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Phase 4 picks up North America on That’s What She Said
Carrie Preston’s raunchy female comedy premiered at Sundance in the NEXT section and will open day-and-date theatrically and on VOD later this year.
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NewsAnchor Bay takes revenge thriller Girls Against Boys
The distributor has swooped on Austin Chick’s popular SXSW Midnighter entry following its Friday premiere in Austin.
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RiverRun unveils 14th edition and line-up
Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton’s comedy One Night Stand and Fred Schepisi’s drama The Eye Of The Storm bookend the 14th annual RiverRun International Film Festival, set to take place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from Apr 13-22.
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NewsMagnolia to handle US theatrical release of Bel Ami
The distributor negotiated the deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, who will take charge of all other US media, and will open the drama on Jun 8.
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New Regency COO/CFO Louis Santor to step down in July
A statement issued by the company said Santor was leaving to pursue “opportunities and new challenges” after serving 20 years.
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Music Box acquires North American rights to Keep The Lights On
Ira Sachs’ drama premiered in Sundance and went on to screen in Berlin where it won the Teddy Award. It screens in Tribeca next month.
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NewsNonStop picks up Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
NonStop has taken Scandinavian rights to the Cannes opener.
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NewsBonsai, Imposter claim top prizes at Miami Film Fest
Alejandro Brugués’ Juan Of The Dead won the audience award as the 29th annual Miami International Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after nine days and 100 films from 35 countries
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Lionsgate takes US, UK rights to Hummingbird
Jason Statham stars in the thriller, set to begin shooting in London on Monday (Mar 12). The studio negotiated the deal with worldwide rights holder IM Global.
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NewsPhase 4, Kevin Smith fall for Slamdance winner Bindlestiffs
The North American rights deal brings in the first film under the recently announced partnership to get the branding support of the Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents label.
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NewsThe Loved Ones, The FP to get Tugg treatment
Both films have played on the midnight circuit and will get the benefit of the web-based service that enables people to vote which films screen at their local theatres.
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NewsMGM cements int’l network with Lusomundo, Selim Ramia deals
Hot on the heels of clearing debt and securing a $500m revolving credit facility, the revitalised studio’s co-chairmen and CEOs Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum say they have effectively sealed their global distribution network with two fresh multi-year agreements.
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MarVista Entertainment expands management team
Following new investment in August, the film and television company has brought in finance expert Susan Young as CFO and promoted Vanessa Goglio Shapiro from svp of worldwide sales to evp of sales.
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San Francisco Film Society announces SFFS/KRF grants
The Society in association with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation have selected 11 narrative feature projects for the seventh round of grants up to $300,000.
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Autonomy Pictures kicks off with US rights deal on The Bunny Game
Distribution veterans Derek Curl, David Gregory and Lewis Tice’s new distributor aims to release “uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale” and will handle four films this year, starting with Adam Rehmeier’s torture porn.
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Gravitas, Variance Films launch distribution alliance at SXSW
The partners aim to acquire and jointly release seven or eight films a year simultaneously in theatres and on VoD.
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NewsTribeca unveils Spotlight and Cinemania selections
Among the narrative Spotlight entries are Stefan Ruzowitzky’s thriller Deadfall starring Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde and Fox Searchlight’s Lola Versus with Greta Gerwig, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger, while documentaries include male grooming in Morgan Spurlock’s Mansome and sports in Knuckleball! from Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
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NewsMPI Media Group snatches North American rights to Heineken Kidnapping
The Dutch thriller is based on the actual 1983 abduction of the brewery magnate Alfred Heineken who was eventually released for a €16m ransom.
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NewsCOLCOA to show 1938 classic Hotel du Nord
Alexander Payne selected Marcel Carne’s film as one of his influences.
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Screen Media takes North American rights to Heleno
Jose Henrique Fonseca’s biopic of the 1940’s Brazilian footballer Heleno de Freitas has just screened at the Miami International Film Festival and will open theatrically in summer.