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McGurk named CEO and chairman at digital company Cinedigm
Chris McGurk has resurfaced as CEO and chairman of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp, the company formerly known as AccessIT that provides digital conversion and maintenance services through its satellite delivery platform.McGurk most recently led the now defunct Overture Films alongside Danny Rosett and had been linked with a possible role ...
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Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival names Douglas Icon Award recipient
Michael Douglas, a Golden Globe supporting actor nominee for Wall Street 2, will receive the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Icon Award.
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NewsPotiche, The First Grader bookend Palm Springs
Francois Ozon’s French farce Potiche starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu and Justin Chadwick’s UK drama The First Grader bookend the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), set to run from January 6-17.
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NewsMGM heads Birnbaum and Barber say restructure is finalised
MGM has announced that the company’s restructuring has become effective with exit financing of $500m in place.
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MPAA appoints Thorland to anti-piracy post
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has added Karen Thorland to its legal team as vice-president and senior content protection counsel.
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NewsThe Social Network to receive Palm Springs ensemble award
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will bestow the Ensemble Performance Award upon The Social Network.
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NewsCripps, Ochs to deliver keynotes at maiden CinemaCon
Paramount Pictures International president Andrew Cripps and Warner Bros International Cinemas president Millard L Ochs will deliver keynote addresses at CinemaCon’s International Day.
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NewsMusic Box takes US rights to Brother (Hermano)
Music Box Films has taken all US rights to Brother (Hermano), this year’s Venezuelan submission for the Foreign Language Oscar.
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NewsImagenation/Hyde Park takes on international rights to Ghost Rider 2
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have acquired international rights to Columbia Pictures GhostRider—Spirit of Vengeance.
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NewsAntonio Campos wraps Paris shoot for second feature
FilmHaven Entertainment and Borderline Films wrapped five weeks of shooting in Paris last week on Antonio Campos’ second feature, Simon Killer.
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NewsPalm Springs FF announces first African Cinema line-up
The 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has unveiled its inaugural African Cinema programme as well as films in competition.
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Xavier Dolan's next feature amongst 11 French films greenlit by Telefilm Canada
Dolan’s third feature, Lawrence Anyways, is a transgender love story, which will have a budget of $C8 million.
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Blake Edwards dies at age of 88
Blake Edwards, the prolific film-maker behind some of the most memorable comedies of the past four decades, died on Wednesday 15 in Santa Monica from complications related to pneumonia. He was 88.
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NewsCMG concludes key sales on Sundance winner Gasland
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (CMG) has closed further sales on Josh Fox’s award-winning documentary Gasland.
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VES announces venue and date change
The Visual Effects Society has changed the date and location of its ninth Annual VES Awards to the international ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 1, 2011.
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NewsMiramax and The Weinstein Company announce sequels deal
Shakespeare in Love, Bad Santa and Rounders will be among the first Miramax titles to have sequels developed under a new agreement between Miramax and The Weinstein Company (TWC).
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FeaturesThe complete package
In a troubled economic landscape, US talent managers are increasingly producing and packaging projects for their clients — but some agents are complaining of a land grab. Sharon Swart reports.
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Syfy, Universal team up for genre label Syfy Films
Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures have created the genre label Syfy Films.
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Moving Pictures, IFC, Film Movement active in busy day for acquisitions
Moving Pictures Film & TV (MPF&TV) has acquired all North American rights to Jonathan Newman’s romantic comedy Swinging With The Finkels, one of three independent acquisitions announced today [14].
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Savannah ready to roll for Miller, Slavin in 2011
Bottle Shock film-makers Randall Miller and Jody Savin have closed financing on writer-director Annette Haywood-Carter’s historical film Savannah.