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NewsOpen Road takes US on Sundance horror Silent House
The ambitious fledgling distributor has struck its second deal with Liddell Entertainment following the earlier announcement on The Grey.
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Screen Media acquires US rights to The Lie
Joshua Leonard’s dark comedy launched at Sundance and will get a limited theatrical and simultaneous VoD launch in autumn.
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Periscope begins production on Would You Rather
Shooting is underway in Los Angeles on the thriller starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs.
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NewsHP7 Pt 2 at $425m overseas; franchise crosses $7bn
The thunderous performance of the Warner Bros fantasy finale puts it at $640.2m globally to ensure the biggest franshise in Hollywood history has crossed $7bn.
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NewsICM signs UK trio Jim Loach, Jon Wright and Joe Ahearne
Loach (pictured) is the son of British auteur Ken Loach and made his feature directorial debut with Oranges And Sunshine starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving. He is represented by Curtis Brown in London.
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NewsTaiwan’s Apple to open summer edition of HKIFF
Taiwanese drama You Are The Apple Of My Eye will open the summer edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which runs August 9-23 in Hong Kong.
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Relativity, Atlas team up on Voltron adaptation
President of worldwide production Tucker Tooley announced the project at Comic-Con on Thursday (21).
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NewsCate Shortland’s Lore backed by Germany‘s DFFF
Australian director’s WWII drama latest international co-production to benefit from DFFF incentive this year.
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NewsNorway first country to go fully digital with all cinemas
Norway will no longer distribute 35mm prints as country’s 420 screens all go digital.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
In France Samuel Rondière is gearing up to shoot La Braconne, and Manoel de Oliveira’s is preparing Gebo And The Shadow; while in the UK Danny Donnelly’s Payback Season has started production.
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NewsShortsHD launches on DishHD in Taiwan
TV network dedicated exclusively to short movies expands to pay-TV platform in Taiwan
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NewsPicture Production Company opens LA office, appoints Ben Coplon
Creative production and marketing outfit PPC appoints Coplon Head of Client Services, US
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NewsOptimum confirms new Malick film, Cianfrance's Pines among 2012 slate
Other 2012 releases to include Casa De Mi Padre, Nigel Cole’s All In Good Time and Vehicle 19 starring Paul Walker.
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NewsAnna Higgs joins Film4 in new digital role
Higgs, also a producer and former Screen Star of Tomorrow, starts the new post in September.
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NewsVue in discussion with studios to relax windows, plans VOD platform
UK cinema chain in talks with the studios to relax windows at certain times of the year.
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NewsGallardo, Eastman sign on to executive produce Chee's Zombie Apocalypse
Carlos Gallardo, producer of El Mariachi and Once Upon A Time In Mexico, and Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and owner of Heavy Metal Publishing, have signed on as executive producers of Zombie Apocalypse (working title).
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NewsExhibitors and film companies do their part to save energy in electricity-needy Japan
Several exhibitors and film companies have announced their strategies for cutting electric power use this summer in the wake of supply shortages since the March 11 disaster.
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NewsScreen Australia backs Wolf Creek sequel, 3D surfing documentary, debut features
A sequel to Wolf Creek, a high-budget action adventure directed by brothers Michael and Peter Spierig, and a 3D surfing documentary are among the features that have just secured Screen Australia investment.
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NewsDrake Doremus, Felicity Jones reunite on Like Crazy follow-up
The filmmaker (pictured) is lining up an untitled drama with his Sundance special jury prize-winning actor alongside Guy Pearce and Amy Ryan. Indian Paintbrush is financing the project.
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