All Distribution articles – Page 525
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NewsSundance Selects takes North America on Ai Weiwei doc
Alison Klayman’s acclaimed Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry premiered at Sundance last month and will benefit from a “major” summer theatrical roll-out planned to coincide with the activist’s first trip outside China since his recent detention.
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NewseOne picks up Paris Manhattan for North America
Release likely end of 2012; further announcements pending for mini-major which has been voraciously acquiring in recent weeks.
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NewsWeinstein, Netflix content deal includes The Artist
The Oscar frontrunner will receive its pay-TV premiere on the streaming service rather than on traditional premium cable following a multi-year deal between the parties.
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NewsMemento closes deals on Foxfire, Sister, We Are What We Are, Under the Rainbow
EXCLUSIVE: French sales company Memento saw strong demand for its slate at the EFM and has tied up further deals on Competition entry Sister and the next films from Laurent Cantet, Agnes Jaoui and Jim Mickle.
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NewsMartina Ternstrom joins Revolver
Martina Ternstrom has joined UK distributor Revolver as acquisitions executive; Panizzo promoted; Lucy Taylor gets new role.
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NewsBritdoc moves into distribution with summer launch of Ping Pong
Special sport-themed launch events planned.
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NewsDistributor Orlando moves into exhibition in Israel
Oded Horowitz-Reuveny’s company opens two-screen arthouse cinema.
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NewsTabatznik Trust takes equity stake in Curzon Artificial Eye; Knatchbull contracts as CEO for three more years
EXCLUSIVE: The Tabatznik Family Trust has taken a “substantial equity position” in Curzon Artificial Eye.
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NewsEntertainment One scoops The Sapphires for the UK, Ireland
It is the latest sale on the film to be secured by UK company Goalpost Film following a successful run at the EFM.
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NewsIndependent strikes deals on Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Artificial Eye has picked up UK rights and DCM has German speaking rights to the film about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
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NewsLeft Films to release Alex Orr's Blood Car
The UK sales agent continues to expand its distribution business with the release of Orr’s black comedy.
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NewsArrow strikes for five at EFM, including A Simple Life
UK distributor Arrow Films has picked up Ann Hui’s Venice and Toronto drama A Simple Life.
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NewsThe Coproduction Office secures more sales on Meteora
Philippe Bober’s production and sales outfit The Coproduction Office has announced a raft of new sales of Meteora, which screened in competition in Berlin last week.
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NewsAdopt takes on Cafe de Flore
Adopt Films has acquired US rights to Jean-Marc Vallée’s drama Café de Flore.
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NewsLe Pacte racks up sales on Atiq Rahimi’s The Patience Stone
Paris-based company also scores early deals on Guillaume Nicloux’s period drama The Nun and consolidates business on Amazonia.
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NewsPlush, V/H/S among Momentum’s Berlin and Sundance buying spree
EXCLUSIVE: Catherine Hardwicke’s Plush, Francois Ozon’s In the House, starry portmanteau The Players, romance Populaire with Romain Duris, Deborah Francois and Berenice Bejo, and Sundance buzzer V/H/S are among Momentum’s impressive recent shopping spree.
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NewsThe Match Factory has busiest EFM led by sales for Barbara, Tabu, Just The Wind
EXCLUSIVE: The Match Factory reports brisk business on its Berlin EFM slate, which included two Silver Bear winners as well as the Alfred Bauer honoree among other award winners.
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NewsBerlin deals roundup: Maya's slew of Backwards deals
Hot buys for Independent for Benelux and VVS for Canada.
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NewsChina agrees to widen market access for US films
The US government has announced that China has agreed to widen its long-standing quota for US films, as well as allow US companies to take a greater share of box office.