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NewsSundanceNOW, First Run sign pact
Sundance Selects’ digital label has agreed terms with First Run Features to bring select titles from the latter’s documentary library to SundanceNOW’s subscription VoD service Doc Club.
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NewsSuperman soars in Philippines
Warner Bros Pictures International senior executives reported on Wednesday night [12] that Man Of Steel opened on $1.7m to set the biggest opening day in the territory’s history.
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NewsFilmDistrict pays $10m for US rights to Rocketman
Rocket Pictures and Icon/AI Film’s red-hot Cannes market project about the life of Elton John has found its US home, sources confirmed to Screendaily on Wednesday evening [12]. Good Universe handles international sales and introduced to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsTrans Atlantic Partners names 26 producers for 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Participants include Germany’s Sol Bondy, Jennifer Fox [pictured] from the US, and Canada’s Lauren Grant.
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NewsFlanders fund backs 20 films with €5m
Former Oscar winner Mike van Diem’s The Surprise and BBC backed series The White Queen [pictured] are among the recipients in the first funding round from the new Screen Flanders economic fund.
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eOne to acquire US brand agency Art Impressions
Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding its licensing business by announcing plans to acquire US-based brand and licensing agency Art Impressions, led by founder and owner Cindy Bailey.
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NewsMTG completes DRG acquisition
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired British distributor DRG for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBBC3 doc initiative goes multiplatform
BBC3 new documentary director initiative Fresh is being extended online and will now acccept short form documentaries.
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NewsElba to produce Caton-Jones drama
Idris Elba [pictured] will be one of the producers of new UK feature One Square Mile.
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NewsDebbie Tucker Green wraps shoot for Second Coming
Nadine Marshall and Idris Elba star in London-set family drama.
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NewsAmerican Dreams in China hits big
Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s American Dreams In China has posted more than 9.7m admissions in China, crossing the equivalent of $82m in the territory.
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NewsFull Circle trials 360º iPhone film
An interactive iPhone film that allows viewers to browse a scene panoramically has been produced by 360º video specialist Full Circle.
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NewsSohonet adds cloud storage
Sohonet has launched of a private cloud storage platform that can be accessed via Sohonet Media Network.
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NewsJason Weiss named Myriad svp production
The executive will oversee a slate that includes the recently announced Jessica Alba drama Weightless, action thriller Caught Stealing with Patrick Wilson and Alec Baldwin and comedy Guidance starring Seann William Scott and Leslie Bibb.
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NewsTFI, Gucci unveil fund recipients
Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci announced the recipients of the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund on Thursday [13].
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NewsScreen Media corrals Running Wild
Screen Media Films plans an October release after it acquired North American rights to Suzanne Mitchell’s documentary Running Wild: The Life Of Dayton O Hyde.
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NewsDisney sets Mr Banks for Dec 13
Buena Vista will open the awards season hopeful Saving Mr Banks in limited release on Dec 13, one week earlier than initially announced.
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NewsSpotlight boards Lords Of London
Spotlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the UK gangster thriller Lords Of London starring Ray Winstone.
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NewsProduction starts on Cut Bank
Shooting has begun in Edmonton, Canada, on the Kilburn Media thriller, which now stars Liam Hemsworth in place of Armie Hammer due to scheduling conflicts. eOne will distribute in Canada and eOne Films International handles sales outside North America.
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NewsIndiegogo moves Chuck forward
Following a successful crowdfund raise, production will kick off this summer on Chuck Hank And The San Diego Twins, the follow-up from the filmmakers behind Sundance 2011 hit Bellflower.