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NewsToei pre-sells Memoirs to Hong Kong
Japanese studio Toei has pre-sold US-Japan co-production Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac to Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene.
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NewsShowbox sells Take Off to Japan’s Amuse Soft
Korea’s Showbox Mediplex has scored a Japanese deal on local box office smash Take Off, which was snapped up by Amuse Soft Entertainment.
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NewsOz production spend reaches record $325m
Two big-budget foreign-financed animated films, Guardians of Ga’Hoole and Happy Feet 2, both involving Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures, boosted the total spend on Australian films in the financial year ending June 30 to a record $325m (A$358m).
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NewsMulligan in talks to board Ealing’s Effie
Carey Mulligan, the UK sensation who is being tipped for awards glory in An Education, is in advance discussions to star in the title role of Effie, being sold here by Ealing Studios.
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NewsKay named US editor at Screen International
Jeremy Kay has been promoted to US editor of Screen International and ScreenDaily.com effective immediately.
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NewsTill’s Icon makes first acquisition with The Way
In one of its first acquisitions since Stewart Till’s takeover of the Icon Group was completed last week, Icon Entertainment International has confirmed that it will handle worldwide sales for The Way, the new film from director Emilio Estevez.
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NewsRibbon, Prophet, Slumdog lead EFA Award nominations
Cannes favourites The White Ribbon and A Prophet and last year’s Oscar sensation Slumdog Millionaire both figure prominently in the 22nd European Film Awards nominations, which were announced this weekend.
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NewsBeta Cinema takes on sales rights to Stolz's Goethe!
Blue-chip German outfit Beta Cinema has taken on international rights to North Face director Philipp Stölz’s next feature film, Goethe!, which comes billed as a “modern pop fairytale” biopic of Germany’s most celebrated writer in the vein of Shakespeare In Love and Amadeus.
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NewsThe Works International, Mann Made team on The Drought
The Works International is partnering with Mann Made Films on The Drought, an ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world.
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The Auteurs unveils membership, visits data
Online movie venture The Auteurs, a global VOD platform that bills itself as “a virtual cinematheque,” has revealed details of traffic and activity on its site. Its “executive summary,” published this month, indicates that the platform now has 145,000 registered members.Since its official launch, less than a year ago, ...
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NewsContentFilm's Ironclad slices up the world
Buyers are rallying to Ironclad, the historical action epic being sold by ContentFilm International at the AFM.
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NewsVideocracy scoops first special jury prize at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Erik Gandini’s Videocracy has won the inaugural special jury award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival.
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NewsVendome, Mark Gordon cast Jake Gyllenhaal in thriller Source Code
Philippe Rousselet’s Vendome Pictures has announced its first project, teaming with Mark Gordon on the sci-fi thriller Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Summit International has already pre-sold rights to more than 15 territories at AFM.
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NewsCinetic, Phase 4 tie up rights for Salute from Odin’s Eye
Odin’s Eye Entertainment has signed separate deals with Cinetic Media and Phase 4 for North American rights to award-winning documentary Salute, chronicling the story behind the iconic black power salute.
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NewsDadi seals Asian deals on $23m biopic Confucius
China’s Dadi Entertainment has wrapped up a string of Asian deals on its $23m biopic Confucius, including sales to Korea’s J.L. International, Thailand’s Sahamongkol and Singapore’s Cathay Keris Films.
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NewsHuayi Brothers boards EMP’s Stool Pigeon
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation has boarded Dante Lam’s The Stool Pigeon, produced by Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), as an equity partner.
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NewsChristmas Carol not so merry on $31m as Precious stuns in limited release
Lionsgate’s extraordinary limited launch for the inner city drama Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire eclipsed the muted number one debut of Disney’s A Christmas Carol.
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NewsThe Little Film Company picks up Aussie genre pic
US sales company The Little Film Company has picked up sales rights to The Clinic, a low-budget privately-financed debut thriller from Australian director James Rabbitts.
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NewsBeaver, Red sell out for Summit International
Summit International has virtually sold out on two of its marquee titles here, Jodie Foster’s drama The Beaver starring Mel Gibson and the DC Comics adaptation Red.
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NewsBondarchuk lines up Winter Queen, Stalingrad epic
Fedor Bondarchuk, director of Russian blockbuster Inhabited Island, is making his English language debut on Seven Arts Pictures’ Winter Queen and will follow that with a $30m epic about the battle of Stalingrad which will likely be shot in both Russian and English versions.