius & The Pelican Company), Ari Folman (The Congress) and Sergei Loznitsa (In The Fog, pictured) are among 38 titles awarded a total of over €1.36m by the European Commission’s MEDIA i2i Audiovisual Programme.
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NewsAcademy rings changes on campaign rules, screeners
The board of governors announced on Wednesday (25) material changes in the way companies will be allowed to promote films and talent to voting members this upcoming season..
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NewsCinedigm, Brazil’s Cinesystem strike digital film deal
The LA-based company reported that its Theatre Command Center TMS solution has been installed at Cinesystem’s five-screen theatre in Hortolandia in the state of Sao Paulo.
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METI, TIFFCOM launch support for Japanese sellers
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with autumn contents market TIFFCOM (Oct 23-25), have announced details of funding to support Japanese sellers of film and TV contents to overseas markets.
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NewsScreen Australia to back The Rover starring Robert Pattinson
Screen Australia has agreed to invest in four features including The Rover, which will star Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce and be directed by David Michôd who made the much admired Animal Kingdom.
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NewsRubicon Group Holding names Ilyssa Goodman distribution director
Goodman most recently served as marketing consultant and independent producer to Warner Bros and Fox among others and will be based in Los Angeles where she reports to executive director North America David Corbett.
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Tribeca Film acquires SXSW comedy Somebody Up There Likes Me
Bob Byington’s film stars Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman and Jess Weixler and was produced by Hans Graffunder, Nick Offerman and Faliro House.
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Dailan Wanda eyes takeover of AMC by August end
The parties confirmed on Wednesday (25) they had received “all necessary regulatory approvals” in the US and China for the planned acquisition.