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NewsFast & Furious eyes key debuts in third weekend and sets sights on $150m
Both Universal/UPI’s Fast & Furious and DreamWorks Animation/PPI’s Monsters Vs Aliens have cleared the first hurdle and crossed $100m as they head into their third and fifth weekends respectively and will be at the vanguard of Hollywood’s latest international incursion.
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NewsOn the fast track
UPI’s Fast & Furious stepped up a gear over the Easter weekend to climb to the top of the international chart, grossing $45.2m, up 47% week-on-week. It has now grossed $90.1m after two weeks on release, playing on more than 5,000 screens in 50 territories.
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Britweek - Springboard for brits in LA
It was three years ago that UK TV executive Nigel Lythgoe had the idea for an event “to celebrate everything British” in the US. American Idol, which Lythgoe was at the time executive producing after having developed the original British format for creator Simon Fuller, was at the peak of ...
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FeaturesGeoff Gilmore and Jane Rosenthal discuss Tribeca's new direction
Geoff Gilmore had one of the film world’s most coveted jobs as director of the Sundance Film Festival. So it was a surprise to many when he announced in February he would leave after nearly two decades to join Tribeca Enterprises, the for-profit media company which operates the Tribeca Film ...
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Tribeca Buzz: Six of this year's film-makers talk to Screen
Sales and audience excitement have already been building around a handful of titles at the Tribeca Film Festival, which opens today (April 22). Wendy Mitchell follows the buzz to six of this year’s film-makers.
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So Close to premiere at COLCOA
Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s relationship comedy So Close (Tellement Proches) will receive itsworld premiere at the City Of Lights City Of Angels (COLCOA) festival in Los Angeles, which runs fromApril 20 - 26
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Italian Film Commission presents new tax credit in LA
The Italian Film Commission is presenting the country’s first film incentive at a meeting in Los Angelestoday (April 16). It will be held at Shutters in Santa Monica this evening.
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World’s Greatest Dad to close 11th Annual Cinevegas Festival
Bobcat Goldthwait’s dark comedy World’s Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams will close the 11th Annual CineVegas Festival, which as previously reported will open on June 10 with Hue Rhodes’ insurance fraud comedy Saint John Of Las Vegas.
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Oscilloscope takes North American rights to Irish box office hit Kisses
New York-based Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Lance Daly’s Irish box office hit Kisses.
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Marvel Studios names Douglas Finberg evp international marketing
Marvel Studios has appointed Douglas Finberg executive vice president of international marketing in a significant move that demonstrates its intent to broaden global awareness of the slate.
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Rumours continue to swirl around Relativity-Lionsgate deal
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media and Lionsgate declined to comment last night on ongoing rumours about an impending North American distribution deal.
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David Shear promoted to head of theatrical distribution at Revolver
David Shear of Revolver Entertainment has been promoted to the role of head of theatrical distribution. He was previously sales director at Revolver, where he has worked for the past two years.
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Regent/Here take North American rights to Eichmann
Regent Releasing and Here Media have acquired North American rights from UK-based E-Motion to Robert Young’s drama Eichmannstarring Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity and Franka Potente.
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IndiePix, Lucky Hat Entertainment sign six-film production deal
New York-based online distributor IndiePix has signed a six-film production deal with Lucky Hat Entertainment in Los Angeles that covers two films set to premiere at Tribeca later this month – P-Star Rising and Entre Nos.
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Zeitgeist to handle epic journey doc The Horse Boy in North America
Zeitgeist Films has acquired all North American theatrical and home entertainment rights to Michel Orion Scott’s Sundance premiere Over The Hills And Far Away and changed the title to The Horse Boy.
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Dennis Lim joins New York Film Festival selection committee
Dennis Lim, editor of the Museum Of The Moving Image’s online publication Moving Image Source, has joined the New York Film Festival’s selection committee.
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Eurocinema VOD service to carry Image content
VOD channel Eurocinema has signed a deal to carry content from Image Entertainment, the North American distributor with a library of roughly 3,500 exclusive DVD titles.
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cineFinance announces it will not close new film completion bonds
Completion bond company cineFinance has reacted to the economic downturn by announcing it willnot be closing any new film completion bonds.
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UK shoot begins on Searchlight, DNA, Film4's Never Let Me Go
Principal photography has commenced in the UK this week (April 14) on DNA Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4’s futuristic dramaNever Let Me Go.
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