All Distribution articles – Page 428
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NewsEpic sets US Spider release
Epic Pictures Releasing has set an Oct 18 day-and-date theatrical and VoD release for Mike Mendez’s creature comedy through its expanded Epic Pictures Releasing.
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NewsComic-Con: SPWA gets Grace
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired worldwide rights to the horror-thriller from Automatik, Oddfellows Entertainment and Colony Pictures.
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NewsComic-Con: footage can pay
The importance of preview footage as a driver of audience engagement is highlighted in Comic-Con research conducted by international communications agency Way To Blue.
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NewsSoda to release Love Tomorrow
Raindance Festival award-winner set for a November 2013 release in the UK.
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Uni print control exec to retire
In a sign of the times, Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday [17] that Mark Link will retire from his role as vp of print control in January 2014 after 38 years with the studio.
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NewsFoursquare, CBS, Regal 'Do' Con
CBS Films and Regal Entertainment have partnered with the Foursquare app on a Comic-Con promotion centred on upcoming release The To Do List.
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NewsRemstar, D Films bulk up prestige slates
Canadian distribution: Remstar Films has acquired Parkland and Dark Places in a deal with Exclusive Media while separately D Films has struck a deal with Cohen Media Group for The Attack.
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NewsSony to release Inferno in 2015
The studio will relesae the third adaptation in the Dan Brown series on Dec 18, 2015.
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NewsGravitas takes Calvin & Hobbes doc
Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to Joel Allen Schroeder’s documentary Dear Mr. Watterson.
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NewsDogwoof fishes for Edinburgh winner Leviathan
Dogwoof has acquired all UK rights for documentary Leviathan, directed by Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
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NewsUPIE finds Noel Clarke’s Anomaly
EXCLUSIVE: Universal nabs rights UK rights to thriller starring Ian Somerhalder, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Cox.
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NewsPictures Dept seals US deals
Sake-Bomb [pictured] and It’s Me, It’s Me are slated for US theatrical release
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NewsPacific Rim starts strong
International preview: Pacific Rim grosses $7.8m from the initial wave of weekend launches, while Man Of Steel and The Lone Ranger head to Brazil.
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NewsJodorowsky’s Dune goes to SPC
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to the Cannes Director’s Fortnight selection.
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NewsSam Mendes returns for Bond 24
Sony confirms that Skyfall director will return after some to-ing and fro-ing about his schedule.
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NewsBBFC: "paradigm shift in relation to online classification"
BBFC director says there is “a political shift” taking place in relation to classification of online content; 2013 sees small number of complaints.
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NewsLegendary lands at Universal
Buoyed by box office success, Universal’s summer just got even more impressive as the studio announced on Wednesday [10] it had struck a five-year co-financing and co-production deal with Legendary Entertainment.
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NewsFantastic Fest gets Machete debut
Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills will receive its world premiere as opening night film on Sept 19 in Austin. Aldamisa International handled sales outside the US, where Open Road will release the film on Oct 4.
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NewsHunting Elephants scores in Israel
EXCLUSIVE: Reshef Levi’s crime caper scored the biggest opening weekend of the year-to-date in its native Israel after beating out Despicable Me 2 and The Lone Ranger in its first few days.