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NewsCelsius on board for Kasdan's The First Time
EXCLUSIVE: Celsius takes on world sales (excluding North America) for the teen romance which premiered at Sundance.
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Artsploitation unveils inaugural distribution slate
TLA Entertainment Inc. president Raymond Murray’s newly formed Artsploitation Films has announced three North American acquisitions.
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Poverty Row Entertainment heads to Croisette with Pickford biopic
Producers Julie Pacino and Jennifer DeLia are headed to Cannes to stage talks on financing and casting for their newly acquired Mary Pickford project.
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O-Scope promotes Dan Berger, David Laub
The executive will jointly oversee marketing, distribution and acquisitions as it emerged that Oscilloscope Laboratories co-founder and president David Fenkel is seguing into a consultancy role after four years at the company.
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BAMcinemaFest organisers unveil line-up
Mike Birbiglia’s adaptation of his off-Broadway one-man show Sleepwalk With Me will open the BAMcinemaFest on Jun 20 in New York.
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NewsAMPAS event celebrates the history of digital animation
Panel to be presented May 21 in Los Angeles.
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Cinema Without Borders to honour Darryl Macdonald
The director of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival & Film Market and executive director of the Palm Springs Film Society will be the winner of the first annual Friend Of International Cinema Award.
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FeaturesClifford Werber, Fluent Entertainment
The Fox and Warner Bros veteran talks about a studio-aligned equity finance model for local-language films.
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NewsBombay Sapphire launches film-making competition
The competition will give film-makers the chance to interpret a script written by Geoffrey Fletcher, who won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Precious in 2009.
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Check Entertainment dates Audrey for September release
Richard Gabai’s new distributorwill release Dean Pollack’s Audrey in theatres in September.
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NewsMemento to sell Craig Zobel’s controversial Compliance
Film based on true events prompted controversy at Sundance this year.
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Magnolia picks up US rights to Steve Jobs doc
Robert Cringely shot the interview with the Apple guru in 1995 and screened the film earlier this year in Magnolia sibling Landmark theatres.
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NewsJoe Drake, Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe
The Mandate Pictures co-founders have left the Lionsgate fold and head to Cannes with their financing, production and sales operation and a pair of buzz titles: Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake and Jon Turteltaub comedy Last Vegas.
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NewsWorld premiere of Magic Mike to close Los Angeles Film Festival
Steven Soderbergh directed the male stripper dramatic comedy starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey. Festival organisers unveiled the line-up on Tuesday (May 1), which as previously announced opens with Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love.
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NewsMaven Pictures branches out into UK
Trudie Styler and British producer Celine Rattray (pictured) announced on Tuesday (1) that Styler’s London-based Xingu Films and its key creative will become a part of Maven.
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Tribeca Film takes North American rights to For Ellen
So Yong Kim’s follow-up to Treeless Mountain premiered at Sundance and charts a young father’s efforts to take custody of his daughter.
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ARC Entertainment takes North American rights to Knockdown
The distributor plans a Jun 8 theatrical release on the boxing drama starring Tom Arnold, Casey T Evans and Bai Ling.
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NewsHighland Film Group boards int'l sales on Revenge For Jolly!
Arianne Fraser’s company will introduce the dark comedy to buyers in Cannes following its Tribeca world premiere. Jolly! is one of three productions planned for this year by Atlas Entertainment subsidiary Atlas Independent.
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Endgame, FilmDistrict acquire rights to sci-fi thriller script Selfless
The companies will co-finance and reunite with producer Ram Bergman, their partner on the upcoming sci-fi release Looper. FilmDistrict will handle US distribution.
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Sahar Elhabashi named evp COO at Conde Nast Entertainment Group
Elhabashi will oversee administrative, financial and strategic planning across all sectors of the division, including feature films, television, digital and distribution. The appointment is effective immediately.