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NewsFormer TrustNorsdisk sales chief Tine Klint launches new outfit
Tine Klint (pictured), the former head of sales of Nordisk Film and TrustNordisk, has launched a new Scandinavian sales company.
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NewsFuture Films plots Maria Callas biopic
UK production company Future Films is to co-produce a feature biopic about opera diva Maria Callas with Italy-based production company De Angelis Group (DAP).
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NewsOverture acquires US rights to De Niro-Norton thriller Stone for 2010
Overture Films has snapped up US rights to the thriller Stone starring Robert De Niro (pictured), Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich and Frances Conroy.
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NewsFilm Department to launch distribution operation
The Film Department has filed for a public stock offering to fund a North American distribution apparatus.
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WBPI strikes direct digital deployment deals with Asian circuits
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a slew of direct digital cinema deployment agreements with key Asian circuits.
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NewsSpike Jonze, James Franco shorts to screen in Sundance
New work from Spike Jonze (pictured), James Franco, Ira Sachs and Alex Montoya are among the line-up of short films that will screen at Sundance 2010.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Crazy Heart star Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges, an awards contender for his portrayal of an alcoholic country music singer seeking redemption in Crazy Heart, will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Desert Palm Achievement Award.
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NewsSong boards Korean remake of A Better Tomorrow
The Korean remake of John Woo’s classic Hong Kong noir film A Better Tomorrow (pictured) is set to be directed by Song Hae-sung, with a cast of young stars including Song Seung-hun and Ju Jin-mo.
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NewsFestival Darlings, Eureka, Pecadillo make films available on i-Tunes, Lovefilm
Sales and distribution companies Festival Darlings, Eureka Entertainment and Pecadillo Pictures have signed digital content deals to make their films available on i-Tunes and Lovefilm.
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CineAsia opens with focus on mainland China’s growth
The CineAsia distribution and exhibition conference got underway in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with a focus on multiplex development and the rollout of d-cinema systems in the mainland China market, which is currently enjoying 40% box office growth.
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News2012 becomes China’s second biggest foreign film
Sony Pictures’ 2012 has broken the $58.6m (RMB400m) barrier to become the second biggest foreign film ever in mainland China. The film’s China gross accounts for around 10% of its worldwide box office.
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NewsTriPictures picks up Next Three Days, Dark Fields, Killer Inside Me
Distributor TriPictures has closed Spanish rights to key US titles, including Oscar- winning director Paul Haggis’ new crime thriller The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe (pictured) and Liam Neeson.
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NewsElle Driver closes sales on Warwick Thornton's Samson And Delilah
French sales outfit Elle Driver has done brisk sales on Warwick Thornton’s Camera d’Or winner Samson And Delilah.
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NewsAlcon to finance and produce A Dolphin Tale
Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment will finance and co-produce with Richard Ingber A Dolphin Tale.
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NewsWarner Bros Pictures names Paul Broucek music chief
Paul Broucek has been named president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures and will assume control of overall creative direction of music operations and oversee administrative, production and day-to-day business functions.
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NewsSixty-nine films vie for foreign language Golden Globe award
Palme d’Or winner The White Ribbon (pictured), A Prophet,Mother, and City Of Life And Death are among a record 69 foreign-language films that have qualified for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
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NewsVirgil Films, National Geographic partner on Amreeka DVD release
Virgil Films and Entertainment and National Geographic Entertainment are partnering on the DVD release of Cherien Dabis’ festival favourite and Indie Spirit nominee Amreeka.
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NewsHong Kong's Golden Scene joins the Break-up Club
Hong Kong sales and distribution outfit Golden Scene has picked up international rights to Barbara Wong Chun-chun’s upcoming docu-drama Break-up Club.