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Seduced Circumstances among winners at LAAPFF
Ian Gamazon took home both the grand jury prize for outstanding fiction film and outstanding director award for Living In Seduced Circumstances at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
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FeaturesThe world from Wilshire
UTA independent film group is using its international insight to connect film-makers to innovative financing partners. Screen talks to Rena Ronson and Rich Klubeck about comedies, co-productions and Cannes
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FeaturesMiramax's third act
Well-respected former Fox executive Mike Lang is making an impression at the head of the newly re-independent Miramax Films. He talks to Jeremy Kay about exploiting the library, rebooting production and working with the Weinsteins
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Sellers gain from capital
Access to capital is the key for top-tier sales agents to secure A-list projects in today’s ultra competitive, slimmed-down marketplace.
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Odin’s Eye acquires 9/11-themed drama The Space Between
Sydney-based Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has picked up international rights to Travis Fine’s The Space Between, starring Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo (The Fighter).
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Archstone Distribution to launch Tombstone genre label
The Tombstone Distribution slate comprises a number of Archstone titles such as monster film Snow Beast and the Michael Madsen genre title Amsterdam Heavy.
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Wes Bentley signs on to Lionsgate’s Hunger Games
The studio’s weekly casting announcement for the upcoming young adult thriller brings the star of American Beauty into the mix.
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NewsThe Film Department to shut down on May 27
Company co-heads Mark Gill (pictured) and Neil Sacker took the decision after they were unable to raise $200m in recapitalisation.
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Sundance entry Crime After Crime to open in New York
The film recently won the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Golden Gate Award for investigative documentary feature and focuses on two rookie lawyers who take on a wrongful imprisonment case.
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NewsCBS locks up US rights to The Woman In Black
CBS Films has preemptively acquired US distribution rights for the gothic horror starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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NewsGK Films hires Fergus, Ostby to write Tomb Raider reboot
Mark Fergus [pictured] and Hawk Ostby wrote the upcoming Cowboys & Aliens as well as Iron Man and earned an Academy Award nomination for Children Of Men.
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NewsSC Films takes on sales for Bad Ass starring Danny Trejo
Simon Crowe’s UK-based SC Films has snapped up sales rights to all-action film Bad Ass, starring Danny Trejo (Machete), and will be introducing the project to buyers in Cannes.
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NewsK5 takes two more Zanuck productions to Cannes Market
After working together on the Robert Duvall hit Get Low, sales company K5 is again working with producer Dean Zanuck and his company Zanuck Independent on two new titles headed to Cannes Market.
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NewsBrendan Fraser signs on to William Tell: 3D for Moyer, Arclight Films
Fraser will play the title role in the upcoming family action film William Tell: 3D, which Arclight will introduce to Cannes buyers.
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NewsLightning heads to Croisette with comedy-horror The Revenant
Kerry Prior’s festival hit follows horror comedy about two slackers who become zombies and use their newfound powers to become vigilante crime fighters. David Anders, Chris Wylde star.
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NewsShooting wraps on Brad Pitt crime tale Cogan's Trade
Principal photography has ended in New Orleans on the crime tale Cogan’s Trade, which reunites Pitt with The Assassination Of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik.
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Fox lines up 3D Glee concert film for summer
Glee Live! 3D will screen for two weeks in theatres commencing Aug 12 and is a collaboration between Twentieth Century Fox Television, Twentieth Century Fox Film and Glee creator Ryan Murphy.
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NewsAbel Ferrara wraps shoot for 4:44 starring Willem Dafoe
Partners on film are Fabula, Funny Balloons and Wild Bunch.
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NewsFocus signs two-film deal with Coraline producers Laika
The first title is comedy thriller ParaNorman and will be released on Aug 17, 2012, with the untitled second project to follow in 2014.
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NewsDixie Theatrical Coporation launches, backed by oilman Greg Hall
Filmmaker PJ Pettiette and Claudie Viguerie have partnered with Louisiana Oil magnate Greg Hall to form Dixie Theatrical Corporation.