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Paramount unveils direct-to-cinema digital support plan
As Hollywood continues to thrash out industry-wide digital cinema strategy and requirements, Paramount Pictures has gone ahead and unveiled a direct-to-cinema support plan.The initiative works in tandem with previously announced agreements with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, Cinedigm (formerly Access IT), Kodak and Sony, but allows theatre owners to seek financing ...
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IFC Films takes UK comedy In The Loop for US distribution
IFC Films has bought US distribution rights to Armando Iannucci's comedy farce In The Loop, set to get its world premiere here tonight [January 22], and will release on its IFC In Theaters platform later this year.The film will also get channelled through IFC Entertainment's exclusive deal with Blockbuster. IFC's ...
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MarVista attends first EFM with new films including Hutton thriller
Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment has unveiled the first EFM slate in its five-year history, led by the action thriller Reflections starring Timothy Hutton and thriller The Watch with Clea DuVall.Reflections sees Hutton cast as an agent who travels to Barcelona to track down a serial killer and finds he has ...
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Summit, Participant partner for multi-year distribution deal
Summit Entertainment and Participant Media have entered into a multi-title, multi-year non-exclusive distribution deal through 2013.The agreement covers co-financing, international sales and a rent-a-system deal encompassing domestic and international theatrical, home entertainment and pay TV. The companies will combine their marketing prowess on releases.Plans call for as many as four ...
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CBS Films names senior marketing team
CBS Films has announced key marketing posts and appointed Teri Boggess, Cherie Crane and Maggie Schmidt to senior positions.The three executives start work in February and will be responsible for designing and implementing all CBS Films' creative advertising, media and publicity campaign outreach and report directly to executive vice president ...
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Peter Morris re-elected as chairman of BAFTA/LA
BAFTA/LA has re-elected Peter Morris as chairman and announced its board of directors for the newyear.
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Nu Image, Pony Canyonstrike multi-title distribution deal in Japan
Los Angeles-based Nu Image has struck a multi-title distribution with Japan's Pony Canyon kicking off with Sylvester Stallone's upcoming action film The Expendables starring Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li with Forest Whitaker and Mickey Rourke in talks to join the cast.The story centres on a mercenary suicide mission to ...
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Rosen, McManus named interim co-directors of LAFF
Film Independent senior director Sean McManus and director of programming Rachel Rosen will serve as interim co-directors for the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, filling the gap left by Rich Raddon following his ignominious departure last November.Raddon resigned his post in the wake of a $1,500 donation to the Yes ...
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Elle Driver swipes international rights to Arlen Faber
Paris-based sales agency Elle Driver has picked up international rights here to John Hindman's romantic comedy Arlen Faber starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham.The US Dramatic Competition entry received its world premiere here on January 18 and stars Daniels as the remote author of an iconic book about spirituality who ...
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Slamdance competition entry The Ante sold to Panorama
Panorama Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to the Slamdance Narrative Feature Competition entry The Ante.Max Perrier directed and Peter Proffit produced the dark comedy about an innocent encounter that escalates into a nightmare game of cat-and-mouse.A festival run is planned, followed by a platform theatrical release in late ...
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Sony Classics seals North American deal on Lone Scherfig's An Education
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North and Latin American rights from CAA to Lone Scherfig's well-liked rights of passage drama An Education as business started to heat up in Sundance. Also yesterday IFC Films took US rights from Paris-based sales agency Elle Driver to Tommy Wirkola's Nazi zombie horror ...
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Fox Searchlight takes worldwide rights to Sundance premiere Adam
Fox Searchlight confirmed late on Monday night (January 19) that it had picked up worldwide rights to Max Mayer's romance Adam following its world premiere screening.Fox Searchlight plans a 2009 release. Executive vice president of worldwide acquisitions Tony Safford, vice president of acquisitions Ray Strache and vice president of business ...
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