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NewsRCR licenses Cinedigm Theatrical Distribution System
Beverly Hills-based RCR claims to have financed and produced more than 20 feature films in recent years and says it has six features in production. It is releasing Phantom on 3,000 screens on Mar 1.
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NewsShowtime orders Sam Mendes horror drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a horror series from Skyfall director Sam Mendes and Call The Midwife producer Neal Street Productions.
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News70th Annual Golden Globes – the winners as it happened
Argo wins best dramatic picture and Ben Affleck takes the directing prize as members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association reveal their winners on an emotional and good-humoured night at the 2013 ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday [13].
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NewsZero Dark Thirty leaps to top of US charts on $24m
Annapurna Pictures’ thriller procedural about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden has begun its assault on the North American box office in earnest.
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NewsBlancanieves, Fill The Void among PSIFF winners
The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival comes to a close on Monday and festival top brass unveiled the award winners at the traditional brunch on Sunday [13].
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NewsAmerican Cinema Editors recognise Skyfall, Argo, Pi
The American Cinema Editors group ACE announced its nominations on Friday [11]. The awards gala is set for Feb 16 in Los Angeles.
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NewsGuardians of the Galaxy due to land at Shepperton
EXCLUSIVE: Pinewood-Shepperton is preparing for the arrival of Marvel’s next blockbuster franchise in-waiting.
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News85th Academy Awards nominees react with delight
Lincoln led the way on Thursday [10] with a dozen nominations but Academy members saw fit to celebrate a rich tapestry of storytelling and talent.
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NewsSFFS, Kenneth Rainin Foundation extend partnership
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) announced on Thursday [10] that it would receive a “significant increase” in funding to its Filmmaker360 programmes through a renewal of its relationship with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
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NewsCinereach names Paul Mezey as producer in residence
The roducer and Journeyman Pictures founder has joined Cithe grants body.
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News5 Broken Cameras takes top prize at Cinema Eye awards
Detropia wins two prizes at the New York ceremony; Bully wins audience award.
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NewsLevelK takes rights to Best Man Down
The international rights to Ted Koland’s debut feature have been picked up by Danish sales company LevelK.
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NewsArgo wins best picture at Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association’s (BFCA) 18th awards in Santa Monica also honoured Daniel-Dawy Lewis for best actor and Jessica Chastain for best actress.
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Entertainment lobby issues statement on Biden meeting
Vice-president Joe Biden met with representatives from the MPAA, NATO, IFTA, the DGA and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in Washington DC on Thursday [10] to discuss gun violence in the wake of last month’s massacre at a Connecticut primary school.
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Mary Bacarella succeeds Deborah Person as SIFF managing director
The long-time Space Needle executive starts in her new role on Feb 1 and will lead the organisation in tandem with artistic director Carl Spence.
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NewsTom Hassell named Cinedigm vp of theatrical distribution
Hassell will be responsible for all aspects of theatrical distribution for Cinema Corp, whose recent slate includes Arthur Newman, Violet And Daisy and The Invisible War.
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NewsFilmNation reports $469m box office in 2012
CEO Glen Basner hailed “tremendous” figures as he announced on Wednesday [9] the overall grosses for all FilmNation films during the last calendar year.
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Copyright licensing agency promotes Peter Kuyper Jr to CEO
Kuyper Jr’s promotion at the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) came into effect on Jan 1.
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NewsDistribution: Magnolia gets Hurt Me, Phase 4 finds Bad Kids
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Nothing Can Hurt Me, Drew DeNicola and Oliva Mori’s documentary about the band Big Star.
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NewsRobin Williams to star in Dito Montiel’s Boulevard
Camellia Entertainment is in pre-production on the upcoming drama about marriage and lies.