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NewsMystery thriller Flight to close 50th New York Film Festival
The world premiere of Robert Zemeckis’s return to live-action filmmaking will be the first chance awards watchers get to see Paramount’s contender before it opens on Nov 2.
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An Unkindness Of Ravens starts shooting in Idaho
The dark comedy stars Amy Smart and Joshua Leonard, Will McCormack. Randy Redroad and Russell Friedenberg co-direct from Friedenberg’s screenplay.
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NewsGrant Anderson to run Sony 3D Technology Center
The new executive director of the industry tech consultancy in Culver City in Los Angeles is an expert in the field who has worked as producer, effects supervisor and digital artist.
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NewsBullhead's Roskam to direct HBO's Buda Bridge Bitch
Rising young Belgian auteur Michaël R. Roskam has signed up to write and direct the pilot for a new Belgian-set but English language series for US powerhouse TV network HBO.
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HFPA announces more than $1.2m in grants
The money was pledged at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) annual luncheon on Thursday (9) in Beverly Hills.
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Mark Margolis joins cast of Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
The recent Emmy nominee and star of Braking Bad will play Samyaza in the film to star Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins. Paramount has scheduled a March 2014 release.
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NewsTed Hope named SFFS executive director
The veteran producer is the first full-time appointment to the prestigious role at the San Francisco Film Society since the death of Bingham Ray in January.
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Catching Fire casting update: Alan Ritchson
UPDATE: Ritchson will play career tribute Gloss in the Hunger Games sequel.
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Principal photography underway on Luc Besson’s Malavita
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones are among the cast on EuropaCorp and Relativity’s action comedy.
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NewsThe Cinema Guild takes US rights to Night Across The Street
Raúl Ruiz’s final film La Noche De Enfrente will open in theatres in early 2013 following its premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this summer.
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IFC Midnight opens The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
The distributor has acquired North American and UK rights to Chris James Thompson’s documentary about the Milwaukee serial killer.
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FeaturesUK and international box office healthy despite Olympics fever
UK distributors were braced for “the huge challenge” represented by the Olympics, but box office has remained solid despite record numbers staying in to watch TV coverage.
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NewsJoss Whedon to write, direct The Avengers 2
The unsurprising announcement came during Disney’s earnings call on Tuesday (7), ending speculation following Whedon’s non-committal stance during the recent Comic-Con.
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NewsCMG closes crop of international sales for Eden
EXCLUSIVE: The sex trafficking story premiered at SXSW.
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Tribeca to launch new transmedia programme with Bombay Sapphire
Festival announces dates for 2013: April 17-28.
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NewsJustin Wilkes promoted at @radical.media
@radical.media has promoted Justin Wilkes to President of Media + Entertainment. Wilkes has been with the company for 13 years and has served as producer, executive producer and Vice President of Media + Entertainment.His recent projects include Oprah Presents: Master Class and Visionaries, Iconoclasts for Sundance Channel, the three films ...
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Oscilloscope Laboratories takes Only The Young
The North American deal for Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims’ debut feature documentary follows a best US feature triumph at the AFI-Discovery Channel SilverDocs Documentary Festival.
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NewsWeinsteins sign distribution pact with Tugg collective
The Artist, The King’s Speech and Inglourious Basterds are among those that will be on offer to Tugg users across the US.
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NewsDrafthouse Films takes North American rights to Wrong
Quentin Dupieux’s surreal comedy premiered at Sundance at the start of the year and centres on a man’s search for his kidnapped dog.