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Sonoma Fest honours Starbuck, Doggie Boogie USA
The 15th anniversary northern California event came to a close on Sunday (15) with the US premiere of EuropaCorp’s The Source.
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NewsThe Hunger Games stays top in US on $22m
Lionsgate’s blockbuster clung on to its number one berth for the fourth weekend in a row as an estimated $21.5m saw the running total surge to $337.1m and more than $531m worldwide.
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NewsXYZ Films, Brooklyn Reptyle Films start production on The Rambler
Dermot Mulroney will star as a man released from prison who discovers a mystery as he undertakes a dangerous journey back to his brother. Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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NewsVoltage, Killer team up on The Disappointments Room
Nicolas Chartier (pictured) and Zev Foreman of Voltage will produce the thriller with Killer’s Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon.
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NewsProducers Nasso and Moyer launch Wakefield International
The first feature to come out of the new company will be Squatters, directed by Martin Weisz and scheduled to shoot in May.
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FeaturesTurnaround story
After the premium VoD controversy at last year’s CinemaCon, exhibitors are ready to talk about other hot topics including 2012’s improved box office, digital virtual print fees and the ongoing fight against piracy.
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Millennium Entertainment moves on US rights to The Babymakers
IM Global has been selling international rights to the comedy caper which premiered at SXSW in March. The Alliance Films network will release in Canada, the UK and Spain.
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Condé Nast ramps up film, alternative content pipeline
President of the entertainment group Dawn Ostroff has brought on Jeremy Steckler as evp of motion pictures and Michael Klein as evp of alternative programming.
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Film Movement acquires US rights to Hitler’s Children
Chanoch Ze’evi’s Israeli documentary will open theatrically in New York in the third quarter followed by a limited national rollout and day-and-date VoD launch.
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Academy promotes preservationist Randy Haberkamp
The director of educational programmes and special projects since 2003 becomes the newly minted MD of programming, education and preservation.
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RiverRun unveils inaugural Spark Award winners
The North Carolina festival will honour actors David Oyelowo and Brady Corbet and multi-hyphenate Amy Seimetz on Apr 20.
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Anchor Bay Films takes North America on Bait 3D
Arclight handled international sales and managing director Gary Hamilton produced what is purportedly Australia’s first 3D action film along with Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
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Mic Kramer to head international publicity at Paramount
The studio veteran most recently served as head of publicity at GK Films and will start in his new position as evp of international publicity on Apr 16.
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Jonathan Helfgot to head marketing at Walden Media
The new evp of worldwide marketing previously served as svp of marketing and research at Fox and worked on the likes of Avatar and X-Men First Class.
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NewsWild Bunch to introduce Suspiria remake in Cannes
David Gordon Green will direct the Dario Argento remake and Crime Scene Pictures will produce with First Sun and Memo Films. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsLionsgate’s Jim Packer talks Netflix series Orange is the new Black, Endgame series 2 and new pilots
Screen talked to Jim Packer, Lionsgate president of worldwide television and digital distribution during MIPTV.
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NewsLincoln Center hosts Icelandic film series
The Film Society of the Lincoln Center will host a series of Icelandic films, Images From The Edge: Classic and Contemporary Icelandic Cinema, from April 18-26.
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Shanghai Calling to open LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
The festival will screen 188 films from more than 20 countries and is set to run from May 10-20.
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Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival sets 2013 dates
The 28th annual jamboree will take place from Jan 24-Feb 3.
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NewsThe Lady, The Source bookend Sonoma Int'l Film Festival
A pair of films from EuropaCorp will open and close the 15th annual Sonoma event, set to run in the Californian Wine Country from Apr 11-15.