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NewsMPAA beefs up global unit
Shanna Winters has joined the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) as senior vp of global policy.
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NewsLew Weitzman, 1937-2013
A memorial service in honour of literary agent Lew Weitzman, who died on Jun 30 aged 76, has been set for Jul 24 in Los Angeles.
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NewsFox Searchlight to produce Wild
The studio has acquired worldwide rights to Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Wild with Reese Witherspoon set to star and produce.
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NewsTrio join Wiig's Welcome
Linda Cardellini, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tim Robbins will join Kristen Wiig in the upcoming Welcome To Me, which Cargo International is selling outside North America. Separately, financier Kilburn Media has lined up its first film, Flock Of Dudes.
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NewsGuggenheim on Yousafzai doc
The plight of Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai has captured the imagination of Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, who have signed Davis Guggenheim to direct Image Nation Abu Dhabi’s documentary about the teenager.
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NewsSony to release Inferno in 2015
The studio will relesae the third adaptation in the Dan Brown series on Dec 18, 2015.
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NewsMike Figgis film gets lingerie tie-in
Swipe Films is releasing Mike Figgis’ new erotic thriller Suspension of Disbelief with a promotional tie-in with lingerie boutique Coco De Mer.
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NewsJarman Award shortlist announced
The sixth annual Jarman Award has announced its shortlist of 10 UK contemporary artists.
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NewsJoanna Hogg’s ‘London Project’ given title
Details of Joanna Hogg’s third feature have emerged, including a title for the film previously known as ‘London Project’.
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NewsUK MEDIA funding up $2m
British companies received nearly $12m (€9m) in funding from the MEDIA Programme in 2012.
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NewsSoda to release Love Tomorrow
Raindance Festival award-winner set for a November 2013 release in the UK.
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NewsCodeblack nets Flyy Girl
The Lionsgate subsidiary has acquired the rights to Omar Tyree’s coming-of-age trilogy bestseller.
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NewsRemstar, D Films bulk up prestige slates
Canadian distribution: Remstar Films has acquired Parkland and Dark Places in a deal with Exclusive Media while separately D Films has struck a deal with Cohen Media Group for The Attack.
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NewsFoursquare, CBS, Regal 'Do' Con
CBS Films and Regal Entertainment have partnered with the Foursquare app on a Comic-Con promotion centred on upcoming release The To Do List.
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Uni print control exec to retire
In a sign of the times, Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday [17] that Mark Link will retire from his role as vp of print control in January 2014 after 38 years with the studio.
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NewsComic-Con: footage can pay
The importance of preview footage as a driver of audience engagement is highlighted in Comic-Con research conducted by international communications agency Way To Blue.
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NewsComic-Con: Dravn film in the works
Heading into the annual convention in San Diego, Universal Pictures-based Dravnverse has announced the start of pre-production on the first Dravn feature adaptation.
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NewsTIFF/ RBC name nominees
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is partnering with RBC for the fourth year to present the 2013 RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition.
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NewsBrightlight, Telefilm Canada ready Nootka
EXCLUSIVE: Brightlight Pictures with the support of Telefilm Canada is lining up period epic White Slaves Of The Nootka.