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eOne takes North American rights to The Family Tree
Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney star in the offbeat comedy exploring the frailties of the modern American family.
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MPEG to honour sound editor Don Hall
The renowned winner of numerous awards will collect the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s (MPEG) Fellowship and Service Award at a ceremony on Oct 15 in Los Angeles.
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NewsMPCA, SPWA play Assassination Games with Van Damme
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions takes worldwide media rights to the hitman story, the latest Jean-Claude Van Damme collaboration with Brad Krevoy and ambitious Los Angeles-based MPCA.
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NewsHudson's Academy era begins with rule change bombshell
In a dramatic switch and clear populist play aimed at higher ratings, the Academy has instituted a merit-based system that will generate anywhere from five to 10 contenders in Oscar’s prestige best picture category.
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Norwegian Wood secures release in mainland China
Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood has passed censorship in mainland China and will be released in the territory later this year through China Film and Shanghai Huayu Film Company.
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NewsSPWA picks up world rights to Detention
Apocalyptic fantasy-horror-sci-fi-teen-rom-com directed by Joseph Kahn
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Warner Bros signs China VoD deal with YOU On Demand
Warner Bros has signed a pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VoD) deal with VoD platform YOU On Demand Media, which is an official partner of Chinese state-owned movie channel CCTV-6.
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French directors and distributors protest Harry Potter premiere
8,000 people expected for massive Deathly Hallows event screening on July 12
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UTV acquires rights to best-selling novel Chanakya’s Chant
Mumbai-based UTV Motion Pictures has acquired rights to Ashwin Sanghi’s best-selling novel Chanakya’s Chant, which will be adapted into a feature film by the studio.
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NewsJane Eyre, Midnight In Paris bookend Karlovy Vary
Line-up for the Czech festival includes 14 world premieres across three feature competitions
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul to head Orizzonti jury at Venice
Thai director competed at Venice in 2006
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Eros International announces $25m first week for Ready
Film is released worldwide by Eros in association with Waves Cinemas’ Ponty Chadha
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Le Havre to open Sarajevo Film Festival
Kaurismaki’s The Man Without A Past screened at Sarajevo in 2002
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NewsDebra Hayward to launch Monumental Pictures
Working Title’s President of UK Production will officially step down in September; new outfit will have first-look deal with the company
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NewsFernando Meirelles’ 360 first English language production to tap Austrian incentive
The €11m project shot in Austria last month
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NewsPanda 2, Thor drive PPI past $1bn in 2011 ticket sales
The company reached the milestone on Jun 10, four days earlier than its prior record and for the fifth consecutive year.
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NewsLoveFilm expands digital service in Germany with PlayStation 3 deal
Titles available include Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
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NewsPirates 4 becomes Disney’s biggest international release
The fourth entry in the adventure series has overtaken Alice In Wonderland to stand at $695.5m and is now the fourth biggest overseas release in history.
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NewsTarsem commences shoot on Relativity’s Snow White
FilmNation handled international sales on the film in Cannes, where it was one of a handful of must-have $100m projects in a resurgent marketplace.