All Distribution articles – Page 406
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NewsUPIE catches Elijah Wood's Cooties
Universal Pictures Entertainment has taken UK, Germany, Benelux and Brazil rights from Synchronicity Entertainment to horror comedy Cooties.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires Made In America
Phase 4 Films has picked up North American rights to Ron Howard’s first documentary Made In America.
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NewsO-Scope finds Coherence
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights to James Byrkit’s feature directorial debut as Independent continues talks with international buyers at the AFM.
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NewsWell Go USA bulks up with Muscle
Well Go USA has acquired all North American rights to Snowfort Pictures and Automatic Entertainment’s American Muscle.
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NewsCymbeline sells wide for IFT
EXCLUSIVE: International Film Trust (IFT) announced at AFM it has closed key sales on Cymbeline including Koch Media for the UK and KSM for Germany.
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NewsBone Tomahawk flies to the UK
EXCLUSIVE: The Works takes UK, new US deal cooking for Celluloid’s Kurt Russell western.
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NewsUniversal clocks into Hooligan Factory
EXCLUSIVE: Altitude sells hooligan spoof to Universal’s international home ent division.
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NewsCheerleaders secures Canada release
Video Services Corp (VSC) will release recent Toronto Midnight Madness premiere All Cheerleaders Die next spring in Canada through its output deal with Modern Distributors.
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News7 & 7 falls for Shirin
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit 7 & 7 Producers’ Sales Service has boarded sales on US romantic comedy Shirin in Love, written and directed by Ramin Niami.
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NewsStar Wars VII gets date
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures have announced the release date for the next instalment in the iconic franchise.
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NewsSPC finds Third Person
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US, German and Scandinavian rights from CAA and Paradigm to Paul Haggis’ Third Person.
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NewsGoldcrest touts Ovredal's Autopsy, docs at AFM
UK sales outfit Goldcrest is at the AFM with Troll Hunter director Andre Ovredal’s anticipated English-language debut The Autopsy of Jane Doe as well as two prestige documentaries.
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NewsTribeca Film takes Starred Up
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights for a 2014 release on David Mackenzie’s prison drama Starred Up. Independent represents international sales at the AFM.
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NewsVertical lines up Abu Ghraib
Vertical Entertainment announced at AFM it has acquired North American rights to the military thriller Boys Of Abu Ghraib. Electric Entertainment handles international sales.
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NewsImage revs up with Drive Hard
EXCLUSIVE: Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the action film Drive Hard starring John Cusack and Thomas Jane. Voltage Pictures handles international sales at AFM.
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FeaturesChina: Battle for independents
Non-studio foreign films can gross big numbers in China, but the business is getting tougher as risks increase alongside the rewards.
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FeaturesUmedia’s moment of Grace
The fast-growing production, financing and distribution company has rebranded its multiple operations under one name and is ramping up its production slate. Michael Rosser reports
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NewsNoble Family debuts in US
Mexican social satire The Noble Family (Nosotros Los Nobles) has grossed approximately $200,000 through Cinelatino in its first weekend in the US.
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NewsWeinsteins pick up Regression
Bob and Harvey Weinstein have signed on to distribute Alejandro Amenabar’s upcoming thriller Regression in 2015 in the US through their fledgling TWC-Dimension label. Separately, Sundance Selects has acquired the German Oscar entry Two Lives.
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NewsWorldview acquires The Search
Worldview Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Michel Hazanavicius’s drama The Search starring Bérénice Bejo and Annette Bening. Wild Bunch handles international sales at the AFM.