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NewsDistribution round-up: Drafthouse takes Pietà
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Kim Ki-Duk’s South Korean Oscar foreign language submission and recent winner of the Venice Golden Lion. IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights to sci-fi thriller Crawlspace.
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Screen Gems closes deal to enter Black City
The studio is out to screenwriters to adapt Elizabeth Richards’ upcoming Romeo and Juliet-style young-adult fantasy series.
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NewsMIPCOM: Harvey Weinstein launches World Dance Awards
Weinstein was joined by Michael Flatley in making the announcement and said the event would be in the vein of the Grammy Awards and would take place around April or May.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: WME's Emanuel says now is 'greatest time' for content creators
Ari Emanuel says range of distribution options opens up more money for content creators. He says Silicon Valley is now taking steps to work more closely with Hollywood, and Madison Avenue also needs to come into the mix.
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NewsPaul Dano joins cast on Alcon’s Prisoners
Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to commence principal photography in early 2013 as Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson target an autumn release through the Warner Bros output deal.
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NewsRon Perlman joins Octane remake Angry Little God
Daniel Stamm’s remake of the Thai horror film 13: Game Of Death has a new title and is ready to go into production on Tuesday (Oct 9). IM Global’s Octane genre division handles international sales and produces and finances. Dimension holds US rights.
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Arclight Films boards The Man Who Shook The Hand Of Vicente Fernandez
Ernest Borgnine’s final film is a coming-of-age comedy in the vein of Grumpy Old Men that centres on a has-been actor who dreams of becoming a Western movie cowboy.
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TLA Releasing signs strategic deal with Taiwan’s G’Day Entertainment
The first titles under the distribution and co-production partnership are the comedy Spork, rom-com The Love Patient, drama The One and Longhorns.
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Universal, Focus set Fifty Shades screenwriter
Kelly Marcel will adapt E L James’ erotic bestseller Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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Echo Bridge plans Moomins holiday release
The distributor has acquired Finnish transmedia property Moomins & Midsummer Madness for the US for all rights excluding broadcast. Beverly Hills-based sales agent House Of Film represents rights and is spearheading a global awareness campaign on behalf of the property owners.
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Luther Anderson scoops $50,000 Louisiana Film Prize Festival Weekend
Thomas Woodruff’s short film The Legend Of Luther Anderson beat out 19 other finalists at the weekend to win the inaugural high-value award.
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NewsFirst recipients of Kazuko Trust's scholarship award announced
Laida Lertxundi and Michael Robinson will debut their new work at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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NewsTaken 2 restores faith in North American box office
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Liam Neeson as the protective family man with a very particular set of skills stormed to the top on an estimated $50m through Fox in what EuropaCorp sources called the biggest launch of a French film at the US box office.
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NewsChristian Bale reunites with David O Russell on untitled project
The Oscar winning star of The Fighter will join Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams on the ensemble drama.
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NewseOne acquires Twice Born for North America
Sergio Castellitto’s film premiered in Toronto last month and went on to receive a strong reception in San Sebastian.
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NewsContent sells Bounty Killer to Splendid in Germany, Benelux
Post-apocalyptic action thriller is currently in post and set for a 2013 release.
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NewsDistribution round-up: Cinedigm takes Dead Man’s Burden
Jared Moshe’s western [pictured] premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will open in North America in 2013 in theatres followed by VoD, digital and DVD. FilmBuff will release Ex-Girlfriend, Magic Stone and Brainstorm are on board The American Scream and Kino Lorber has signed a distribution deal with ...
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NewsBrenton Thwaites signs on to Intrepid Pictures’ Oculus
The Australian actor [pictured] has been cast as the male lead alongside Karen Gillan, with Rory Cochrane also in the cast. Film District acquired US rights on the eve of Cannes and Focus Features International handles sales for the rest of the world.
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NewsInception Media Group sets US release for Four Assassins
The Will Yun Lee thriller will receive its North American premiere on Oct 19.