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NewsAcademy sets 2014-15 timetable
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will present the 87th Oscars on February 22, 2015.
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NewsDiamond shines for Cohen Media Group
Chairman and CEO Charles S Cohen announced (17) that the company has picked up North American and English-language remake rights to the French thriller.
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NewsNancy Kirkpatrick to leave Summit
The veteran had served as Summit Entertainment’s president of worldwide marketing for the past six years and departs as Lionsgate and Summit integrate marketing operations.
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NewsCiaran Foy to direct Sinister 2
Scott Derrickson, who directed the 2012 original and reprises his co-writer role with C Robert Cargill, announced the news on Twitter.
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NewsSpidey 2 spins early $5m
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 rolled out in the first of its 15 territories through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) this weekend, setting record opening days for 2014 in the UK, Germany, Australia and Belgium.
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CommentMike Weatherley on US tour
The UK’s intellectual property advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron met US studio heads this week (17) in a publicity drive for content protection.
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NewsParamount, China Filmco eye Marco Polo
The partners will co-produce the 3D fantasy-action and are searching for a name Hollywood director and star plus US and Chinese cast.
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NewsLincoln Center sets Fassbinder retrospective
Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part 1) is being dubbed the most extensive presentation of Fassbinder’s films in New York since 1997 and runs from May 16-June 1.
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NewsFerrara's DSK film gets VOD debut
Wild Bunch has eschewed a theatrical release in France and opted for a VOD launch for Welcome To New York. Abel Ferrara and Gerard Depardieu will hit the Croisette for day-long event on fringe of Cannes Film Festival.
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FeaturesThierry Fremaux talks Cannes 2014 selections
The festival’s artistic director discusses his selection and why he put Zhang Yimou’s film out of competition, how he has yet to see the final cut of Abel Ferrara’s latest work and why he will not broach the subject of women at the festival right now.
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NewsRio 2 wins international weekend
UPDATE: The weekend box office race turned on its head on Monday (21) as Fox International executives confirmed Rio 2 grossed $47.1m from 65 markets compared to $46.1m for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from 14 Sony markets.
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NewsWinter Soldier rules US, crosses $200m
Marvel Studios’ 2014 poster boy stayed top of the North American charts in its in third weekend in action, adding an estimated $26.6m to reach $201.5m.
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NewsDisney crosses $1bn at int’l BO
The studio announced (20) it had crossed the threshold for the year-to-date in a company record time to stand at $1.086bn.
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NewsHuayi Brothers boards Men Vs Women remake
EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation has boarded the Chinese remake of Italian comedies Men Vs Women and Women Vs Men and will produce with Cai Gongming’s Road Pictures and Italian filmmaker Cristiano Bortone.
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NewsBeijing Film Market reveals $1.7bn deals
The Beijing Film Market (BFM) announced deals totalling $1.7bn (RMB10.5bn) for 32 projects at the close of the three-day event (April 17-19), including $615m (RMB3.8bn) for film production.
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FeaturesBFC reception, Tribeca
The British Film Commission held its annual event during the Tribeca Film Festival at Norwood in partnership with UKTI NY.
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NewsOscar producers to return
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce the Oscars for a third consecutive year, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has announced.
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NewsPGA sets awards season dates
The Producers Guild of America will stage its 26th annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 24, 2015 in Los Angeles.Nominations for feature documentaries, TV series, specials and digital series will be announced on November 26.Narrative feature and animated feature nominees will be unveiled on January 5.Guild top brass said ...
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NewsNetflix to raise membership cost
First quarter Netflix earnings beat analysts’ expectations to reach 86 cents a share on sales of $1.27bn.