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Magnolia takes on Gaby Dellal's Angels Crest
Magnolia Pictures has taken all US rights to Angels Crest, which premiered at Tribeca earlier this year.
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Odyssey acquires film rights to Hank The Cowdog
John Foster’s company negotiated the deal with Rising Star Studios on the children’s property and plans to create an animated feature.
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Patty Jenkins lands Thor gig for Marvel Studios
Jenkins previously directed Monster and becomes the first woman to direct a superhero film.
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US-China Summit scheduled for Nov 1 in Los Angeles
Sponsored by East West Bank and Loeb & Loeb, the half-day event is being hosted by the Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment & Media/Asia Initiative.
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Cinereach unveils summer 2011 grant recipients
Cinereach, which supports fiction and nonfiction filmmakers through grants and awards, has awarded 17 feature-length film projects amounting to $350,000.
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GFI announces summer grant winners
Ten films will be awarded production funding by the Global Film Initiative during the summer 2011 granting cycle, with each filmmaker set to receive $10,000.
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FeaturesGlobal warming
The 2011 worldwide box office is back on track thanks to dazzling international performances from the summer’s biggest hits. Plus Screen analyses the local hits of summer.
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NewsUniversal backs down over Tower Heist PVoD plan
The studio said on Wednesday (12) that in response to a letter from theatre owners it would delay it planned premium VoD experiment.
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NewsAlmanya to open 5th German Current Showcase
Yasemin Samdereli’s comedy of manners Almanya: Welcome To Germany will kick off the event in Los Angeles, presented by The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, German Films and The American Cinematheque.
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Sixty-five world premieres among 395-strong AFM roster
The American Film Market is set to screen 395 features from Nov 2-9 in Santa Monica, including 65 world premieres and 295 market premieres.
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NewsPower To The Pixel: Lance Weiler to launch Robot Heart Stories project next week
Filmmaker and transmedia pioneer Lance Weiler is set to launch his next project, Robot Heart Stories, on Oct 17.
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NewsMillennium takes North American rights to Intruders
Millennium Entertainment has added Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s thriller to its slate following the world premiere in Toronto. Meanwhile SPC has acquired the lion’s share of rights to Neil Young’s Journey and Sundance Selects has acquired North America on The Loneliest Planet.
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John Lasseter to receive BAFTA LA’s renamed Cubby Broccoli honour
The group said on Tuesday (11) it was adding the legendary James Bond producer’s name to the Britannia Award For Worldwide Contribution To Filmed Entertainment.
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NewsSummit plans English-language remake of Norwegian thriller Headhunters
Swedish film and TV production outfit Yellow Bird has sold the English-language film rights for Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s thriller Headhunters (Hodejegerne) to US company Summit Entertainment.
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NewsMargate House signs Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz to Java Heat
Margate House Films’ father-and-son team of Conor Allyn and Rob Allyn are financing the $21.5m tale of political intrigue set in Indonesia.
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NewsParamount names David Stainton president of in-house animation division.
Stainton joins Paramount’s new division after a 17-year run at Disney, where he served as president of Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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NewsNetflix announces U-turn over Qwikster
In a bizarre reversal, Netflix said on Monday it would return the business of DVD rentals and streaming under one roof.
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Production to commence next month on Lleju’s Stars
Bill Perkins’ financing and production company will finance the redemption drama and is producing with Derrick Borte’s Storyland Pictures.
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Magnet drawn to horror Playback starring Christian Slater
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to Michael Nickles’ horror film starring Christian Slater and will release through its Ultra VOD platform in February 2012.
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NewsReal Steel shows box office mettle to claim US on $27.3m
Audiences were in the mood for Hugh Jackman as a disillusioned ex-boxer who trains a robot fighter and reconnects with his son. Buena Vista distributed the DreamWorks feature.