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FeaturesAustenland
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer leaves the vampires behind to produce the UK-set Austenland, directed by Jerusha Hess [pictured] and adapted from Shannon Hale’s bestselling novel.
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NewsFilmEngine to set up an Asia joint venture in Taiwan
Los Angeles-based FilmEngine is to set up an Asia joint venture in Taiwan, with Taiwan’s Hsu Po-yun, founding partner of New Aspect Cultural Foundation and executive board for Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion (FACP).
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NewsPaladin acquires Otter 501 before Santa Barbara world premiere
Mark Urman negotiated the deal with producers Sea Studios Foundation. The film is set to receive its first public screening at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday (2).
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NewsSony streamlines global commercial activities under Matt Brown
As evp of worldwide commercial for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Brown [pictured] will oversee all commercial efforts at the studio. He previously served as evp of North American and international.
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NewsK5 strikes output and development deal with Knudsen and Van Hoy
New York-based independent producers Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy of Parts & Labor, who recently produced Oscar-nominated Beginners, have struck an output and development deal with K5 Media Group.
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NewsColumbia, Hasbro, Adam Sandler go to Candy Land
The companies are teaming up with Sandler’s Happy Madison to adapt Hasbro’s 1949 fantasy board game.
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NewsEndgame to finance Steven Soderbergh’s Bitter Pill
Jim Stern’s LA-based financing and production company has boarded the project, until recently known as Side Effects, and is in talks with 1984 Private Defense Contractors to co-finance. FilmNation handles international rights and will introduce to buyers at EFM next week.
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Film Comment selects 32 to screen in May
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center’s handpicked selection of films for this year’s Film Comment festival will include films that are alternately previewing prior to their theatrical release or films that may never come back to the big screen.
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Instinctive Films launches talent agency
The Berlin-based finance, production and development company has partnered with Das Imperium Management to establish an international talent agency network.
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NewsVera Farmiga to play Fleetwood Mac singer in The Drummer
The Oscar nominated actress joins Aaron Eckhart in the Beach Boys film and will play singer-songwriter Christine McVie. W2 is co-financing the project and represents international sales.
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NewsNala Films plans festival run for Decoding Deepak
The financier and producer has unveiled its latest project, a documentary that chronicles one year in the life of the spiritualist Deepak Chopra.
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NewsHarrison Ford to receive ASC Board of Governors Award
Ford will collect the honour at the 26th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards in Hollywood on Feb 12 in recognition of his “extraordinary achievements to advancing the art and craft of filmmaking.”
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NewsTate Taylor to receive 2012 WGA Paul Selvin Award
The Writers Guild Of America will honour The Help screenwriter and director with the award in recognition of “work that touches on the constitutional rights and civil liberties.”
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NewsLikely Story sets writers for Too Cool graphic novel adaptation
Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko will adapt the Top Shelf Productions graphic novel about a family man who reverts to his 15-year-old body after a hypnosis course to stop smoking.
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NewsRelativity takes over Stretch Armstrong project with Hasbro
Universal has dropped the action adaptation, allowing Relativity to come on board the tentpole based on the action figure launched in 1976 and re-launched in the 1990’s. The parties did not mention Taylor Lautner, who had been attached to the Universal project.
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NewsDujardin, Davis, The Help among big SAG winners
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (29) threw up a surprise as Viola Davis (pictured) trumped Meryl Streep in the lead actress race for her performance in The Help, while Jean Dujardin claimed the lead actor prize for The Artist.
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NewsOpen Road scores number one US launch for The Grey on $20m
Tom Ortenberg’s second release under his new company after Killer Elite delivered as expected a number one result for the critically acclaimed survival story starring Liam Neeson. Joe Carnahan directed.
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Home Again shooting in Trinidad before move to Toronto
Principal photography is underway in Trinidad for Sudz Sutherland’s sophomore feature film Home Again.
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Update: SAG, AFTRA take another step towards merger
AFTRA’s (American Federation Of Television And Radio Artists) national board of directors voted on Saturday (28) by 94%-6% in favour of a merger with SAG. The matter will go to referendum for membership.
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Sarah Jessica Parker replaces Demi Moore on Lovelace
Parker will play the feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem after Moore left the project last week citing personal reasons.