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NewsLovefilm boss Calver quits
Lovefilm chief executive Simon Calver is to step down after almost seven years after being poached by high street chain Mothercare.
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NewsRenny Harlin ventures to Ural Mountains for Aldamisa thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Renny Harlin will direct an as-yet-untitled thriller set in Russia’s Ural Mountains.
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NewsDaisy’s Nam spreads Taste of Money
EXCLUSIVE: South Korea’s Daisy Entertainment has brought in a new director for its nascent International Sales division - Erica Nam, formerly of Mirovision.
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NewsStudioCanal sees Double deal with Protagonist
StudioCanal has struck a UK/Ireland deal with Protagonist Pictures for Richard Ayoade’s comedy The Double.
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NewsContent adds up sales for Numbers Station
EXCLUSIVE: Content is showing the first promo of The Numbers Station, currently in post, to buyers in Berlin.
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FeaturesDiane Kruger
Diane Kruger stars as doomed French Queen Marie Antoinette in Berlinale opening night film, Farewell My Queen (sold by Elle Driver.)
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NewsCohen Media takes US rights to Farewell My Queen from Elle Driver
Berlinale opening film Benoit Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen (sold by Elle Driver) has been snapped up for US distribution by by Cohen Media Group.
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NewsBober's CoProduction Office blasts off with Meteora
Company also handling Ulrich Seidl’s sex tourism story Paradise, now a three-feature project.
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FeaturesGore Verbinski
The American director reflects on the making of Rango, which recently won top honours at the Annie Awards and is up for an Academy Award.
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NewsExclusive starts sales at EFM for Robot & Frank, Quiet Ones
EXCLUSIVE: Robot & Frank to screen for EFM buyers on Sunday and Monday.
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NewsGFM takes on BB King; Cassavetes’ Yellow
London and LA-based seller GFM Films has added blues doc BB King: The Life Of Riley to its EFM slate.
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NewsBerlin sellers roundup: FSC adds Francine; Shoreline takes Let Go; Media Luna adds Hemel, Before Tomorrow
As Berlin’s EFM kicks off, a number of sellers have announced additions to their slates.
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NewsIndependent takes on sales for Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
EXCLUSIVE: Independent is continuing its collaboration with Cinetic by taking on two hot titles from Sundance: Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly’s time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and Alison Klayman’s documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the Chinese artist.
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NewsGaumont explores vices with Paulette, Porn In The Hood
EXCLUSIVE: Aside from continuing sales on Culinary Cuisine opener The Chef starring Jean Reno, which has recently sold to Germany (Senator), Canada (Remstar) and Japan (Gaga), Gaumont is set to unveil a slew of new titles at the EFM.
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NewsWild Bunch delves into Lou Ye's Mystery
EXCLUSIVE: Wild Bunch also boosts slate with Leconte’s feature animation The Suicide Shop, Tony Krawitz’s Dead Europe, and more.
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Features
Trade secrets
Traditional film sales are in flux, with the rise of digital platforms creating new opportunities for sellers against the backdrop of tough economic times. On the eve of Berlin’s European Film Market, John Hazelton explores a fast-evolving sector
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FeaturesThe hard sell
Selling arthouse cinema from anyone other than a major-name director can be tough, reports Geoffrey Macnab, but can multi-platform releasing help breathe new life into this market?
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FeaturesBrits abroad
A string of global successes has underlined the breakout potential of British films. But how easy is it to sell UK projects around the world? Geoffrey Macnab reports
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NewsMaya adds Between Us to Berlin market slate
Maya Entertainment Group has acquired foreign rights to Between Us and added the Bugeater Films drama to its Berlin sales slate.
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NewsSola goes on Christmas Journey, visits Crocodile Mansion
EXCLUSIVE: Happy Happy star Agnes Kittelsen among cast of Norwegian family film.