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NewsRaleigh Studios to manage China’s Wuxi Studio
US film studio company Raleigh Studios will manage China’s Wuxi Studio, a 6-square-km facility near Shanghai, to provide film production, post-production and tourism services.
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Rapaport to direct Rival's Tough Luck
Michael Rapaport is to make his narrative feature directing debut on noir thriller Tough Luck, from Rival Pictures.
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NewsZarafa finds US home with GKIDS
GKIDS has acquired US distribution rights to Zarafa, an official selection at this week’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
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NewsLa Sirga goes to Film Movement for North America
Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to La Sirga, Colombian director William Vega’s Cannes Director’s Fortnight selection.
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Love Birds lands at Freestyle for US
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired Love Birds from Icon International for release in the US on DVD and VOD.
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Barker tackles Zombies vs Gladiators for Amazon
Hellraiser creator Clive Barker is to rewrite action horror project Zombies vs Gladiators for Amazon Studios, the content development division of Amazon.com that uses audience feedback to develop original entertainment projects.
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NewsParticipant buys North America on Chavez
Participant Media has acquired all North American rights to director Diego Luna’s Chavez, currently shooting in Sonora, Mexico.
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NewsBaldwin, Blanchett, Hawkins and Sarsgaard cast for next Allen film
Woody Allen has announced that Alec Baldwin (pictured), Cate Blanchett, Louis CK, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Michael Emerson, Sally Hawkins and Peter Sarsgaard will feature in the cast of his next film.
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NewsOscilloscope takes Tchoupitoulas
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Bill and Turner Ross’s documentary Tchoupitoulas.
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NewsSnow White looks good in US opening
Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman had a bigger than expected opening at the North American box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $56.3m and easily deposing Men in Black 3 as the market’s top draw.
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NewsGrindstone takes Gingerclown for North America
Grindstone Entertainment, the home video division of Lionsgate’s Mandate Pictures, has acquired North American distribution rights to Gingerclown 3D.
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NewsOutfest picks lab fellows
Los Angeles-based non-profit Outfest has announced the names of the five fellows who will take part in its 2012 Screenwriting Lab.
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NewsBreaking Glass picks up four for US
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired all US rights to four titles offered at the Cannes market: BAFTA-nominated British thriller Shifty, Jose Campusano’s dark Argentinian drama Twisted Romance, documentary Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era and Simon Chung’s Hong Kong film Speechless.
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NewsKennedy to co-head Lucasfilm
Producer Kathleen Kennedy is to become co-chair of Lucasfilm, allowing company founder George Lucas to move forward with his previously announced retirement plans.
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Robopocalypse release pushed to 2014
In a round of release date changes at the Hollywood studios, Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse has been put back almost a year and set for a worldwide launch on April 25, 2014, with Disney distributing in the US and Fox internationally.
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NewsRelativity closes $350m financing deal
Relativity Media has closed a deal for $350m in debt financing that the company said will be used to fund planned expansion and future film projects.
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NewsFilmDistrict adds three in marketing
FilmDistrict has added three more executives to the marketing department headed by recently appointed president of marketing Christine Birch.
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NewsHorn to head Walt Disney Studios
Former Warner Bros Entertainment president Alan Horn has been named chairman of Walt Disney Studios, stepping into the post recently vacated by Rich Ross.
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Beyonce joins Epic voice cast
Beyonce Knowles, Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amada Seyfried and Johnny Knoxville have joined the voice cast of Epic, the upcoming 3D computer animated adventure comedy from Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios.
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Drafthouse to re-release Miami Connection
Drafthouse Films has acquired North American rights to eighties martial arts film Miami Connection.