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Sundance Selects swoops on Walk Away Renee
The North American deal returns Jonathan Caouette to the limelight after the filmmaker caused a sensation in 2003 with his autobiographical documentary Tarnation.
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Minds Eye to bring Captain Canuck to life
Kevin DeWalt’s Canadian entertainment venture has acquired rights to the Canadian comic book superhero from writer Richard Comely.
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NewsHarry Potter 7 Pt 2 races to $390m internationally
The franchise finale is showing no sign of letting up its scorching pace as Warner Bros Pictures International said it grossed a further $34m from 59 countries on Tuesday [19] following the confirmed $313.5m opening weekend.
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Leilani Forby joins W2 Media in key acquisitions / distribution role
The new vp of acquisitions and North American distribution arrives from Wrekin Hill where she served as a consultant and played an integral role in the release of Peter Weir’s The Way Back.
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NewsVoltage, Wildwood reboot Company with Shia LaBeouf
Voltage Pictures and Robert Redford’s Wildwood Enterprises are rebooting their long-gestating political action thriller and announced on Tuesday [19] that the veteran actor will play opposite LaBeouf, riding high on the global success of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.
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FeaturesButtons battle heats up in France
French distributors Mars and UGC will go head to head at the box office this September with separate adaptations of Louis Pergaud’s literary classic The War of the Buttons.
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NewsRabbit-Proof Fence, Australia actor dies at age 44
David Ngoombujarra, a well-known Aboriginal actor, has died at age 44.
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NewsGreek thriller December Riots finishes production
Greek director Dimitri Vorris has finished post-production on December Riots (Or How I Lost My Country And Never Found It).
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NewsBFI resurrects previously unseen Ken Loach documentary
1969 doc DOP’d by Chris Menges to screen as part of major BFI retrospective.
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Newstwofour54 launches first 3D lab in the Middle East
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 intaj has opened the first stereoscopic 3D lab in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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CommentKen Loach on Murdoch and the News International scandal
The acclaimed British director sounds off on the News International phone hacking scandal, the “timid” select committee, 3D and a lack of documentary funding.
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NewsFormer StudioCanal France chief Camille Trumer launches entertainment group Talentbox
Paris-based Trumer has acquired talent agent Cineart, press agency Moteur! and is on the verge of signing deal for majorFrench live entertainment producer.
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FeaturesEros scores again while Pokemon trumps studio Ghibli latest in Japan
As Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II smashed a number of international records, Screen looks at the non-US international movers and shakers.