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NewsDom Rep studio gets $20m investment
Pinewood Indomina Studios in the Dominican Republic has received a $20m investment from World Bank Group member IFC.
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NewsFocus takes Dallas Buyers Club
The distributor has bolstered it awards season war chest and acquired the Matthew McConaughey drama for the US and Latin America in a deal brokered with CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
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NewsBuscemi joins Khumba cast
Steve Buscemi and Anika Noni Rose have joined Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and AnnaSophia Robb on South Africa-based Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Annecy-bound Khumba.
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NewsProduce By Conference adds trio
Jerry Bruckheimer, Roland Emmerich and Curtis Jackson will participate as speakers at the 5th annual Produced By Conference on the Fox lot.
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NewsXLrator enters Warhouse
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to the psychological thriller Warhouse for release later this year.
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The Mercy List starts shoot
Producers Jan Wilson of Happy Frog Films and Scarlet Karimian of Escargo Productions have partnered up for psychological thriller The Mercy List.
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NewsTall begins shoot for SPWA, AFFIRM
Principal photography started on Monday [22] in New Orleans on the high school football film When The Game Stands Tall, produced by Mandalay for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and its AFFIRM Films division.
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NewsSalem to handle Millennium sale
Millennium Entertainment’s management team has retained Los Angeles-based investment bank and wealth management firm Salem Partners to sell the company.
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NewsMagnolia takes Freda, GoDigital gets Motivation
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ryan White’s documentary about The Beatles’ lifelong secretary Freda Kelly, while separately GoDigital has swooped on Tribeca selection The Motivation.
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NewsLetters to Jackie to open AFI Docs
Letters To Jackie will open AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs) while Documented will be the centerpiece screening. The festival is set to run in Washington DC from Jun 19-23.
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NewsNBR sets 2014 gala for Jan 7
Leadership at the National Board Of Review announced the date of their awards gala on Monday [22].
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NewsLouisiana Fest hands out Golden Boots
The inaugural Louisiana International Film Festival and Mentorship Program wrapped on Sunday [21] with a Golden Boot awards ceremony.
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NewsThe Attack prospers at COLCOA
Ziad Doueiri’s drama was the big winner as the 17th City Of Lights, City Of Angels French film festival concluded, earning the audience award, the Critics Special Prize and the Coming Soon Award.
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NewsGE, Cinelan cut new partnerships
GE and Cinelan have announced partnership deals with Cinedigm, Virgin America, Gathr and LodgeNet to further distribute the Global Film series.
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NewsNetflix closing on HBO subscriber level
Netflix said in a first quarter earnings call on Monday [22] that its US subscriber base grew by more than 2m in the first quarter of 2013, putting the service within range of HBO in the territory.
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NewsIn The House, I Am Breathing win at RiverRun
Audience awards go to Picture Day, Rising From Ashes and Remote Area Medical.
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NewsKiller's Vachon, Koffler talk VOD opportunities
At a masterclass at the RiverRun film festival, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler talk about the challenges and opportunities of indie filmmaking today, and how financing something like Happiness might be impossible in 2013.
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NewsOblivion leads US on $38.2m
Tom Cruise returned to the top of the North American charts for the first time since December 2011 as Oblivion debuted on an estimated $38.2m from 3,783 sites.
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NewsCinedigm, BitTorrent unite for Newman
The companies have struck a deal over the release of Arthur Newman, whereby fans will be able to see an exclusive first seven minutes of the film prior to the Apr 26 release.
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NewsTFI unveils Heineken winner
Tribeca Film Institute and Heineken USA on Saturday [20] announced that the public had elected Ava DuVernay to receive the inaugural Heineken Affinity Award.