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NewsBarnes headlines Bono's Doppelganger for Salt
Finance has closed and pre-production begun on I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger, Nick Hamm’s Irish comedy based on Neil McCormick’s autobiography. The film is being sold at the AFM by London-based Salt.
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NewsShowcase boards Experimental Activity, Handsome Harry to AFM
Showcase Entertainment has picked up international sales rights for AFM to Experimental Activity starring Katie Featherstone from the US box office phenomenon Paranormal Activity.
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NewsPlaystation Video launches with Bruno, Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and Bruno are among the films that will be available on the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service before Christmas.
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NewsPark Circus signs distribution deal with HanWay
Park Circus Films has signed a distribution deal with HanWay Films to theatrically represent a selection of its library titles.
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NewsCinemavault raises fear factor with The Disturbed and Yesterday
Toronto-based Cinemavault will be handling international sales here on two new titles, Conor McMahon’s Irish thriller The Disturbed and Robert Grant’s Canadian zombie film Yesterday.
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NewsB D Fox Independent secures P&A fund for distribution pipeline
B D Fox Independent president and CEO Brian D Fox has secured P&A funding for a slate of films and is looking to acquire three to four completed titles for US theatrical distribution.
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NewsBattsek's Miramax departure chills specialty sector
In another sign that the US majors have little inclination for the specialty business, Daniel Battsek will depart his post as president of Miramax in January 2010.
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NewsSPC acquires US rights to Mother And Child
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired US rights from WME Global to Rodrigo Garcia’s drama Mother And Child following its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsProduction underway in New Mexico on Overture and Exclusive's Let Me In
Production has begun in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Let Me In, Hammer Films’ English-language retelling of the Swedish vampire hit Let The Right One In that Overture Films will release in North America.
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NewsHigh Point launches specialist non-fiction label
High Point Media Group, independent distribution and sales company, is launching a specialist non-fiction label for the first time.
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NewsFox to release Khan on Valentine’s weekend
Fox has announced that it will release My Name Is Khan, starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in more than 40 territories on February 12, 2010, to coincide with Valentine’s Day weekend.
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NewsBrendan Gleeson joins Irish comedy thriller The Guard
Brendan Gleeson has joined Irish comedy thriller The Guard, which is written and directed by Ned Kelly writer John Michael McDonagh. Shooting has already begun in the west of Ireland.
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NewsUK Film Council to showcase independent British films in India
The UK Film Council (UKFC) is to promote independent British films in India through a series of showcases early next year.
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NewsRevolver to handle Sacha Bennett’s Bonded By Blood
UK distributor Revolver Entertainment is to distribute Sacha Bennett’s gangland feature Bonded By Blood, which begins shooting next month.
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NewsFormer UIP exec Kurt Rieder joins Artisan Gateway
Kurt Rieder, who has headed UIP’s Asian operations for the past six years, has joined theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway as managing director, based in Singapore.
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NewsKing of Pop reigns overseas as This Is It launches on $68.5m
The Michael Jackson tribute film This is It dominated the international market with the fifth biggest launch of the year thanks to a $68.5m weekend haul through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) from 9,200 screens in 108 markets.
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NewsStewart Till closes deal to buy Icon UK, Icon International
Stewart Till’s grand ambitions to establish an international distribution network have taken a big step forward with the news that the media arm of Len Blavatnik’s US-based industrial group Access Industries has finally closed its deal to buy the UK operations of Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s LA-based Icon Group.
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NewsCRM launches FilmBuff VOD service in UK
Cinetic Rights Management (CRM) will distribute digital content through its FilmBuff VOD channel in the UK after signing deals with Blinkbox, Joining The Docs, and LOVEFiLM.
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NewsNorwegian film body appoints international relations head
Sandrew Metrodome’s acquisitions chief Stine Helgeland has been appointed as executive director of promotion and international relations of the Norwegian Film Institute.
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NewsFormer Kinowelt marketing chief launches new venture
Georg Miros, the former head of marketing and sales at Kinowelt Filmverleih, has joined forces with local distributor Eduard Barnsteiner to launch distribution and production outfit Projektor Filmverleih und Filmproduktion.