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NewsBenh Zeitlin to receive inaugural Graham Leggat Award
The director of Beasts Of The Southern Wild, the Sundance grand jury dramatic prizewinner that has just been announced in the Un Certain Regard line-up, will collect the honour during the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 26.
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NewsThe Wolverine to be filmed in Australia
Sydney has beaten Vancouver to James Mangold’s The Wolverine, the sixth film in the X-Men franchise, principally because the Australian Government is providing a one-off cash incentive of $13.2m (A$12.8m).
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Cinedigm acquires New Video in $14m-plus deal
The resulting entity will serve as a full-service end-to-end digital releasing studio capable of acquiring and distributing content theatrically and digitally.
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SundanceNOW launches Doc Club SVoD programme
The Sundance Selects stablemate’s new initiative is curated in association with documentary programmer Thom Powers and kicks off with an Errol Morris spotlight.
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GoDigital buys four from Shoreline Entertainment
The digital distributor has picked up the documentary Fat Belly, sci-fi animation Technotise: Edit & I, horror thriller Cannibal and stop-motion Edison & Leo.
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NewsTitanic 3D to cross $200m this weekend
International preview: Fox International’s smash is expected to reach the milestone by Friday and could cross $100m in China as early as Saturday.
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NewsKaleidoscope closes US, Benelux deals for Victim
EXCLUSIVE: Kaleidoscope Entertainment has sold UK drama Victim to Well Go USA for North America and Three Lines for Benelux.
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NewsToo little investment in British family features, says Sky Movies head
Sky Movies director Ian Lewis has revealed that the company’s decision to develop and produce family films has been partly triggered by a lack of investment in the genre in the UK, calling on the UK production sector to pitch more ideas.
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NewsIndomina, Kaleidoscope seal deal on The Art Of Rap
The Indomina Group has sold international distribution rights to London-based Kaleidoscope on Ice-T’s Sundance entry Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.
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NewsRich Ross steps down as Walt Disney Studios chairman
Following the $200m John Carter write-down Ross is ending his two-and-a-half-year tenure in the post and leaves behind a 15-year career at the studio.
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Europa International backs EC move on digital plan
Europa International, the organisation representing the interests of international sales agents, has given an enthusiastic welcome to The European Commission’s recently published call for proposals related to a new preparatory action Circulation Of European Films In Digital Era.
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NewsWWE Studios joins IM Global on Dead Man Down
The companies will co-finance the $30m romantic thriller, which is set to begin shooting in Philadelphia on Monday (23) and stars starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper.
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Roadside Attractions takes all North American rights to Branded
The studio plans a nationwide theatrical release in September on Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain’s thriller. Lionsgate will release on ancillary platforms through its partnership with Roadside.
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Sundance Film Forward programme heads to California, Mexico
Sundance Institute’s Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue programme travels to Imperial Valley and Mexicali Apr 30 to May 4.
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