All United States articles – Page 1041
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NewsDistribution: Stray Dogs finds a home
The Cinema Guild has acquired US rights from Urban Distribution International to Tsai Ming Liang’s Venice grand jury prize-winner Stray Dogs
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NewsO-Scope to feast on Banquet
Oscilloscope has taken world rights to Wayne Wang’s documentary Soul Of A Banquet following a work-in-progress benefit screening in 2013 at the San Francisco Film Society.
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NewsGravity, Slave earn ACE nods
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) unveiled their nominees on January 10 ahead of the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards show on February 7 in Los Angeles.
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NewsSlamdance to honour Nolan
The Slamdance Film Festival hierarchy announced that Christopher Nolan will receive the inaugural Slamdance Founder’s Award.
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Features12 Years A Slave: Freedom fighters
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave is a box-office hit in the US and has been attracting major awards attention, including 10 Bafta nominations. Andreas Wiseman speaks to the film-maker, star Chiwetel Ejiofor and other key members of the team about creating an unflinching film about slavery.
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NewsBerlin selects co-pro projects
New films from Peter Webber, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Oliver Schmitz, Eran Kolirin.
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NewsStalingrad to get IMAX release
Colombia Pictures is bringing Fedor Bondarchuk’s Russian smash to the US and has struck a deal with IMAX for a one-week nationwide engagement starting on February 28.
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NewsDistribution: SPC, Woody Allen reunite
The distributor has picked up Magic In The Moonlight from Gravier Productions, marking its seventh collaboration with the prolific Allen following awards contender Blue Jasmine. Separately, Lionsgate and Tribeca Film announced new acquisitions.
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NewsChef to open SXSW
The Austin event will host the world premiere of Jon Favreau’s film on March 7.
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NewsMitch Levine joins Provincetown
The film-maker and festival consultant has been hired as CEO of the Provincetown Film Society.
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NewsAubrey Plaza joins Mortdecai
The star of the upcoming Sundance world premiere Life After Beth has joined Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow on Lionsgate and Oddlot’s action comedy.
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NewsDjango Lives moves ahead
Texas-based Point Blank Pictures has secured sequel rights to Django Lives, the sequel to the Spaghetti Western Django that made an international star of Franco Nero.
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NewsArt directors unveil nominees
The Great Gatsby is among the contenders as the Art Directors Guild announced 10 categories of production design for film, television, commercials and music videos.
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NewsProduction: Gerwig to star in Maggie’s Plan
Rebecca Miller will direct Golden Globe best actress nominee Greta Gerwig in the comedy of manners. Separately, Elijah Wood has joined the Dylan Thomas project Set Fire To The Stars.
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NewsIndie Sales boards Quentin Dupieux’s Reality
Alain Chabat stars in the Los Angeles-set project.
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NewsAcademy names sci-tech winners
The body will honour 19 scientific and technical achievements represented by 52 individuals on February 15 in Beverly Hills.In addition visual effects supervisor and cinematographer Peter W Anderson will receive the Gordon E Sawyer Award, an Oscar statuette, “for technological contributions that have brought credit to the industry.”Post-production and distribution ...
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NewsFox hires Marc Weinstock
The recently ousted president of worldwide marketing at Sony Pictures has joined Fox as president of domestic theatrical marketing, effective January 13.
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NewsSundance adds Lambert & Stamp
The late addition to the programme will screen in Park City next week and in the third Sundance London film and music festival in late April.
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NewsPGA sets conference dates
Warner Bros Studios will host The Producers Guild Of America’s 2014 Produced By Conference on June 7-8.