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NewsBlack Rabbit Film, Impatient Pictures to co-produce Made In China
Isabelle Obadia and Adeline Monzier’s new production company Black Rabbit Film is teaming up with Canadian outfit Impatient Films for the drama, to be directed by Frédéric Colier.
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NewsSpivak earns digital distribution stripes at SPHE
Jason Spivak has been promoted to the newly created role of svp and general manager of worldwide digital distribution at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE)
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NewsBilly Crystal returns to host 84th Academy Awards
The entertainer will host the show for the ninth time in his career after recently telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer made the announcement on Thursday (10).
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ASC unveils quartet of honourees for February gala
Dante Spinotti, William Wages, Francis Kenny and Fred Godfrey will be celebrated at the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) awards night on Feb 12 in Hollywood.
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First Run acquires documentary Wish Me Away
The distributor plans a spring 2012 theatrical release for Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf’s award-winning film with VoD, video and television to follow.
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NewsHabemus Papam, Quando La Notte among Cinema Italian Style 2011
As previously announced, Emanuele Crialese’s Italian foreign language Oscar submission Terraferma (pictured) will open the event, which runs in Los Angeles from Nov 10-15 and is dedicated to the work of Dino De Laurentiis.
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NewsSundance, President’s Committee select 10 for Film Forward
Sundance Institute and the President’s Committee On The Arts And The Humanities have renewed their initiative to promote cinema to diverse global audiences.
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Emmett/Furla team up with Epstein, Witherspoon on Rule # 1
Newly capitalised Randall Emmett and George Furla are partnering on the comedy with Brad Epstein of Panther Films and Reese Witherspoon through her Type A Films.Courtney Hunt, who won wide acclaim for Frozen River, will direct the story from a screenplay by Terrel Seltzer about an OCD woman who takes ...
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NewsAlcon joins Lionsgate to co-finance rom-com Expecting
Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson have made their first investment outside of Warner Bros and will share production and marketing costs on What To Expect When You’re Expecting starring Anna Kendrick (pictured), among others.
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NewsStudioCanal, Universum among Rush buyers for Exclusive
A busy AFM saw Exclusive Films International close a slew of deals on the upcoming F1 drama that Ron Howard will direct starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. Peter Morgan wrote the screenplay.
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NewsStan Lee to receive PGA 2012 Vanguard Award
The comic book legend will collect the honour at the 23rd awards ceremony in Beverly Hills on Jan 21, 2012.
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NewsScreen Gems to remake XYZ's martial arts tale The Raid
The Indonesian action film from Gareth Evans earned a wild response from Midnight Madness audiences in Toronto.
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NewsOSCAR UPDATE: Grazer replaces Ratner, Eddie Murphy steps down as host
In his first time producing the show, Brian Grazer will replace Brett Ratner and team up with Don Mischer on the 84th Academy Awards telecast on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsSoda secures US deal on Grant Gee's Patience
The sales arm of Soda Pictures has sold Grant Gee’s documentary to independent US distributor Cinema Guild.
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NewsGeorge Tillman Jr to direct Miles Davis biopic
The film will be based loosely on the book Dark Magus: The Jekyll And Hyde Life Of Miles Davis by the late jazz maestro’s eldest son Gregory Davis.
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NewsAll-star cast set for CBS Films’ Seven Psychopaths
Woody Harrelson, drawing awards season heat for his performance in Rampart, has joined the cast of Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken on the action comedy. Shooting got underway in LA on Nov 7.
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NewsAnchor Bay Films takes North America on Mother’s Day
Darren Lynn Bousman directed the horror film starring Rebecca DeMornay, Jamie King, Deborah Ann Woll and Shawn Ashmore.
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NewsHigh Fliers buys UK rights to Brake, Elevator at AFM
Brake stars Stephen Dorff, Tom Berenger and Chyler Leigh and centres on a government operative kidnapped by terrorists.
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NewsBrett Ratner resigns as Oscar telecast producer over gay slur
The filmmaker quit on Tuesday (8) as the awards show producer for the upcoming 84th annual Academy Awards in February 2012 following the public furore over remarks made during a Q&A.
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NewsK5 International picks up sales rights to Benaroya Pictures' Elvis & Nixon
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Cary Elwes and will star Eric Bana as The King and Danny Huston as the former US President.