All Distribution articles – Page 391
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NewsLionsgate, Leone sign Italian output deal
Lionsgate has struck an output agreement with fast-rising Leone Film Group in Italy, one of the last territories not covered by the company’s global network of partners.
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NewsBook Thief leads UK buzz chart
The Book Thief leads the UK buzz chart this week, with 37% intent to view mentions.
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NewsBFI launches producer-distributor JV
EXCLUSIVE: Six-project pilot will see UK distributors and BFI-backed producers split MGs and revenues.
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NewsSPWA swoops on The Final Girls
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has pre-bought all worldwide rights to Groundswell Productions’ comedy The Final Girls.
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NewsFocus sets Wish I Was Here release
DISTRIBUTION ROUND-UP: Main Street Films, Image Entertainment, Participant Media and FilmBuff and Factory 25 also unveil latest deals.
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NewsSon Of God sells for Relativity Int’l
Relativity International has licensed more than 60 territories to LightWorkers Media’s feature version of smash miniseries The Bible, set to launch on more than 3,000 screens in North America through Fox on Friday (28).
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NewsCelestial signs pacts with El Rey
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year content deal with El Rey Network, the new cable channel established by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
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NewsPudsey movie gets release date
Olivia Colman joins cast, led by comedian David Walliams as the voice of the Britain’s Got Talent winner.
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NewsBBCW takes Jared Leto doc Artifact
BBC’s commercial arm to distribute TV rights to music doc directed by Dallas Buyers Club star.
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NewsKoch takes Zach Braff comedy
UK distributor also takes Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton romcom And So It Goes… and zombie comedy Life After Beth.
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NewsAV secures gangster duo deals
EXCLUSIVE: The Orchard picks up North American rights to Gangster Playboy Legends and sequel.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires Hellion
Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Kat Candler’s recent Sundance world premiere starring young breakout Josh Wiggins.
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NewsPhase 4 takes January for Canada
Phase 4 Films has acquired Canadian rights from StudioCanal to Hossein Amini’s directorial debut Two Faces Of January starring Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen and Oscar Isaac.
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NewsShout! takes Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Shout! Factory secures North American rights to CG-animated feature.
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NewsEFM deals: Protagonist, Wide, Gaumont
Protagonist Pictures, Wide, Gaumont and TF1 International have concluded fresh deals in Germany with features from this year’s European Film Market.
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NewsRelativity, Europacorp launch JV
EuropaCorp has committed around $130m to form a joint marketing and distribution venture with longtime partner Relativity that uses the latter’s infrastructure and gives it the ability to directly distribute in the US.
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NewsPulse Films acquires The Dirties
Kevin Smith-endorsed comedy marks first acquisition for the UK’s Pulse.
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NewsYann Demange's '71 sells to Germany
EXCLUSIVE: German distributors have revealed further acquisitions concluded at last week’s European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.
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News20 Feet From Stardom singer talks exposure
Claudia Lennear, a US soul singer featured in Oscar-nominated documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, returned to the stage at Screen’s latest awards-season event.