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NewsARC strikes US deal with ContentFilm on Ironclad
ARC Entertainment in collaboration with Barry Gordon’s XLrator Media has taken all US rights from ContentFilm International to the James Purefoy medieval thriller Ironclad.
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HSI's Eric Christenson to commence talks on Brooklyn Brothers
Hollywood Studios International president Eric Christenson has picked up sales rights to comedy The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best featuring Oscar nominee Melissa Leo.
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NewsJohn Flock launches distributor and sales operation W2 Media
Former Peace Arch CEO John Flock and film financing experts Warren Nimchuk and Warren Fergus have launched LA, Vancouver and Toronto-based distributor and sales company W2 Media.
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NewsWestEnd tunes up Late Quartet with Hoffman, Walken
London-based sales outfit WestEnd is introducing new project A Late Quartet to buyers at the EFM.
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NewsParlay boards sales on Bradley Cooper drama The Words
Bradley Cooper will play an author who pays a price for stealing another man’s work in The Words, which Lisa Wilson’s Parlay Films is introducing to buyers at the EFM.
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NewsEmma Watson, Logan Lerman to star in Summit's Wallflower
British starlet Emma Watson has signed on to one of her first post-Harry Potter roles and will star for Summit Entertainment in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.
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LA, Italia to stage Marco Bellocchio retrospective
Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio will be honoured during the sixth edition of the Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion And Art Festival that runs from Feb 20 to 26.
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NewsRelativity signs Spanish output deal with Tripictures
Relativity Media has slotted Spain into its network of international distributors after striking a four-year output deal with Tripictures.
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NewsAmanda Seyfried is Gone for Lakeshore, Sierra / Affinity
Amanda Seyfried will star in Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s thriller which Lakeshore International and Sierra / Affinity will commence selling jointly at the EFM.
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NewsFocus, Universal take on distribution for The Debt
Focus Features and Universal Pictures International have come on board to distribute Miramax’s thriller The Debt.
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NewsFrankenstein's Army conscripts MPI, XYZ and Pellicola
MPI Media Group, LA-based XYZ Films and Amsterdam’s Pellicola will jointly produce Richard Raaphorst’s horror story Frankenstein’s Army.
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NewsSPWA, Samuel Goldwyn take US rights to A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and Samuel Goldwyn Films have jointly acquired US rights on the ensemble comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
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FeaturesTaking the stage
Cross Creek Pictures, a new film fund backed by US oil and gas players, has jumped onto Hollywood’s radar with its first investment, Black Swan. Its president, Brian Oliver, tells Mike Goodridge the company’s gameplan
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NewsKaren Arikian appointed director of Perugia Film Festival
The new festival, run by Stratus Media Group, will take place in March 2012.
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Cinequest Film Festival to open with Passione, close with Soul Surfer
John Turturro’s Italian music documentary Passione and Sean McNamara’s true drama Soul Surfer bookend the Cinequest Film Festival, set to run in San Jose from Mar 1-13.
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NewsOdin's Eye to sell Inseparable starring Kevin Spacey
Dayyan Eng’s black comedy is about a brash American who befriends a Chinese neighbour.
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NewsCarl Franklin to start shoot with Facinelli in June
Director Carl Franklin will start shooting drama El Chico Blanco in June 2011.
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NewsInception, The Social Network take top honours at WGA awards
Inception and The Social Network won the main prizes at the Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards on Saturday night.
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NewsNYC-based Wayfare announces trio of key hires
Jeremy Kipp Walker is named head of production, Sarah Shepard vice-president of development and production and Evelynda Rivera director of physical production.
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Jamie Foxx to present and executive produce Thunder Soul
Jamie Foxx has leant his weight to the documentary and will present the film, which Roadside Attractions will release in the US in September.