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NewsMagnolia acquires Drinking Buddies
Joe Swanberg’s relationship film was one of the highlights of SXSW.
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NewsRare Hitchcock films to tour US
A tour of nine of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest surviving works restored by the British Film Institute (BFI) will kick off in San Francisco on Jun 14.
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NewsCareer honour for Martin Landau
Top brass at the 27th Israel Film Festival announced on Tuesday [19] that the Oscar winner will receive the 2013 IFF Career Achievement Award at the opening night gala on Apr 18.
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Film Independent names Doc Lab fellows
Film Independent announced the fellows for its 2013 Documentary Lab on Tuesday [19].
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NewsSFFS/KRF names grant finallists
San Francisco Film Society and Kenneth Rainin Foundation have announced the 12 finalists for the latest round of SFFS / Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants.
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NewsSPC acquires Turner biopic
The distributor has made a pre-emptive swoop on North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights. Focus Features International handles the rest of the world and introduced the Mike Leigh project at the EFM last month.
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X/Y begins New York shoot
Production is underway on Ryan Piers Williams’ X/Y starring America Ferrera, Williams, Ann Dowd, Melonie Diaz, Jon Paul Phillips, Dree Hemingway, Adam Rapp, Maria Dizzia, David Harbour and Common.
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NewsIM Global signs output deals
Sales outfit signs output deals with Universum/RTL, Top Film and Sun Distribution; pacts reach across 100 countries.
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NewsJim Gillespie to direct Take Down
Radiant Films International has signed on to represent the teen thriller Take Down, to be directed in the UK later in the year by I Know What You Did Last Summer director Jim Gillespie, from a script by Ransom writer Alexander Ignon.
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NewsLe Grisbi, DCM to produce Korine film
EXCLUSIVE: John Lesher’s Le Grisbi Productions and Berlin-based DCM Productions will partner on Harmony Korine’s untitled project about a family of criminals from the South.
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NewsStudioCanal, Silver to Escape
Silver Pictures has cut a deal with rights holder StudioCanal to produce a reboot of Escape From New York.
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NewsOpen Road to delay jOBS
The distributor has put back the US release date, previously scheduled for Apr 19.
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NewsSXSW: Magnet drawn to Milo
The distributor picked up North American rights to Jacob Vaughan’s comedy-horror following the premiere in Austin last weekend.
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NewsTFI Interactive announces roster
The Tribeca Film Institute has set Apr 20 for its second annual day of panels and keynote addresses covering multi-platform storytelling in the digital age.
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NewsSylvia George to head RLJ US unit
RLJ Entertainment has appointed Sylvia George president of its new US division.
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NewsJonas brother joins Careful
Pop star Nick Jonas has been cast as the lead in Careful What You Wish For, which Hyde Park International represents outside the US.
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NewsCOLCOA adds docs to roster
The Sons Of Wind, Becoming Traviata and The Invisibles [pictured] round out the documentary section at the upcoming French showcase in Hollywood, set to run from Apr 15-22 at the DGA.
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NewsGrindstone prepares Christ Is Risen
Grindstone Pictures has acquired feature rights to Christ Recrucified from Nikos Kazantzakis, the author behind The Last Temptation Of Christ.
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Atmosphere gets Caught In The Act
Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment has acquired theatrical film rights to Steve Klayman’s original screenplay Caught In The Act.
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NewsAsa Butterfield in CinemaCon honour
The star of Hugo and upcoming lead in Ender’s Game will collect the CinemaCon Rising Star Of 2013 Award at a ceremony in Las Vegas on Apr 18.