All Distribution articles – Page 634
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NewsAftershock breaks Chinese and Hong Kong box-office records
Feng Xiaogang’s disaster drama opens on 4,000 Chinese screens; Aftershock also marks the first time a foreign-language film will be released by IMAX.
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New Belgian distributor Starway strikes output deal with E1
New Belgian outfit Starway Film Distribution is to launch in September and will be handling exclusively E1’s films.
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NewsInception dreams on with $44m hold as Salt spices up charts
Inception’s estimated $43.5m number one hold in North America saw the sci-fi thriller race towards the $150m mark after barely two weeks in play.
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NewsToy Story 3 trumps Inception with $62m overseas weekend
An estimated $62m weekend haul propelled Toy Story 3 to $351m overseas and while it is stretching it to say the animation’s prospects could reach infinity and beyond, at this pace a long and prosperous life looks guaranteed.
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Gardiner promoted to Head of Fox Searchlight UK
Kate Gardiner, currently Marketing Manager at Twentieth Century Fox UK, has been promoted to Head of Searchlight UK.
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NewsRelativity achieves studio goal following Overture deal
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has effectively become a studio overnight following a deal to acquire the distribution and marketing operations of Overture Films.
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NewsDel Toro thrills Comic-Con with Haunted Mansion announcement
Guillermo del Toro is developing a 3D feature for Disney based on the amusement park ride The Haunted Mansion – one of the first films under the Rich Ross regime.
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Russia's Rising Star to add one more IMAX screen
IMAX and leading Russian exhibitor Rising Star Media, today announced a deal for one additional IMAX location in Moscow, following the success of the exhibitor’s first three IMAX locations in the capital and St. Petersburg.
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NewsIcon plans October UK launch for Sundance hit Buried
Icon Film Distribution plans an Oct 1 UK release for Rodrigo Cortes’ thriller Buried.
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FeaturesRussian cinema battling with profit gap
Despite the ever increasing budgets of Russian movies, 60% of investments in them are not paying off, due to the gap between box-office receipts and production costs.
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NewsSummit sets release dates for Fair Game, The Darkest Hour
Summit Entertainment has scheduled the true-life spy drama Fair Game for a November 5 launch in North America.
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IMAX furthers reach in China with new eight-theatre deal
Building on impressive network growth in 2010, IMAX today announced an eight-theatre deal in China with entertainment developer and exhibitor Guangzhou Junyi Film & Television Group.
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Icon takes UK rights to Rare Exports from Kinology
Icon Film Distribution has taken UK rights to fantasy thriller Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and plans a Dec 3 launch in the UK.
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NewsInward investment in UK slips slightly from 2009's record highs
Inward investment in the UK is down in the first half of 2010, with the amount spent between January and June totalling $851m (£557m) compared with $941m (£616m) in the equivalent period last year, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today.
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Don Boyd's Hibrow launches with plans for theatre, music and poetry events
UK-based filmmaker and producer Don Boyd has revealed details of his new venture Hibrow, billed as “the world’s first comprehensive online platform for the performing and visual arts.”
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NewsBenelux distributor Lumiere ramps up with new investment
Brussels-based distribution outfit Lumiere has secured extra financing from one of Belgium’s biggest banks, KBC, and is now looking to acquire bigger movies.
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BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros team up with Los Angeles for screening series
BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros and Warner Home Video are launching a free outdoor summer screening series in Los Angeles.
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NewsFuelled by Twilight success, E1 passes £100m in UK box office in 19 months
UK distributor E1 Films has now crossed the £100m ($153m) mark at the UK box office, since being founded in December 2008.
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Fox names Keith Feldman president of international home entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox has promoted Keith Feldman to president of its international home entertainment division.
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NewsMirovision sells The Housemaid to IFC
South Korean sales agent Mirovision has sold Im Sang-soo’s Cannes competition title The Housemaid to IFC Films for the US.