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ARPA unveils 30-strong roster for September festival
The annual ARPA International Film Festival will take place from Sept 22-24 in Hollywood and will open with Braden King’s Sundance premiere Here starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal.
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Miramax partners with Facebook on digital delivery
CEO Mike Lang has cut his latest deal in ongoing efforts to promote the storied library following pacts earlier in the summer with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and iTunes.
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NewsProlific film and TV director Reza Badiyi dies, aged 81
The Iranian-born, US-based director set a record for directing the most hours of episodic series television.
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NewsDisney thrills convention with news of two new Pixar films
The studio revealed all to attendees at weekend’s D23 / Expo event in Anaheim, California.
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Roy Matalon named president of int'l sales and distribution at Nu Image
The executive replaces Christian Mercuri, who has left for start-up Red Granite International and will be joined by Nu Image principal Danny Dimbort at the end of the year. Matalon previously served 14 years at New Regency as svp of distribution of domestic and international theatrical, home entertainment and television.
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First Run Features picks up US rights to CIA documentary
Carl Colby’s The Man Nobody Knew: In Search Of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby will open exclusively at the Lincoln Plaza in New York on Sept 23.
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NewsRidley Scott, Alcon plan Blade Runner follow-up
The filmmakers did not say whether the theatrical project would be a prequel or sequel to the 1982 cult sci-fi.
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NewsPayne's The Descendants to close New York Film Festival
Alexander Payne’s new feature starring George Clooney will round out the event on Oct 16 following its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsNetflix said to be targeting Far East launch for late 2012
Following Tuesday’s revelation about Spain the company continues to plot its rapid streaming-only global deployment and aims to be operational in select Asian territories by the end of next year, people with knowledge of the situation have told Screen.
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NewsDeauville announces line-up, additional premieres
Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain to receive Deauville’s Un Nouvel Hollywood award, feting upcoming American acting talent.
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Cinematographer Johnny E Jensen joins Dodge College faculty
Jensen, whose credits include The Godfather and An Officer And A Gentleman, brings 40 years of experience to his new role at Chapman University’s Dodge College Of Film And Media Arts.
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Sundance launches Native American producers workshop
The Institute said on Tuesday [16] its Native American & Indigenous Program will host the inaugural Native Producers Workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Aug 17 and 18.
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Divorce Invitation to kick off RR Movie Makers' English-language slate
India-based RR Movie Makers have rounded out the cast on their rom-com Divorce Invitation as the company launches a US-based enterprise to produce and finance up to three English-language films a year.
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The Whale secures Faroe Islands world premiere
Ryan Reynolds narrates the documentary about the relationship between humans and the wild orca, set to debut on Aug 20 in the Danish territory.
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Production underway on Straight A’s starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Philippe
Nu Image/Millennium Films is backing James Cox’s comedy that commenced shooting on Tuesday [16] at Millennium Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Film Independent unveils 12th Screenwriters Lab details
Ten screenwriters and projects will gather for the event, which runs from Aug 15-Sept 16.
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Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones join AWP, StudioLine’s Mentryville
Jason R Dudek’s sci-fi thriller is set to shoot in Los Angeles and also stars Taylor Handley, Margo Harshman, Beverley Mitchell, Tiffany Hines and Ryan Pinkston.
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NewsCronenberg, Almodovar added to New York Film Festival
David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method and Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In have been added as special galas to the festival, which runs from Sept 30-Oct 16.
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CMG to commence sales in Toronto on horror title Creature
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company Cinema Management Group will introduce the project to buyers in Canada following the deal with Sid, Bill and Jon Sheinberg’s Bubble Factory.
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NewsPaladin plots awards run for Boy
The distributor has picked up US rights and will release Taika Waititi’s drama theatrically towards the end of the fourth quarter with Unison Films in association with Radius Films.