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Antonia gets US deal with Anywhere Road, Red Envelope
Anywhere Road and Red Envelope Entertainment have acquired Tata Amaral's Brazilian musical drama Antonia for North America.The partners plan a US theatrical release on Aug 17 for the story of four gifted friends from violent and poor backgrounds to release their dreams of becoming a hip hop band. The film ...
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Adam Rifkin's Look takes grand jury prize at CineVegas
Adam Rifkin's drama Look, which was shot on hundreds of surveillance cameras, won the Grand Jury Prize as the 9th Annual CineVegas Film Festival came to a close at the weekend [June 16].A Special Jury Award for best directing was presented to Joy Dietrich for her drama Tie A Yellow ...
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Daryn Okada elected to second term as ASC president
Daryn Okada has been elected to serve a second one-year term as president of the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC).The other new officers are vice presidents Michael Goi, Richard Crudo, and Owen Roizman, Treasurer Victor J Kemper, Secretary Michael Negrin, and Sergeant At Arms John Hora.The new board of governors ...
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Vaughn & Thykier's Marv strikes three-year deal with Sony
Sony Pictures has entered into a three-year first-look deal with Matthew Vaughn and Kris Thykier's UK-based Marv Films as part of the studio's International Motion Picture Production initiative.Vaughn launched Marv Films in 2003 as the follow-up to Ska Films, the collaboration with Guy Ritchie that spawned Lock, Stock and Two ...
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Finishing The Game to open 30th New York Asian American festival
Justin Lin's Bruce Lee mockumentary Finishing The Game and Gina Kim's drama Never Forever bookend the 30th New York Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF), which runs from Jul 19-28.Chen Shi-Zheng's drama Dark Matter starring Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, and Liu Ye is the centerpiece presentation. Twenty-five features will play ...
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Silver Surfer coasts into 32 territories for Fox
Things get interesting overseas this weekend as three films will attempt to overthrow Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End.Buena Vista International's (BVI) adventure has ruled the waves for the past three weekends and has the wind in its sails after crossing $500m in a record 20 days.BVI will look ...
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Sundance Institute names four projects for Documentary Lab
Women in the Nepalese army, the enduring torment caused by Hurricane Katrina, the role of music in Tibetan heritage, and the relationship between moderate Islam and jihad are under the spotlight in the four projects chosen for the Sundance Institute's fourth annual Documentary Editing and Story Laboratory.The annual editing and ...
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Dutch actress Carice Van Houten to co-star in Valkyrie
Black Book star Carice Van Houten has been cast in Bryan Singer's wartime thriller Valkyrie. The Dutch actress co-stars as the wife of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, played by Tom Cruise. The cast reportedly also includes Kenneth Branagh, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Daniel Bruehl. Based on actual events, Valkyrie tells ...
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Entertainment One to acquire UK's Contender in $97m deal
US and Canadian home entertainment company Entertainment One, parent company of Koch Entertainment, has struck a deal to acquire UK-based Contender Limited and its Contender Entertainment Group in a cash and stock deal worth about $97m (£49.4m). Contender's management team led by Richard Bridgwood will remain in place. Contender has ...
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Sonnenfeld to produce Starz/Vanguard animated Space Chimps
Barry Sonnenfeld has come aboard as producer on Starz Media and Vanguard Animation Films' animated comedy Space Chimps.Sonnenfeld, whose directorial credits include the Men In Back films and Get Shorty, has been a creative consultant on the project since it began production last autumn.Vanguard's chief executive officer John Williams also ...
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Kamen signs to write screenplay for Imagi's CG-animated Gatchaman
Longtime Luc Besson collaborator Robert Mark Kamen will write the screenplay for Hong Kong-based Imagi Studios' upcoming CG-animated film Gatchaman.Kamen, whose credits include Leon, The Fifth Element, The Karate Kid, and the upcoming Taken starring Liam Neeson, will work closely with producer Lynne Southerland and director Kevin Munroe.Gatchaman is based ...
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Kean Bycel named Village Roadshow publicity and promotions vp
Megan Kean Bycel has been named vice president of promotions and publicity for Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment.Bycel will work closely with Warner Brothers to maximise worldwide theatrical and video promotions and publicity opportunities for Village Roadshow's films, and will work on theatrical and video releases in Village Roadshow Pictures international ...
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Caleb Weinstein joins New Line from MTV Networks
Former MTV Networks executive Caleb Weinstein has joined New Line as senior vice president of business development and digital strategy.Weinstein will be responsible for new business opportunities, film performance analysis, and the ongoing development of New Line's digital strategy. He is based in New Line's New York offices and reports ...
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Carbone, Gulko, Thorpe promoted at Focus Features
Focus Features has promoted three longtime members of the publicity team to executive positions. East Coast-based VJ Carbone, who most recently served as director of national publicity, West Coast-based Harlan Gulko, most recently director of national publicity, and Kyle Thorpe, most recently director of field publicity, have all been promoted ...
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Academy changes rules to allow for more than three producers
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has adjusted the rules for the best picture Oscar in advance of next year's 80th annual ceremony. Following the controversy of Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa being removed from the nomination list of last year's Little Miss Sunshine, the Academy has now ...
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Mumbai's Yashraj pacts with Walt Disney Animation
Leading Mumbai-based movie studio, Yashraj Films, has announced a 50-50 alliance with Walt Disney Animation.'We've tied up with Walt Disney to make exclusive animation films. The first, Roadside Romeo, would be released in summer 2008 and will have its share of music, dance, songs and romance,' said producer-director Yash Chopra, ...
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Cast lines up for Cattaneo's Rocker at Fox Atomic
Christina Applegate has joined Rainn Wilson and Josh Gad on the cast of Peter Cattaneo's comedy The Rocker for Fox Atomic.Jeff Garlin, Emma Stone, musician and actor Teddy Geiger, Jane Lynch and Demetri Martin have also boarded the project, which is set to begin principal photography on Jun 18 in ...
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First Run acquires North American rights to For The Bible Tells Me So
First Run Features has acquired North American rights to Daniel Karslake's documentary For The Bible Tells Me So, which received its world premiere at Sundance.First Run Features plans an October theatrical release on the film, which reconciles homosexuality with the traditional reading of scripture through the personal stories of the ...
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Abaunza, Schwarz join Participant in social action campaign department
Bonnie Abaunza and Liana Schwarz have joined Participant Productions as vice presidents of social action campaign development and operations.Abaunza and Schwarz will be responsible for the conception, development and execution of individual social action campaigns for each Participant film.They will source non-governmental organisations and non-profit partners for specific campaigns, and ...
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Tribeca prize winner We Are Together partners with ONE Campaign
Documentary We Are Together (Thina Simunye), which won prizes at IDFA and Tribeca, is working with the ONE Campaign to promote the film in the US. The film is already partnered with Alicia Keys' charity Keep A Child Alive and now is also working with Bono's ONE organisation, which fights ...