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Osian's Cinefan appoints Kaul as director general
Indian filmmaker Mani Kaul has been appointed director general of Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival,which is scheduled to hold its 11th edition in New Delhi from July 17-26.
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Imprint dials up Mirovision for US remake of Phone
Seoul-based sales agent Mirovision has announced that it is teaming with LA-based Imprint Entertainment to co-produce a US remake of Ahn Byung-ki’s Korean horror film Phone.The film clocked up 2.2 million admissions on its local release in 2002 after a world premiere at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan).Mirovision ...
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Giffoni Film Festival relaunches for 39th edition
The Giffoni Film Festival, which focuses on productions for kids and young people, is relaunching asthe Giffoni Experience.
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Shooting to start on Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll will start shooting on May 3 in London.
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Icon takes UK rights to Sundance hit Black Dynamite
David Jourdan’s T&C Pictures International and Icon have struck a deal for UK rights to Scott Sanders’ Sundance hit Black Dynamite.
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Oz distributor to target foreign-language films
Australian sales agent Antony Ginnane and exhibitor Robert Ward have formed a theatricaldistribution joint venture, IFM/Filmways, which will focus on acquiring foreign-language pictures.
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Evokative picks up South Korea’s Daytime Drinking for Canada
Montreal-based Evokative Films has picked up Canadian rights to Noh Young-seok’s Daytime Drinking. The deal was negotiated with Eleven Arts, which had North American rights, and sales agent Finecut.
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NewsSC Films picks up international rights to Awaydays
Simon Crowe’s new sales company SC Films International has picked up the rights to Awaydays.
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NewsCannes president reveals digital streaming initiative
Cannes Festival president Gilles Jacob has unveiled a new digital initiative aimed at encouraging more young people to go to the cinema.He made the announcement at the launch of the festival’s official selection today (April 23).Filmmakers with a title in one of the official selection berths will be offered the ...
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Hot Docs extends screenings after strong advance sales
Hot Docs Toronto Documentary Film Festival is reporting strong advance box office sales on a number of titles and has scheduled extra screenings for the final day of the festival, which runs from April 30 to May 10.
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NewsLionsgate and Relativity Media unveil US distribution deal
Lionsgate and Relativity Media have finalised their multi-year distribution deal that has been the subject of rumours for several weeks.Under the terms of the deal Lionsgate will acquire up to five titles per year from Relativity’s single picture business, building on a relationship that has already seen the release of ...
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SnagFilms signs deals with five new partners
SnagFilms has entered into Founders’ Alliances with Hot Docs in Toronto, Outfest in Los Angeles and North Carolina’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.The has also entered deals with the film competitions group CINE and the International Documentary Association.SnagFilms will carry channels on its website for each festival and organisation, providing ...
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Bleiberg takes international rights to The Vicious Kind
Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to Lee Toland Krieger’s romantic thriller The Vicious Kindand will launch the film at the Cannes market.
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Summit hires David Slade to direct third Twilight film
David Slade has been hired to direct The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third in Summit Entertainment’s Twilight series based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer.
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Distant Horizon picks up Butcher for North America
Upstart Korean production and distribution company INew Entertainment has sold Kim Jin-Won’shorror feature debut The Butcher to Distant Horizon for North American distribution.
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NewsMilos Forman to head jury for 4th Rome Film Festival
The International Rome Film Festival has announced celebrated director Milos Forman as president of the jury for the upcoming 4th edition, which runs from October 15 – 23.
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NewsWilliam Morris Endeavor Entertainment super-agency is born
Board members from William Morris Agency and Endeavor have agreed to merge the companies in a move that ends months of speculation and creates a super-agency to rival CAA.The new entity will be called William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment once the transaction is completed in the second quarter subject to ...
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NewsLu Chuan's City Of Life And Death heats up Chinese cinemas
Chinese director Lu Chuan’s war drama City Of Life And Death had a strong opening in mainland China,grossing an estimated $10.2m (RMB70m) in five days (April 22-26).
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Wolverine slayed by swine flu
20th Century Fox has cancelled plans to release X-Men Origins: Wolverine in Mexico this weekend because most of the city’s cinemas are closed.The swine flu outbreak, which has already claimed nearly 150 lives in Mexico, has forced the country’s leading cinema chains to shut down dozens of cinemas throughout Mexico ...
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NewsThe Other Bank wins Golden Lily
Georgian director George Ovashvili’s film debut The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri) picked up the GoldenLily for best film and the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at this year’s goEast Festival.