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CommentNigerian producers building distribution networks
Peter Gerard, director of audience development and content operations at Vimeo and inventor of Distrify, explains why.
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NewsGermany’s SquareOne acquires Cannes market titles
Films include Eli Roth’s Knock Knock, Anton Corbijn’s Life, Boychoir starring Dustin Hoffman and Spooks feature.
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NewsCourtin to lead Relativity marketing
The executive joins Relativity Media as its first chief marketing officer having previously served as president of Dentsu Aegis Network.
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NewsMaleficent to cross $600m global mark
Disney’s fantasy starring Angelina Jolie was expected to reach the milestone on July 2, according to executives.
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NewsDrafthouse acquires Cannes hit The Tribe
Drafthouse Films has acquired North American rights to recent Cannes premiere The Tribe, winner of three sidebar prizes in Critics’ Week.
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NewsARC snaps up Autumn Blood
EXCLUSIVE: ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Markus Blunder’s thriller.
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FeaturesSteve James, Life Itself
In Life Itself, veteran documentarian Steve James adapts Roger Ebert’s memoirs to throw a light on the life of the celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic, who died in 2013 following a long battle with thyroid cancer.
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NewsUni moves Fast 7 up in 2015
Fast & Furious 7 will no longer open on April 10 2015 but one week earlier on April 3 as part of several scheduling announcements from the Universal fold.
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NewsCanada-India treaty first of new era
Canada’s new co-production treaty with India officially came into effect on July 1.
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NewsT4 China gross ahead of US
According to Paramount’s partners China Movie Media Group, Transformers: Age Of Extinction has reached $134.5m in its first five days in China – more than the $120.9m in the first five days in North America.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
New films on Screenbase this week include thriller Long Time Coming and a new adaptation of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood.
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NewsDepardieu eyed for children's fantasy
Actor Gérard Depardieu is being considered for a Russian fantasy feature.
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NewsFilm London wins $1.7m funding
Film London has been awarded almost £1m ($1.7m) to continue to deliver the Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN), offering artist filmmakers funding, training and mentoring.
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NewsContent pre-sells Steve McQueen doc
Key European territories among those to pick up rights to the documentary about the late actor’s struggle to make a film about Le Mans.
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NewsDownfall director to make Nazi drama
Oliver Hirschbiegel to direct the story of Georg Elser, the man who attempted to assassinate Hitler in 1939.
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NewsLFS's Ben Gibson to join AFTRS
Outgoing director of the London Film School to join Australian Film School.
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NewsStephen Fry event gets live broadcast
The actor and comedian’s latest book launch will be streamed around the world.
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NewsJK Rowling films to shoot at Leavesden
Warner Bros. confirms Rowling screenwriting debut Fantastic Beasts will shoot at UK studio.
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CommentBatman v Superman, first look
The first image of Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been released.
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NewsNordisk takes Norway theatrical lead
Denmark’s largest cinema chain, Nordisk Film Biografer, has become theatrical market leader in Norway after securing a 49% stake in exhibitor Kinosør.