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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi joins Fox Star Studios on My Name Is Khan
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has boarded My Name Is Khan alongside Fox Star Studios in the run-up to the release starring Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
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NewsAvatar powers Fox International past $1bn in 2010
Fox International has crossed the $1bn box office mark in 2010 after less than one month – earlier by far than any studio in history.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires The Freebie out of Sundance
Phase 4 Films acquired North American rights late on Sunday night to Katie Aselton’s The Freebie, which premiered in the Next section at Sundance.
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NewsAvatar adds $30m in US to close on Titanic record
Avatar stayed top in its seventh consecutive weekend on an estimated $30m and will eclipse Titanic’s last remaining record within days to become the biggest North American release ever.
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NewsAvatar crosses astonishing $2bn in global ticket sales
Fox’s sci-fi epic Avatar has achieved the unthinkable and grossed more than $2bn at the worldwide box office.
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NewsSPC snaps up US rights to Winter In Wartime
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all US rights to the shortlisted Dutch film Winter In Wartime from High Point Films.
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NewsBeta Film to handle sales on new Agnieszka Holland feature
The German outfit will handle international sales on Hidden (working title).
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NewsSundance sees flurry of deals as festival nears end
Winter’s Bone became the latest film to land a domestic deal following IFC Films’ acquisition earlier in the day for The Killer Inside Me (pictured) as Sundance approached the finishing post.
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NewsWeinsteins snag rights to Blue Valentine at Sundance
The Weinstein Company has made its first acquisition of Sundance, taking rights to Derek Cianfrance’s US Dramatic Competition entry Blue Valentine.
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Oscar Shorts initiative returns to US circuit on February 19
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are returning with their Oscar Shorts programme in February.
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NewsJapan's Cine Qua Non files for bankruptcy protection
The Japanese producer, distributor and exhibitor files for protection amid mounting debts.
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NewsFilmax takes sales rights to thriller Agnosia
Spanish studio takes international sales rights to Eugenio Mira’s thriller.
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NewsLionsgate plots digital release strategy for Heartless
UK distributor works with UK Film Council to create digital release strategy for thriller Heartless.
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NewsAvatar approaches historic $2bn global box office frontier
Fox International top brass will look to Avatar to rule for a seventh consecutive weekend as the film surges towards the $2bn global mark.
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NewsDeal flow picks up pace as Sundance nears finale
Spencer Susser’s Hesher and Joel Schumacher’s Twelve were two of three Sundance domestic deals to play out on Thursday as the final weekend approached.
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NewsIcon Entertainment takes worldwide rights to Summer Vacation
Stewart Till’s (pictured) new distribution and sales business takes rights on Adrian Grunberg’s film through Icon Productions first look deal
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NewsICA Films pulls out of distribution
Independent UK distributor ICA Films is to stop buying new films as part of structural review of the company.
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NewsTelefilm launches web marketing pilot for French titles
Telefilm Canada is launching a pilot program to encourage film distributors to incorporate social media and online tools in their marketing campaigns.
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NewsSundance announces NHK, short film winners
The Sundance Institute and Japan broadcaster NHK have announced the winners of the 2010 Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Awards.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right hints at buried treasure in Sundance
Focus Features confirmed on Thursday that it had acquired domestic and select territories to Lisa Cholodenko’s Sundance selection The Kids Are All Right as the festival entered the final stretch.