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Horizon aims to light up Croisette with Bong Of The Dead
Rob Straight’s Vancouver-based sales company has acquired worldwide rights to Thomas Newman’s zombie horror-comedy.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment falls for Romantics Anonymous
UK distributor plans November release for Jean-Pierre Ameris’ French hit
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NewsSummit, Tele München renew output deal through 2013
The arrangement covers German-speaking territories on all features produced by Summit, which include upcoming release on such titles as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2 and The Beaver (pictured).
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House Of Film to offer eclectic slate to Cannes buyers
Beverly Hills-based worldwide sales agent and producer House Of Film heads into Cannes with a diverse slate featuring Beautiful Darling and The Treehouse.
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NewsFocus picks up world on Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman star and Focus Features International will commence talks with buyers in Cannes.
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Shoreline, Forward Motion mine Black Gold for Cannes
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Black Gold – Struggle For The Niger Delta and Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired all international rights.
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NewsUS summer gets early start as Fast Five steals $84m
Universal delivered the biggest domestic weekend of 2011 so far as Fast Five shredded the competition to open top on an estimated $83.6m.
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NewsThor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI’s Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International.
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Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes French rights to Detachment
Tony Kaye’s drama premiered earlier this week at Tribeca and boasts a star-studded cast of Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen and newcomers Betty Kaye and Sami Gayle.
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Cinema Management Group boards Deadheads for Cannes
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company boarded the project from FroBro Films following the end of production late last year.
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NewsHugh Dancy to star in Maya’s psycho-thriller Spree
Tommy O’Haver, whose credits include Ella Enchanted, is directing the Maya Entertainment production from his screenplay based on a story by Kevin Turen and O’Haver.
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NewsThor races to $23m overseas as weekend beckons
Thor grossed $8m from its opening days in 25 markets through Paramount Pictures International for a $23m international running total including Australia and previews in the UK, Italy and elsewhere.
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NewsLionsgate adds Knightley-Carell rom-com to Cannes roster
President of international Helen Lee Kim and her team will be talking up the Indian Paintbrush title Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World as well as Eva Mendes comedy-drama See If I Care and horror project Nurse 3D.
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NewsStars align for Ender’s Game heading into Cannes
Sierra / Affinity’s Nick Meyer (pictured) and his team will commence pre-sales on the sci-fi from OddLot, K/O Paper Products and Digital Domain. Summit Entertainment is on board as US distributor and Gavin Hood will direct.
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Archstone adds Will, Crossmaglen to Cannes sales slate
Scott Martin, Brady Bowen, and Michael Slifkin’s LA-based sales and distribution company will be tempting Cannes buyers with the duo.
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The Film Sales Company snaps up Hollywood Complex
Andrew Herwitz has acquired US sales rights to Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman’s film ahead of its premiere this weekend at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Tribeca entry Blackthorn
Spanish screenwriter Mateo Gil’s English-language debut will receive its market premiere in Cannes and screened at Tribeca last week.
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Variance Films takes US theatrical rights to eclectic trio
Founder Dylan Marchetti said the company has acquired experimental documentary General Orders No. 9,Littlerock and The Weird World Of Blowfly.
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VSC acquires Canadian rights to rakontur doc Limelight
Nightclub documentary Limelight is in the spotlight again as Toronto-based Video Services Corp (VSC) acquired Canadian rights from Magnolia Pictures at Tribeca. The Canadian premiere is set for May 5 at Hot Docs in Toronto.