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Vertigo high on Safety Not Guaranteed
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo picks up Sundance hit Safety not Guaranteed from Independent Film Company for a November release in the UK.
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Millennium buys Maisie, XLrator snaps up Thale
The Toronto deals continued to trickle in on Wednesday (12) as it emerged that Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s family drama What Maisie Knew and Norwegian fantasy thriller Thale had found domestic buyers. In addition Freestyle Releasing has acquired Jinn.
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Ewan McGregor joins cast of August: Osage Country
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in Jean Doumanian/ Smokehouse Production’s family drama, which is set to begin shooting on Sept 24.
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Alcon acquires screen rights to sci-fi adventure Icons
The forthcoming novel is written by Margaret Stohl [pictured]. Erwin Stoff brought the project to Alcon and will produce alongside Alcon co-founder and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
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Recapitalised San Diego Film Festival unveils line-up
Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires [pictured] and the pair of Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet and Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Grassroots bookend the festival, set to run from Sept 26-30.
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Palm Springs to host awards gala on Jan 5 2013
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is scheduled from January 3-14, 2013.
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Syrian producer Orwa Nyrabia reported freed
Producer and pan-Arab DOX BOX film festival founder had been missing since August 23.
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A Trip director Gazvoda starts shooting Dual
After his award-winning debut A Trip, 27 year-old Slovenian director Nejc Gazvoda has started filming his second feature Dual.
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Moving towards smart Chinese co-productions
If anyone was under the impression that the Chinese backing for a film like Toronto opener Looper would become the new norm, the local industry has a response to that: China isn’t an ATM machine for Hollywood.
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Huayi to release seven additional films in IMAX format
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers is expanding its relationship with IMAX by presenting seven additional films in the immersive format.
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Artificial Eye takes UK on Australian Oscar entry Lore
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor plans an early 2013 release for Cate Shortland’s Locarno Audience Award winning-drama.
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Keanu Reeves-produced documentary Side by Side to open Plus Cameraimage
Reeves-produced documentary about digital and film stock will open the Plus Camerimage festival in Poland.
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Finalists unveiled for fifth Virgin Media Shorts competition
Phyllida Lloyd CBE, 2010 Star of Tomorrow Luke Snellin [pictured] and Julie Walters CBE among judges for the short film prize.
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Dogwoof's sales arm acquires 112 Weddings
UK distributor’s sales division picks up all international rights for Doug Block’s [pictured] documentary.