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NewsUniversal launches writing award
Those selected for the Emerging Writers Fellowship will work within the studio and gain access to Universal executives, producers and other key industry professionals.
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NewslevelFilm launches with Kaige
Former THINKFilm executives David Hudakoc and Michael Baker have launched the Toronto-based distributor, one of several new players that are expected to arrive in the wake of the eOne-Alliance merger.
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UltraStar, Letian plan theatres
US-owned UltraStar Cinemas and China’s Letian Entertainment have formed a joint venture to develop and operate theatres in China.
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NewsParticipant boosts doc unit
Elise Pearlstein has joined Participant Media as svp of documentary films.
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NewsHoward, Aquino to lead SAG-AFTRA
Ken Howard and Amy Aquino have been re-elected to lead SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsMadhavan joins Living Dead
Simon West Productions and the Graphic Film Company, in association with 2020 Entertainment and Indus Media and Entertainment, have signed Bollywood actor R Madhavan to Night Of The Living Dead: Origins 3D. Meyers Media Group handles international sales.
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NewsIFC Midnight gets Contracted
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with XYZ Films.
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NewsStrand acquires Branca’s Pitch
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Andrew Muscato’s baseball documentary.
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NewsFortissimo nets Linsanity deal
Fortissimo Films has secured Taiwanese distribution for Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary with Encore Film.
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NewsContinental, Los Banditos strike deal
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed a two-picture deal with Los Banditos Films.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn acquires Anita
Freida Mock’s documentary centres on Anita Hill, the law professor who 20 years ago testified against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in an infamous sexual harassment hearing.
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NewsLionsgate finds Life After Life
Kate Atkinson’s bestseller was published in April and explores the lives of a woman during World War II given the chance to begin from scratch.
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NewsABCs of Death 2 directors named
Mighty Boosh comedian Julian Barratt and Juan of the Dead director Alejandro Brugués lined up for omnibus sequel.
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NewsShoot starts on Interstellar
Christopher Nolan has commenced production on his deep space wormhole project starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain in Alberta, Canada, for Paramount and Warner Bros.
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Boundless Pictures gets Timeless
Principals Courtney Lauren Penn and Brandon Burrows announced on Tuesday [13] that the production company has optioned Timeless.
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NewsDodd hopeful on US-China feud
The stand-off over outstanding payments owed to Hollywood studios by China appears to nearing resolution in light of comments made by MPAA head Chris Dodd.
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NewsFilmBuff uncorks Red Obsession
FilmBuff will release the wine documentary Obsession narrated by Russell Crowe on Sept 6 on VoD with exclusive theatrical engagements. Separately, Freestyle has set a date for Surviving Evil while Artsploitation will release Hidden In The Woods on DVD in September and GoDigital has picked up Sample This.
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NewsSony, MRC line up Chappie
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and MRC are reuniting with director Neill Blomkamp on Chappie hot on the heels of the South African’s number one North American launch of Elysium.
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NewsMickey Rourke joins Traffik
Los Angeles-based Raging Pictures has announced that Mickey Rourke has joined the cast of director Ara Paiaya’s Skin Traffik.
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NewsFantastic Fest unveils second wave
Programmers at the forthcoming Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas have revealed 19 further selections.