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NewsVSC takes We Were Wolves
Video Services Corp (VSC) has acquired North American rights to Newfoundland director Jordan Canning’s debut following its world premiere in Toronto. Separately, Cinedigm Corp and Chesler/Perlmutter Productions have struck a multi-year deal.
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NewsHFF unveils Celebrate Hollywood line-up
Hollywood Film Festival executive director Jon Fitzgerald announced the strand that rounds out the programme as the festival’s October 16-19 dates draw closer.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch set to exit Shine
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
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NewsUK release set for Testament Of Youth
War drama stars Alicia Vikander and Game of Thrones star Kit Harington.
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NewsRace producers plan to re-team
Four producers on Stephen Hopkins’ Jesse Owens biopic Race have joined forces to produce English-language features in the future for the international market.
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NewsThis is England ’90 begins shoot
Shane Meadows’ BAFTA-winning drama for Channel 4 starts shooting “final four stories” in Sheffield.
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NewsRioFilme launches $4m film fund
RioFilme, a public company linked to Rio de Janeiro’s secretariat of culture, announced today a $4.1m (R$10.16m) public bid for the selection of projects for the development of films as well as for the digitization of cinemas.
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NewseOne, Hammer partner up
eOne and Hammer have agreed to an exclusive multi-year first-look film deal.
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NewsNick Shumaker joins UTA Independent Film Group
The executive most recently served at Memento Films International, where he served four years as the New York-based rep working on English-language productions and acquisitions.
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NewsCinema Guild falls for Horse Money
Cinema Guild has taken all US rights to Pedro Costa’s New York Film Festival selection. Separately RADiUS has picked up US rights to Heaven Knows What.
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NewsFocus Features sets US date for Race
The studio said it will open the Jesse Owens film wide on April 8, 2016, and announced that William Hurt has joined the cast. Mister Smith handles international sales.
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NewsNicholas Carpou to lead Uni domestic distribution
The long-serving senior executive will become president of domestic distribution and the outgoing Nikki Rocco.
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NewsAngry Birds star cast revealed
It has emerged that Jason Sudeikis will lead the voice cast as Red, alongside Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage.
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NewsInterstellar in special early launch
Paramount and Warner Bros top brass said Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi will open on November 5 on 70mm Imax, 70mm and 35mm formats – two days ahead of the conventional release.
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NewsNetflix, Narcos team meet Colombian president
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos flew to Colombia this week to meet President Juan Manuel Santos to discuss the upcoming original crime series Narcos as well as the country’s new cash rebate system.
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NewsContent Media sells 400 Days
EXCLUSIVE: The company has reported a strong response following Toronto to its sci-fi thriller starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dane Cook and Ben Feldman.
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NewsNetflix, Sandler in four-film pact
The latest assault in Netflix’s week of shock and awe sees a four-film deal with Adam Sandler that will stream exclusively in nearly 50 countries where the service operates.
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NewsKorea, Australia sign co-pro agreement
Screen Australia has announced it will sign an MOU on co-production with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Oct 4 at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).