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Global Screen to handle Denis Dercourt's third feature
Global Screen, the world sales joint venture of Bavaria Film and Telepool, are to handle French director Denis Dercourt’s seventh feature film Zum Geburtstag and Arne Birkenstock’s documentary about the art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi.
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Happy, Happy director Sewitsky plans Sonja Henie biopic
Norwegian director Anne Sewitsky, whose 2010 feature debut Happy, Happy won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, is currently casting her next feature, a $10 million biopic of skating princess Sonja Henie who became a Hollywood star.
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King of the plants
It’s not often that you are in the presence of greatness. But that was the case last night at a preview screening of Sky’s latest series, David Attenborough’s Kingdom Of Plants, attended by the man himself.
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JCA remasters A Queen Is Crowned for ITV
Digital restoration timed for Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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eOne picks up US/UK on Cronenberg's Cosmopolis
eOne has acquired multi-territory rights on David Cronenberg’s Cannes thriller Cosmopolis.
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Aktis Film picks up Snowchild for Cannes market premiere
Leipzig-based world sales outfit Aktis Film International will be presenting its latest acquisition, Uta Arning’s Snowchild, as a market premiere at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
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Dublin to host inaugural John Ford symposium
A four day film festival celebrating the life and work of American director John Ford is set to take place in Dublin this June, with a number of high profile attendees.
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Film Factory to sell slasher Afterparty in Cannes
Vicente Canales’ Barcelona based Film Factory has acquired international sales rights to Miguel Larraya’s Afterparty.
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Fortissimo Films picks up Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely
Fortissimo Films is to handle international sales on Indian director Ashim Ahluwalia’s feature film debut Miss Lovely which is premiering in the upcoming Cannes Festival in Un Certain Regard.
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Beta Cinema to unveil two market premieres in Cannes
New films by Ralf Huettner and Irina Probost will be presented as market premieres by Beta Cinema at the forthcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.
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Warner Home Video, Revolver dominate BVA awards
Harry Potter scoops a number of prizes at the British Video Association awards ceremony.
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Elstree Studios reports increased profits
The UK studio has recently played host to King Of Soho and Under The Skin and is currently the home of BBC talent show The Voice.
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Obituary: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boy and O-Scope co-founder
The renowned musician, human rights activist and filmmaker has died in New York City (May 4) following a three-year struggle with cancer. He was 47.
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Sierra / Affinity adds Plus One to Cannes slate
Nick Meyer will commence sales on the Croisette on Dennis Iliadis’ thriller. Dan Steinman at CAA represents domestic rights.
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MPI Cannes slate includes Stitches, Samsara
The company arrives on the Croisette with the market premiere of Conor McMahon’s horror comedy Stitches and Ron Fricke’s intensely visual documentary Samsara, which screened in Toronto last autumn.
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Hot Docs Forum wraps after two days
The Hot Docs international co-financing market event introduced 25 projects from 14 countries to a panel of more than 170 key commissioning editors and other funders.
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Wildworks Productions to commence Stripped shoot in June
Former director of press and PR at the Dallas International Film festival John Wildman will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Justina Walford.
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Avengers eyes $1bn global as int'l session reaps $152m
Another thunderous performance from Marvel Studios’ superhero soup boosted the running total to $441.5m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. The record-breaking domestic launch combined for a $641.8m global tally.