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Well Go USA drawn to Shimizu’s Tormented, Shock Labyrinth
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming horror Tormented from Fortissimo Films in a preemptive swoop before the film’s Venice world premiere and has also taken The Shock Labyrinth.
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Bumble Ward to head Fox domestic publicity machine
In recent years the veteran has developed expertise in social media marketing. She begins in her new role as evp of publicity on Tuesday (Aug 30)
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Hollywood Film Festival unveils first wave of honourees
The Hollywood Awards ceremony will take place in Beverly Hills on Oct 24.
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NewsLawrence Gough unveils Extraction, talks up Drought
The winner of Edinburgh’s 2009 Trailblazer Award for his feature debut Salvage has revealed details of his supernatural home invasion project Extraction, which will shoot before Drought pending casting availability.
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CommentShifting into top gear
Ben Parker’s short Shifter impresses before the UK premiere of Kill Listat FrightFest.
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NewsFrance's MPM Film to sell Historias through new in-house sales dept
Marie-Pierre Macia and Juliette Lepoutre’s MPM Film launch in-house sales operation in alliance with former Celluloid Dreams sales manager Pierre Menahem.
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NewsLes Arcs Festival adds Work in Progress, transmedia sections
Third edition of French film festival in the Alps expands
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie stands at £27.7m after second weekend
The Inbetweeners Movie continues its remarkable assault as One Day and Final Destination 5 enter the fray
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NewsIcahn, Lionsgate cease hostilities as corporate raider sells stake
The activist shareholder and his son Brett are to sell up to 44,161,971 of their shares of Lionsgate common stock in a move that ends their long-running battle for control of the company.
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NewsNew work from Ken Loach, Cedric Kahn to feature at OMDC market
The Ontario Media Development Corporation announced that 41 projects have been accepted for the sixth annual International Financing Forum (IFF), set to take place during the Toronto International Film Festival from Sept 11-12.
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The Disappeared to start shooting in Nova Scotia in September
Writer and director Shandi Mitchell will make her feature directorial debut on the film, which will begin shooting this September off the coast of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
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NewsHopscotch plans features from Stuart Beattie, Robert Luketic
At a packed AIMC, Troy Lum says Hopscoth’s new production arm could have four films shooting within the next year.
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NewsBorcuch readies shoot for Lasting Moments in Spain, Poland
Polish director Jacek Borcuch will start shooting his new film Lasting Moments (Chwile Nieulotne) on Sept 8 in Valencia, Spain.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Vietnam’s Paradise
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to Vietnamese director Vu Ngoc Dang’s Lost In Paradise (Hot Boy Noi Loan), which will receive its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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CommentPaul Walker burns rubber in Vehicle 19
I spent the bank holiday weekend in Johannesburg (as you do) watching Paul Walker drive a car into a supermarket window.
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NewsSlawomir Fabicki readies second feature in Warsaw
Polish Oscar-nominated director readies next film in Warsaw.
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Josephine Rose joins Wiggin to lead new finance/distribution packaging business
UK-based media law firm Wiggin is launching a new film and TV packaging service as of Sept 5.
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NewsTurn Me On Goddammit closes more deals for Celsius
Buyers are tuning into hit Norwegian film, Turn Me On Goddammit, which is sold by Thierry Wase-Bailey’s London-based Celsius Entertainment.