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Tribeca secures Jinga’s Hansel and Gretel comedy
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Jinga Films’ Black Forest: Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch.
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Noble to begin shooting on Jan 10
Stephen Bradley’s true-life story will shoot for four weeks in Vietnam, before moving to Liverpool until March 8th.
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BAFTA brass hail "eclectic" and “international” nominations
BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry calls this year’s nominations a “wide-open race”.
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Norway predicts box office boost after weak 2012
The Norwegian Film Institute predicts a 33% boost to admissions over the next 12 months.
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ASC unveils cinematography nominations
Seamus McGarvey is in contention for his work on Anna Karenina, as are Claudio Miranda for Life Of Pi [pictured] and Roger Deakins for Skyfall.
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The Exchange closes Thin Ice deal with Universal
Brian O’Shea announced on Wednesday [9] that the company had finalised a multi-territory distribution deal with Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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What Richard Did dominates IFTA nominations
Lenny Abrahamson’s picture leads the way with 10 nominations and joins four others in Best Picture category all funded by the Irish Film Board (IFB). Grabbers and Shadow Dancer notched four nominations with Death Of A Superhero, Jump and Good Vibrations scoring three each.
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Tom Hassell named Cinedigm vp of theatrical distribution
Hassell will be responsible for all aspects of theatrical distribution for Cinema Corp, whose recent slate includes Arthur Newman, Violet And Daisy and The Invisible War.
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Mary Bacarella succeeds Deborah Person as SIFF managing director
The long-time Space Needle executive starts in her new role on Feb 1 and will lead the organisation in tandem with artistic director Carl Spence.
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Robin Williams to star in Dito Montiel’s Boulevard
Camellia Entertainment is in pre-production on the upcoming drama about marriage and lies.
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Distribution: Magnolia gets Hurt Me, Phase 4 finds Bad Kids
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Nothing Can Hurt Me, Drew DeNicola and Oliva Mori’s documentary about the band Big Star.
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Steven Spielberg puts Robopocalypse on backburner
It emerged on Wednesday [9] that The DGA nominee – eying a seventh best director Oscar nomination on Thursday – has postponed start of production on the sci-fi adaptation.
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Joe Biden, Hollywood to hold gun violence talks
The US Vice-President is scheduled to meet representatives from a host of entertainment-related bodies in Washington DC on Thursday [10] in the wake of December’s Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut.
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FilmNation reports $469m box office in 2012
CEO Glen Basner hailed “tremendous” figures as he announced on Wednesday [9] the overall grosses for all FilmNation films during the last calendar year.
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Sky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-production
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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Gaumont finds homes for The Brats ahead of Paris RDV premiere
Company will also launch popular comedienne Reem Kherici’s directorial debut picture Paris or Perish (Paris à Tout Prix) [pictured] at the Unifrance meeting.
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Yash Raj Films to co-produce three with Dibakar Banerjee Productions
India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) has announced a three picture co-production deal with Dibakar Banerjee Productions. The studio describes the deal as part of what “promises to be a long term strategy”.