All United States articles – Page 1029
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Random Media takes Mirage Men
The recently established multi-platform content company acquired North American rights from New York-based sales agent Cargo Film & Releasing.
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NewsCinema Guild acquires What Now?
What Now? Remind Me won the 2013 Locarno Film Festival jury prize.
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NewsSummit clarifies Neil Burger position
In light of this week’s scheduling announcement for the two Divergent sequels, the studio has explained why Neil Burger will not return to direct the second episode.
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NewsSundance names Screenwriters Lab projects
Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for its 2014 January Screenwriters Lab set to run from January 10-15 2014.
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NewsAFI unveils Time Warner grants
The American Film Institute (AFI) hierarchy announced on December 17 a $500,000 grant from the Time Warner Foundation to create five scholarships to the AFI Conservatory for “applicants from communities traditionally under-represented in film and television.”
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NewsCNN adds documentary focus
The broadcaster has launched CNN Films Presents, a sister brand to CNN Films, starting with March Of The Penguins on January 2 2014.
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Inception, iN DEMAND sign pact
Inception Media Group has signed a deal with iN DEMAND to handle its VOD and pay-per-view distribution.
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NewsMGM, Paramount jump into Hot Tub 2
MGM has struck a deal with Paramount Pictures to handle worldwide distribution on Hot Tub Time Machine 2 in 2014.
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NewsLazarus to open in 2015
Lionsgate has set the upcoming Blumhouse Productions horror thriller starring Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass.
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NewsSanta Barbara to honour Redford
Robert Redford will receive the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s American Riviera Award.
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NewsABCs of Death 2 winner named
Robert Boocheck’s M Is For Masticate has won Magnet Releasing’s ABCs Of Death 2’s ‘Search for the 26th Director’.
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NewsDisney sets domestic BO record
Fuelled by Frozen, the studio reached $1.547bn on December 14 to establish a new company high-water mark and complete the trifecta of record domestic, international and global tallies.
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NewsAcademy unveils feature, song submissions
Some 289 films and 75 songs are eligible for Academy Awards consideration, top brass announced on December 16.
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NewsCoppolas to adapt Fairyland
American Zoetrope announced today that it has acquired feature rights to Alysia Abbott’s memoir Fairyland: A Memoir Of My Father.
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NewsMatt Jackson joins IM Global
The former head of US production at Exclusive Media has jumped ship to serve as president of production at IM Global and is scheduled to attend Berlin with the team.
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NewsOpen Road affirms faith in duo
Open Road Films has promoted Elliott Kleinberg to COO and renewed CFO Steven Andriuzzo’s deal.
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NewsTriumphant lines up AWOL 72
Cecil Chambers’ LA-based Triumphant Pictures will produce and finance the action thriller starring Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine and RZA. Premiere Entertainment handles international sales.
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NewsMen, Women & Children shoot begins
Jason Reitman has commenced principal photography for Paramount in Austin, Texas, on his follow-up to Labor Day.
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NewsMiami FF to premiere Foosball
The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) will host the US premiere of Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella’s latest film.