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NewsPhilip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46
Oscar-winning actor found dead following an “apparent drug overdose”.
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NewsWGA, Annies, ASC hail winners
The Writers Guild Of America announced its winners in simultaneous bicoastal shows on February 1 and in the process shed some light on the two of the more inscrutable races of the season. Separately, animation and cinematography came under the spotlight in stand-alone shows.
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NewsSPC acquires Polar Bear
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has finalised its deal for North American, German, UK, Scandinavian, Eastern European and Russian rights to Maya Forbes’ directorial debut Infinitely Polar Bear following the recent world premiere in Sundance.
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NewsExclusive lines up Ezekiel Moss
EXCLUSIVE: The latest hot property to drop into the Berlin market will star Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, both of whom have drawn heat during awards season.
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NewsMyriad boards Barney Thomson
Robert Carlyle’s EFM-bound feature directorial debut The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson to star Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone.
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NewsJackie Collins, Amber to adapt novel
The bestselling author and her Chances Inc has teamed with Amber Entertainment to adapt her forthcoming novel Confessions Of A Wild Child.
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NewsJessica Alba to star in The Wright Girls
Highland Film Group will introduce the Atlas Independent project to buyers at the EFM next week.
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NewsIrons, Eisenberg join Superman-Batman
Jeremy Irons has been cast as Alfred in Warner Bros’ untitled superhero mash-up.
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NewsCinemaCon honour for Craig Dehmel
Fox International svp of sales and strategic planning Craig Dehmel will receive CinemaCon’s Passepartout Award at the International Day Luncheon in Las Vegas on March 24.
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NewsKeanu Reeves sci-fi heads to Babelsberg
Brian Kirk’s feature debut, sci-fi romance Passengers, starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel McAdams, is set to be Studio Babelsberg’s first international production for 2014.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Mike Myers doc
Dogwoof acquires world rights for Mike Myers’ directorial debut ‘Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon’.
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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FeaturesIn service of The Butler
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
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NewsBuyers take to Salt's Borderlands
EXCLUSIVE: US, European and South American deals for Metrodome production.
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NewsThe Solution boards Saints
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in New York on Archer Gray Productions and Maven Pictures’ drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Ethan Hawke. The Solution Entertainment Group will kick off international sales in Berlin
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Frameline Completion Fund unveils winners
The nation’s only non-profit designed to aid in the funding, distribution and promotion of LGBT films will support seven films through the final stages of their production after receiving a record 112 submissions.
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NewsQED’s Kasbah heats up
EFM: Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, Shia LaBeouf and Zooey Deschanel have joined Bill Murray in Venture Forth and Shangri-La Entertainment’s comedy Rock The Kasbah. QED International will represent the project at Berlin.
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NewsUni sets Tombstones release
A Walk Among The Tombstones will open on September 19. Exclusive Media co-financed with Cross Creek Pictures and handled international sales on the Liam Neeson thriller.