Small MPU – Page 2737
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NewsLittle Film Company to commence EFM sales on Scar Tissue
EXCLUSIVE: Robbie Little has acquired worldwide sales rights to Scott Michell’s neo-noir thriller starring Charity Wakefield.
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NewsCinemaCon: NATO to honour Regal CEO Amy Miles
The National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) will present the Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles with the 2013 NATO Marquee Award at the annual convention on Apr 16.
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NewsEdell Productions wraps Life Saver shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Teri Polo, Chazz Palminteri, Tia Carrere and Luke Eberl star in the thriller, producers Elaine Hastings Edell and Jeffrey Edell announced on Tuesday night [29].
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NewsCinema do Brasil launches Sales Agent Support at EFM
Any sales agent who has a film produced by an associate of Cinema Do Brasil will be entitled to apply for support the film promotion.
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NewsAltitude boards Shane Meadows Stone Roses doc
Revolver to release Stone Roses doc in spring; StudioCanal take UK on Kill Your Friends; eOne buys multi-territories on Outpost 37.
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NewsJapanese box office up 7.7%
The Japanese box office totalled $2.15bn (195bn yen) in 2012, topping the previous year’s figures by 7.7% but remaining below 2010’s 220.7bn yen.
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NewsSotomayor, Klimiewicz pact for short film
Dominga Sotomayor [pictured], one of last year’s Rotterdam Tiger winners for Thursday Till Sunday, is co-writing and co-directing a new short film, The Time Before, with European Film Award winner Katarzyna Klimiewicz.
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NewsCopenhagen to offer $6.3m film fund
The Danish capital of Copenhagen is to establish a regional film fund in a bid to attract foreign productions and place the city on the international movie map.
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NewsEmbankment boards Wyatt's Birdsong, Serkis' Animal Farm; Gillian Anderson on sci-fi
X Files star attached to Our Robot Overlords as UK sales outfit Embankment Films builds on prestige slate ahead of the EFM.
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NewsEU’s MPFG generates €47m in first two years
Productions supported by the European Media Production Guarantee Fund (MPFG) include upcoming A Most Wanted Man, The Congress and Berlinale Golden Bear contender Layla Fourie.
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NewsIndependent boards For No Good Reason; Sony picks up US rights
Charlie Paul’s documentary about English cartoonist Ralph Steadman features Johnny Depp and will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming EFM.
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NewsDistribution: Codeblack takes Angela, Drafthouse declares War
Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films has acquired rights to Free Angela And All Political Prisoners. The documentary about the political activist Angela Davis premiered in Toronto last year.
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NewsIFTA names Rising Star nominees
The Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) has announced the five nominees for its Rising Star Award.
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NewsJeremy Renner attached to play journalist in Kill The Messenger
CAA and WME will introduce what is likely to become a hot property at next week’s EFM in Berlin at a time when US sales agents continue to scramble for new projects.
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NewsBAFTA and ICO launch theatrical screenings of nominated shorts
Package will launch April 12 at London’s ICA.
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NewsThe Exchange, Grand Peaks launch film fund
The LA-based sales and financing company run by Brian O’Shea has partnered with the Denver-based entertainment company on Exchange Peaks Film Capital. The first beneficiary is previously announced The Last 5 Years.
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NewsSteven Spielberg to receive ACE Golden Eddie Award
The board of directors of the American Cinema Editors will present the Lincoln director with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker Of The Year Award on Feb 16 the association’s annual awards show.
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NewsQED International adds Breathe In to EFM slate
The LA-based production, financing and sales company has picked up its second film from Sundance and will introduce Drake Doremus’ acclaimed drama to buyers in Berlin.
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NewsMGM promotes Adam Rosenberg to evp production
The executive previously served as the svp role and will continue to report to motion picture group president Jonathan Glickman.
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NewsDig Two Graves producers announce cast
Hunter Adams’ thriller has commenced shooting in and around the Shawnee National Forest area of Southern Illinois.