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NewsCMG acquires Go For Sisters
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has taken all international rights to the John Sayles thriller following its world premiere in SXSW.
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IFFLA names Leadership Award recipients
Top brass at the Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) on Friday [22] announced that Universal Television evp Bela Bajaria and producer Guneet Monga will collect the Sixth Annual Industry Leadership Awards.
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NewsChapman College sets top women panel
Diablo Cody, Penelope Spheeris and Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley [pictured] will take part in Chapman University’s 14th annual Women In Focus Conference.
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NewsSonoma to honour Parker
Mary-Louise Parker will receive the Sonoma Spotlight Award at the festival’s 16th edition in California’s Wine Country, set to run from Apr 10-14.
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NewsFocus World, Screen Media acquire The Lifeguard
Kickstarter heroine Kristen Bell stars in the Sundance premiere directed by Liz W Garcia. Joker Films handles international rights.
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NewsGravitas takes Jug Face
Gravitas Ventures has acquired US VoD rights to Slamdance entry Jug Face.
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Newsro*co to sell Dark Matter of Love
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah McCarthy’s film is about a Russian orphan learning to love her adoptive parents.
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NewsCanadian deal for The Wait
Visit Films has licensed Canadian rights to M Blash’s The Wait to Berkshire Axis Media (BAM) Distribution Inc following the film’s premiere at SXSW.
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NewsClotiaux back at Digital Domain
Digital Domain has hired Terry Clotiaux as vp of feature film production, promoted longtime VFX marketing director Joanna Capitano to executive producer and moved up executive producer Lisa Beroud to the senior management team.
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NewsKate Winslet joins Divergent
Summit confirmed the addition of Kate Winslet to the cast of Divergent on Thursday [21].
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NewsGlobal box office hit $34.7bn in 2012
Global box office in 2012 climbed 6% on the previous year to reach a record $34.7bn as international gross receipts accounted for 69% of the pie, gaining 6% on 2011 levels to finish on an unprecedented $23.9bn.
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NewsTWC buys JD Salinger doc
The Weinstein Company has acquired world rights and will screen the film at select festivals prior to a Sept 6 platform theatrical release.
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NewsUnified lines up Noah's Ark
Los Angeles-based Unified Pictures has hired John Stevenson and Cameron Hood for its upcoming animated musical Noah’s Ark.
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NewsBritish contingent joins Hercules
Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell [pictured], Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt have joined the cast of Paramount and MGM’s Hercules.
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NewsCBS Films moves up Kings
The distributor has moved up the release of its Sundance acquisition The Kings Of Summer from Jun 14 to May 31.
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NewsFreestyle takes Tiger Eyes
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) have acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to the young adult property Tiger Eyes and will distribute on Jun 7. Separately, First Run has struck a deal for Living Downstream.
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NewsAFI hires marketing head
Top brass at The American Film Institute (AFI) announced on Thursday [21] that following a “comprehensive national search”, Liza deVilla Ameen has joined as chief marketing officer.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Hailee Steinfeld
The former Oscar nominee will receive the CinemaCon Female Star Of Tomorrow Award at the annual Las Vegas convention on Apr 18.
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NewsWhat Maisie Knew to open SFIFF
The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival will open on Apr 25 with David Siegel’s drama [pictured] and close on May 9 with Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight.
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NewsArclight promotes Mike Gabrawy
The executive has been promoted to chief creative officer at Arclight Films.