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NewsBlacklight, ASI target creatives through HollywoodPitch.com
Zak Kadison’s Blacklight Transmedia has struck a deal with publisher Author Solutions (ASI) and its new production company FuseFrame as part of the launch of HollywoodPitch.com.
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NewsGoDigital snaps up Latin Anywhere's Spanish-language film library
The ambitious digital distributor has taken all VoD, electronic sell-thru and PPV rights to the catalogue of more than 1,000 films from Mexico including US digital and VoD rights to more than 600 Spanish-language films and worldwide rights to more than 200 films.
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NewsAlliance takes Quartet to Canada
Alliance Films’ recent spree includes the acquisition of Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut for Canada
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Outfest’s Fusion to honour Polk
The event, officially called Fusion: the Los Angeles LGBT People Of Color Film Festival, will open on Mar 22 and honours filmmaker Patrik-Ian Polk.
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NewsParamount, Bad Robot extend first-look deal
The key exclusive relationship between the studio and J J Abrams’ production company will now run through December 2015.
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NewsIndomina takes The Imposter for North America
The Sundance deals continued to trickle in on Tuesday [Feb 21] as Indomina announced it had acquired rights to Bart Layton’s directorial debut and was planning a 2012 theatrical release.
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Tropfest to host Las Vegas event at The Cosmopolitan
Tropfest will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas with “indie spirited” musical performances and an all-star competition featuring films from the festival over the past 20 years.
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NewsUniversal signs two-year deal with Paul Walker’s Laguna Ridge
The first project to go under the production arrangement is the action thriller Skyscraper based on an original idea by Mike Sobel.
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NewsSundance Selects takes North America on Ai Weiwei doc
Alison Klayman’s acclaimed Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry premiered at Sundance last month and will benefit from a “major” summer theatrical roll-out planned to coincide with the activist’s first trip outside China since his recent detention.
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NewsDel Toro, Reel FX team up on Day Of The Dead
Jorge R Gutierrez will direct the Romeo And Juliet-style CG animation from a screenplay he is writing with Doug Langdale set against the Mexican folklore milieu. Guillermo De Toro is on board as creative collaborator and will also present the film.
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NewseOne picks up Paris Manhattan for North America
Release likely end of 2012; further announcements pending for mini-major which has been voraciously acquiring in recent weeks.
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NewsWeinstein, Netflix content deal includes The Artist
The Oscar frontrunner will receive its pay-TV premiere on the streaming service rather than on traditional premium cable following a multi-year deal between the parties.
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NewsNorwegian regional film centres in development, production deal with US indie producers
An unsual collaboration to make two to three films has been created by a 12 month co-development and co-production deal between the Regional Film Centres of Norway and US independents Senza Pictures and Garnet Girl LLC.
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Senza Pictures, Garnet Girl sign co-production deal with Norway
An unsual collaboration to make two to three films has been created by a 12 month co-development and co-production deal between the Regional Film Centres of Norway and US independents Senza Pictures and Garnet Girl LLC.
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NewsAdopt takes on Cafe de Flore
Adopt Films has acquired US rights to Jean-Marc Vallée’s drama Café de Flore.
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NewsWoody Allen, Alexander Payne among WGA winners
Woody Allen won Best Original Screenplay at the WGA Awards on Sunday night for Midnight in Paris; Alexander Payne, Jim Rash and Nat Faxon won for Best Adapted Screenplay
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NewsSteve Coogan signs with ICM
British actor and comedian Steve Coogan has signed with ICM for representation.
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NewsSafe House steals US top spot from The Vow over Presidents' Day weekend
A closely-fought battle over the three-day weekend sees Safe House take number one with an estimated $24.0m.
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NewsAdopt Films scores Berlin hat-trick with Barbara
In its third acquisition of a high-profile Berlin 2012 competition title, Adopt Films has now taken all US rights to Christian Petzold’s Barbara.
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