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NewsLondon riots: UK film companies lose DVD stock in Sony warehouse fire
Up to 30 million DVDs are believed to have been lost in the fire which was started as part of the London riots, including stock belonging to independent distributors Dogwoof, Artificial Eye, Metrodome and the BFI.
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NewsPotter finale top grosser of 2011 “in all categories”
Warner Bros issued a release last night [9] to say that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 had surpassed all other films for the year-to-date at the international, North American and global box office.
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Anchor Bay acquires Berlin comedy Father Of Invention
The distributor has picked up US, UK, Australia and New Zealand rights to the latest outing for Kevin Spacey, who plays an eccentric inventor on the comeback trail after eight years in prison who moves in with his estranged daughter.
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NewsVoltage Pictures expects sparks to fly with Imogene
Heading into Toronto, Nicolas Chartier’s financing, production and sales company has picked up international sales on the hotly anticipated Kristen Wiig project.
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NewsHanWay Films boards world sales on Being Elmo
MD Thorsten Schumacher and director of sales and distribution Fabien Westerhoff brokered the deal with Josh Braun and David Koh of Submarine on behalf of the filmmakers.
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Roadside Attractions acquires US rights to Answers To Nothing
The distributor plans a Dec 2 release for Matthew Leutwyler’s drama set against the backdrop of a kidnapping in Los Angeles.
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NewsShooting wraps on Dario Argento's Dracula 3D
Principal photography has wrapped on the Italian horror master’s €10m thriller produced by Rome’s Multimedia Film Production and Enrique Cerezo Productions.
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NewsFox goes all-digital for distribution in Hong Kong, Macau
Twentieth Century Fox International will cease distribution of 35mm film prints to theatres in Hong Kong and Macau as of Jan 1, 2012.
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NewsMUBI to show 4.1 Film Festival competition titles
Titles include Chantrapas, Morgen, Tilva Rosh and Nénette
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NewsChannel 4/Film4 plan dozens of community screenings for Debbie Tucker Green's Random
Channel 4 and Film4 have launched an innovative public screening campaign in support of Debbie Tucker Green’s 60-minute film Random, which will have its international premiere in Toronto.
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NewsApes storm the citadel in $54m US launch
A stirring first release for Rupert Murdoch’s former lieutenant Peter Chernin saw Fox’s prequel rise to the top and beat projections to open on an estimated $54m.
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NewsMassive China launch propels HP7 towards $800m
Warner Bros Pictures International reported on Monday [8] that the fantasy behemoth opened in China on a record $26.5m and drew more than 4.5m admissions as the overall running total outside North America climbed to $792.4m. Meanwhile the film has crossed $100m in the UK.
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NewsJennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte join crime thriller Parker
As previously announced, Statham (pictured) stars in the action thriller from Incentive Filmed Entertainment, Sierra Pictures and Sidney Kimmel. Production is underway in Ohio, Louisiana and Florida.
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NewsSony dates The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for May 2, 2014
The studio is moving ahead rapidly with the sequel to next summer’s reboot starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.
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NewsBBFC orders cuts to 3D Sex and Zen
UK film censors order cuts to erotic 3D film banned in China.
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NewsChina holds the key to Deathly Hallows $800m target
Warner Bros Pictures International’s Harry Potter finale crossed $700m on Monday [2] and executives will expect a strong launch in the dynamic Asian stronghold to push the film past the next milestone.
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NewsTribeca Film takes North America on Ed Burns’ Newlyweds
Tribeca Film has acquired US and Canadian rights following the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier in the year and plans a late 2011 release across multiple platforms.
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MPI Media Group acquires domestic rights to MMA doc
The distributor has picked up North American theatrical, DVD and VOD rights to the pepper&bones production Fightville.
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Shoreline boards sales rights to thriller Black River
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to Joe Eckardt’s Black River, currently in pre-production and set for release in 2012.
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ARC, XLrator Media take North America on Killing Bono
The rock ‘n roll comedy will go out on VoD in October and arrive in theatres the following month.