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NewsMister Smith carves out DreamWorks agency deal
David Garrett’s fledgling sales and financing entity has scored a major coup in its first year of operation, signing a pact to handle sales on the studio’s product for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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NewsRyan Gosling to direct How To Catch A Monster
The star reunites with Bold Films and Marc Platt Productions from Drive and will direct that film’s co-star Christina Hendricks in the lead role. Sierra/Affinity will introduce to buyers in Toronto.
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Phase 4 takes North American rights to Eden
Megan Griffiths’ drama stars Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges and Matt O’Leary. Cinema Management Group handled international sales.Eden charts the story of a young woman kidnapped and forced to become a sex slave. It premiered at SXSW earlier this year.Griffiths and Richard B Phillips Jr co-wrote the screenplay based on a ...
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Michael Keaton cast as RoboCop villain
The actor will play Raymond Sellars in the upcoming reboot from MGM and Columbia Pictures.
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NewsScott Steindorff, Exclusive Media strike sales pact
Steindorff’s Stone Village Productions affiliate Scott Pictures has launched Scott Pictures International (SPI) under an exclusive three-year partnership with Exclusive Media and announced Natalie Portman action project Jane Got A Gun.
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BiteSize Entertainment options Elvis Presley project
The film will be called Growing Up Graceland based on David E Stanley and Dr David Gruder’s book Conversations With The King: Journals Of A Young Apprentice.
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Wolfe Video acquires North American rights to White Frog
Director Quentin Lee’s family drama stars Booboo Stewart, Joan Chen and BD Wong and is scheduled for theatrical, VoD and DVD release in 2013.
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Stephen Gyllenhaal to direct JFK security detail film
The film will tell the stories of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect the President and is being targeted for a November 2013 release to commemorate the leader’s assassination.
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NewsAMC Theatres, Fever Productions to release horror film Smiley
The exclusive partnership means a limited Oct 12 national roll-out for Michael Gallagher’s film through the theatre chain’s AMC independent platform on 28 screens in 14 markets such as New York and Los Angeles.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to Comes A Bright Day
Simon Aboud’s coming-of-age romance takes place against the backdrop of the robbery of a London jewellers and stars Craig Roberts of Submarine and Imogen Poots.
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NewsShooting starts on IM Global’s erotic thriller Plush
Catherine Hardwicke is directing the project in Los Angeles with Jason Blum of Blumhouse producing. IM Global’s genre label Octane is financing and handles sales.
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ShortsHD announces Stars In Shorts screening programme
Seven celebrity-packed films featuring Keira Knightly, Colin Firth and Judi Dench will screen starting on Sept 28.
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NewsPaladin, 108 Media strike broad distribution partnership
Mark Urman’s New York distributor and the Toronto-based sales and distribution company will team up on North American distribution and will attend Toronto as an all-rights buyer.
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NewsExpendables 2 generates $14m to retain US box office crown
A soporific session at the penultimate summer box office weekend saw Lionsgate’s all-star action romp climb to $52.3m, while the Conservative doc 2016 Obama’s America surged into the top ten in its seventh weekend in release.
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Gravitas Ventures, Red Bull Media House partner on sports roster
The arrangement gives the VoD distributor access to a range of sports documentary programming for North America.
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Lincoln Center unveils NYFF Convergence, Midnight Movies
NYFF Convergence will take place from Sept 29-30 during the 50th New York Film Festival when audiences will get the chance to attend panels, workshops and “immersive experiences.”
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NewsIFC Midnight acquires US rights to Berberian Sound Studio
Peter Strickland’s psychological horror film will screen in Toronto and played previously in Locarno and Edinburgh.
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NewsSPC takes US rights to The Company You Keep
The buy takes Robert Redford’s thriller off the table ahead of its world premiere out of competition in Venice and subsequent Toronto screening.
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Magnet answers Nature Calls for North America
Magnet Releasing has picked up North American rights to Nature Calls starring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Patrice O’Neal, Maura Tierney and Darrell Hammond.
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NewsRiver Road dips toes into the wilds of Fordlandia
Bill Pohlad has hired Ben Coccio, screenwriter of upcoming Toronto world premiere The Place Beyond The Pines, to adapt the story about Henry Ford’s ill-fated Brazilian utopia project.