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NewsGoDigital to handle digital distribution on Adopt Films slate
The first film under the deal will be Marie Losier’s award-winning The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye which opens theatrically on Mar 8. GoDigital will exploit VoD and EST rights.
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NewsNew Directors/New Films Festival 2012 line-up revealed
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and MoMA announced the seven titles on Wednesday (18), which include Joachim Trier’s Sundance-bound Norwegian entry Oslo, August 31st that has just been acquired by Strand Releasing.
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NewsScreen Media 2012 slate features American Animal, L'Assault
President Suzanne Blech’s line-up includes the New Zealand Western Good For Nothing from Mike Wallis as reported exclusively by Screendaily on Tuesday.
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NewsLiv Tyler to star in The Side Effect for Ti West
The horror filmmaker made the announcement on Wednesday (18) prior to the Feb 3 release of his latest feature The Innkeepers through Magnolia. West is producing with Ted Hope, UTA represents domestic rights and Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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NewsStrand takes US on Sundance entry Oslo, August 31st
Joachim Trier’s Norwegian film launched in Cannes last year and is set to screen at Sundance in Spotlight on Friday (20) and follows a young man in drug rehab who reflects on his life.
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NewsYouTube, Emirates dangle $500k carrot over Your Film Festival
YouTube and Emirates, in partnership with the Venice Film Festival and Scott Free have launched the competition to find the best 15-minute video storyteller.
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Newsro*co films international adds three more to Sundance slate
Annie Roney’s sales company has wasted little time bulking up its sales roster with films headed for Park City following Tuesday’s announcement on Screendaily that ro*co films international had boarded We’re Not Broke.
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NewsAR Films, Media Talent Group launch $120m US fund
Producer Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Films and Geyer Kosinski’s Media Talent Group have launched the fund to develop and produce up to six films in the US over the next two years.
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NewsVertigo hires Scougal, Craig, Warren
Vertigo Films has added three new members of staff: Sarah Scougal [pictured] as the new Head Of Development, James Warren as the new Marketing Manager and Kathryn Craig in the newly created position of Head of Legal and Business Affairs.
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FeaturesPeter Baxter, Slamdance
The Slamdance festival director and co-founder talks about hot titles at the 2012 festival and the event’s growing digital presence year-round.
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NewsIsrael's United Studios to get back into feature film production
Joins forces with Unite King Films.
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NewsNetherlands posts highest admissions since 1978
Buoyant box office sees increased admissions and better performances from Dutch films.
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CommentFilm on stage
Nicholas Wright’s new play Travelling Light is a love letter to the silent film era.
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FeaturesBart Layton and Dimitri Doganis, The Imposter
Ahead of their Sundance world premiere, the UK director and producer talk about the elusive truth in their film about a Frenchman who impersonated a missing Texas teenager.
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CommentOn the audience and UK films
In light of the Film Policy Review, remembering that you can’t force audiences to watch a film they don’t want to watch; and noting how the UK benefits from US box-office domination.
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Korea's CJ CGV and Lotte add new cinemas in Vietnam
South Korea’s two leading exhibitors CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema are adding steam to their launches into Vietnam, a market of increasing interest in the region.
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NewsFilm and camera giant Kodak files for bankruptcy
Struggling camera and film giant files for bankruptcy protection; further closures and redundancies possible.
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NewsTelefonica to offer Sony films on VOD in Latin America
Includes new releases such as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Moneyball [pictured].
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NewsHammer teams with StudioCanal, Pinewood, Molinare to restore classics
Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Curse of Frankenstein and The Mummy among films to be restored.
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