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NewsKino Lorber gets Elles for US
Kino Lorber has acquired all US rights to Elles, the Juliette Binoche drama that recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
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NewsAcademy shakes up marketing rules for 84th awards
There are no restrictions prior to the nominations announcement on screening events to which Academy members may be invited and which may involve the participation of individuals involved with the film or receptions with food and drink. However everything changes once the nominees are unveiled.
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NewsKorine, Kwiecinski, Fedorchenko to direct portmanteau feature for Grolsch
Val Kilmer will star in Hamony Korine’s chapter of the feature, which is part of Dutch beer company Grolsch’s latest film based initiative - Grolsch Film Works.
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NewsZach Rosenfield joins Prodigy PR to head up TV and sports
The veteran publicist previously worked alongside Prodigy co-founder Erik Bright at Insignia PR.
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NewsSpielberg to receive PGA’s David O Selznick honour
The Producer’s Guild Of America will present Steven Spielberg with the achievement award at its 23rd annual awards ceremony on Jan 21 2912.
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NewsLast Call At The Oasis marks second Toronto deal for ATO
The company has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s water scarcity doc Last Call At The Oasis.
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NewsLionsgate confirms You’re Next, Friends deals from Toronto
The studio has closed a deal for North American rights to Adam Wingard’s Midnight Madness hit and confirmed it has acquired alongside Roadside Attractions North American rights to the ensemble drama Friends With Kids.
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NewsMedia Rights Capital closes $350m revolving credit facility
JP Morgan Chase, Comerica, Bank Of America, SunTrust and Union Bank led the financing.
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The Help cast to receive Hollywood Film Awards ensemble honour
DreamWorks’ Civil Rights Era drama has grossed more than $148m in North America since it went on release six weeks ago through Buena Vista.
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Image takes North America for American Football comedy Division III
The buyer has picked up all rights to Division III: Football’s Finest from Toronto and plans to hit the college circuit this autumn.
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NewsMagnet drawn to Ti West's The Innkeepers
Hot off the heels of a Toronto buying spree Magnet Releasing announced on Tuesday it had acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to West’s ghost film.
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Samuel Goldwyn Foundation announces five writing award finallists
Foundation president Samuel Goldwyn Jr revealed the names of contenders for the 2011 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards on Tuesday (20).
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MGM names former Disney veteran Dene B Stratton CFO
The 19-year Disney veteran most recently served as CFO for internet start-up TRC Media (Ireland).
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Legendary appoints Jon Jashni to new position of president
The executive will continue to serve as Legendary Entertainment’s chief creative officer and reports directly to chairman and CEO Thomas Tull.
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NewsShoreline takes on Adrift: People of a Lesser God, Vanished
Shoreline Entertainment picks up doc Adrift: People of A Lesser God and thriller Vanished
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NewsReed out as Disney reviews local-language production
In the latest development in a turbulent year for studio activity in local production and acquisitions, Disney confirmed on Monday (19) it closed down its local language production unit in Burbank back in June.
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NewsLionsgate, Roadside find Friends as Music Box dives into Sea
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up all US rights to Jennifer Westfeldt’s Toronto world premiere Friends With Kids, while fierce interest continued to swirl around Hysteria. Music Box meanwhile concluded its deal with Protagonist for US rights on The Deep Blue Sea.
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NewsLion King re-release dominates US charts on $29m debut
Disney’s re-release of The Lion King, the 1994 hit reformatted into 3D to inject extra pizzazz to consumers, launched at number one on an estimated $29.3m.
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NewsMagnolia nets psycho-thriller The Hunter in Toronto
Magnolia Pictures has closed a deal for US rights to Daniel Nettheim’s psychological thriller following its Toronto world premiere.
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NewsATO Pictures tastes The Oranges; WWE buys The Day
The late torrent of Toronto deal continued heading into the weekend as ATO Pictures said on Friday (16) it had picked up North America rights to The Oranges while WWE Studios acquired US rights to The Day.