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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Matthew Broderick comedy Wonderful World
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ambush Entertainment’s dark comedy Wonderful World starring Matthew Broderick.
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NewsLeading film-makers join calls for Polanski's release
Pedro Almodovar, Walter Salles, Bertrand Tavernier and Fatih Akin are among the film-makers that have joined Harvey Weinstein in signing the petition calling for the release of Roman Polanski.
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NewsTroma president Lloyd Kaufman reelected IFTA chairman
Troma Entertainment president Lloyd Kaufman has been reelected chairman of Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), IFTA president and CEO Jean Prewitt has announced.
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NewsJeremy Thomas to deliver keynote address at FIND's Filmmaker Forum
Oscar winning producer Jeremy Thomas will be the keynote speaker at Film Independent’s fifth-annual Filmmaker Forum in Los Angeles from October 9-11.
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NewsTom Ortenberg departs Weinsteins after eight months
Tom Ortenberg is stepping down as president of theatrical film at The Weinstein Company (TWC) after barely eight months in the role.
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Weinsteins to lay off around 30 staff, bringing employee level to 90
The Weinstein Company is laying off approximately 30 people in line with the recommendations of its restructuring consultants Miller Buckfire.
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NewsRobert De Niro to receive BAFTA/LA's Britannia Award
Robert De Niro will receive BAFTA/LA’s most prestigious film award the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award For Excellence In Film at the 2009 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles.
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NewsLionsgate unites with Stephen Gaghan on action thriller
Lionsgate has taken worldwide rights to an untitled action thriller that Stephen Gaghan will direct and produce.
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NewsSummit hires Justin Lin to direct and Neal Moritz to produce Highlander
Summit Entertainment has hired Fast & Furious director Justin Lin and producer Neal H Moritz to the reimagining of Highlander.
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NewsCaviar lines up first English-language feature Missoura
Belgium, LA and Amsterdam-based production company Caviar Films, whose My Queen Karo recently received its world premiere in Toronto, has lined up its first English-language feature Missoura.
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NewsDolan's I Killed My Mother named Canada's 2010 Oscar submission
Xavier Dolan’s I Killed My Mother (J’ai Tue Ma Mere) has been selected as Canada’s submission for the best foreign language film at the 82nd Academy Awards in March 2010.
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NewsIFP and UK's Shooting People enter one year partnership
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has entered into an exclusive year-long partnership with UK-based film-maker support group Shooting People that provides complementary membership to each other’s organisations.
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NewsSundance Selects takes North America on Toronto premiere The Art Of The Steal
Rainbow Media’s new theatrical and VOD label Sundance Selects has beaten out three other buyers to pick up North American rights from Submarine to Don Argott’s documentary The Art of The Steal.
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NewsEgoyan denounces TIFF Tel Aviv protest
Film-maker Atom Egoyan has weighed in on the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Tel Aviv sidebar dispute claiming the protestors have failed to substantiate their charge that the Israeli government interfered with TIFF’s programming.
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NewsSPWAG takes US and most overseas rights to Defendor
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired all US and most international rights to Darius Films’ Defendor starring Woody Harrelson following its world premiere in Toronto last weekend.
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NewsStephen Rollins and Todd Allen launch Identity Entertainment
Producers Stephen Rollins and Todd Allen have formed a new venture called Identity Entertainment, which has signed a multi-picture deal with New York-based trading company, Ginepri Capital.
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NewsWeinsteins, Vivendi sign home entertainment pact
The Weinstein Company has signed a deal granting Vivendi Entertainment (VE) exclusive home entertainment distribution rights to its library.
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NewsOverture adopts North American rights to Brooklyn's Finest
Overture Films has taken over distribution of Antoine Fuqua’s crime thriller Brooklyn’s Finest from Marco Weber’s moribund Senator Entertainment.
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NewsPatrick Swayze loses battle with cancer at 57
Patrick Swayze, the Houston-born star of such hits as Ghost and Dirty Dancing, died last night (September 14) following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
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NewsScreen Media takes US rights to Sonny Liston biopic Phantom Punch
Screen Media has acquired US rights from Toronto-based sales agent Cinesavvy to Robert Townsend’s biopic Phantom Punch.