All United States articles – Page 1004
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NewsGermanidi named Slamdance director
Germanidi has served as manager for the festival since 2012. President and co-founder Peter Baxter will continue to oversee the Slamdance organisation including the development of the Slamdance Studios distribution business.
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NewsMusic Box takes The Green Prince
Submarine and Global Screen have licensed all US rights excluding TV to Nadav Schirman’s psychological thriller.
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NewsCinemaCon: Nolan talks Interstellar
Christopher Nolan waxed lyrical about early influences like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey but gave little away about his upcoming sci-fi starring Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.
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NewsXYZ Films hires James Marsh
EXCLUSIVE: The company announced at Filmart (26) that it has brought on Asian-based acquisitions executive James Marsh.
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NewsMariangela Hall joins Rogers & Cowan
The international film publicist has joined global entertainment PR and marketing agency Rogers & Cowan.
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NewsJunction launches new investment platform
The San Francisco-based online platform takes advantage of the new JOBS Act allowing general solicitation of accredited investors.
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NewsIlluminate Pictures launches with BFF
Richard Zelniker and Chris Monte have joined forces to launch the production company and unveiled plans for a seven-film slate led by the high school film.
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NewsTribeca adds two to festival
Alex Gibney’s work-in-progress Untitled James Brown Documentary and the world premiere of Björk: Biophilia Live will screen.
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Yellow Brick casts up on Sugar Mountain
Melora Walters, Anna Hutchison and John Karna have joined the cast of Yellow Brick Films’ Sugar Mountain, currently in production.
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NewsTwo Faces, Alex bookend SFIFF
The North American premiere of Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces Of January will open and Chris Messina’s directorial debut Alex of Venice will close the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival.
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News21st Century Fox ups James Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch says his company’s “collective future has never been brighter”.
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NewsAR takes Aberdeen for North America
Milt Barlow’s Asia Releasing (AR) will handle the theatrical release of Pang Ho Cheung’s Aberdeen in North America.
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NewsAngelina Jolie talks up Unbroken
CINEMACON: Angelina Jolie graced the Universal Pictures presentation as she introduced footage from the upcoming December 25 release of her potential awards contender Unbroken.
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NewsProduction wraps on Lost In Austin
Principal photography has finished in Los Angeles on the caper starring Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich, Craig Robinson, Kristen Schaal and Ursula Parker.
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NewsChina first market to cross $3bn
CINEMACON: MPAA CEO and chairman Senator Chris Dodd said global box office for all films released in 2013 reached $35.9bn, marking a 4% year-on-year rise.
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NewsMagnolia takes US on Whitey Bulger doc
Joe Berlinger’s Whitey: The United States Of America V. James J Bulger premiered at Sundance. Separately, Phase 4 Films and The Vladar Company will extend the Canadian release of Generation Iron.
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NewsShade VFX expands to NYC
In a move that bucks the gloomy trend prevalent in the US-based effects industry, CEO Bryan Godwin has announced (25) that Shade will open a facility in New York.
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NewsNATO calls for more family films
CINEMACON: National Association Of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian urged delegates at the Las Vegas convention to release more family films year-round.
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NewsSummit swoops on Dork Diaries
Summit Entertainment has picked up all rights to Rachel Renée Russell’s bestseller series and is in negotiations to reunite with producer Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment.