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Gen Art, Rock Media & Entertainment merge to form Rock Media
Gen Art is merging with Rock Media & Entertainment to create Rock Media, an entertainment company that will continue to produce content and events under both labels.
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NewsAndrea Grau to launch Touchwood PR
Toronto International Film Festival press officer Andrea Gau is leaving after seven years to launch her own full service PR agency.
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NewsIFC Films takes US custody of Police, Adjective
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Corneliu Porumboiu’s Police, Adjective, which has been named Romania’s foreign language Oscar submission for the 2009/10 awards season.
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NewsTarantino's Basterds looks to set box office alight through UPI
Quentin Tarantino is back and international rights holder Universal wants everybody to know with a wide launch for Inglourious Basterds that sees the war thriller homage infiltrate 22 territories.
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London Good Pitch unveils eight selected films
Organisers at the inaugural London Good Pitch have announced the project line-up for when the event runs from September 7 and 8.
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NewsSundance Institute names 15 doc grant recipients
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program has unveiled the 15 projects that will receive grants and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Fund.
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NewsVisit Films takes supermodel doc Picture Me to Toronto
Visit Films has acquired international sales rights to Ole Schell and Sara Ziff’s documentary Picture Me and will commence sales at Toronto.
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NewsFilm Sales Company boards worldwide rights to Joan Baez doc for Toronto
Andrew Herwitz’s Film Sales Company has secured worldwide sales rights to Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound ahead of its Toronto premiere.
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NewsJudge clears Redbox to pursue antitrust case against USHE
DVD rental kiosk company Redbox has been given the all-clear to pursue its antitrust case against Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE).
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NewsFilming kicks off in Vancouver on third Twilight film Eclipse
Summit Entertainment has begun principal photography in Vancouver on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third entry in the series that is scheduled to open in North America on June 30, 2010.
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NewsMcAvoy, Holofcener board untitled cancer comedy for Mandate
James McAvoy will star in and Nicole Holofcener will direct Mandate Pictures’ untitled comedy formerly known as I’m With Cancer.
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NewsDreamWorks, Reliance close first phase funding
DreamWorks Studios and Reliance Big Entertainment have closed the first phase of funding and announced a further $325m syndicated by J P Morgan Chase that Reliance will match in equity.
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NewsTribeca keeps April slot, sets opening of 2010 edition for April 21
Tribeca Film Festival organisers have announced that the event’s ninth edition will take place in New York from April 21–May 2, 2010.
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NewsDistrict 9 is a class apart on $37m debut
Peter Jackson’s protege Neill Blomkamp struck a winner as the R-rated sci-fi allegory District 9 delivered a clear North American number one triumph for TriStar Pictures thanks to an estimated $37m.
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NewsNGE takes North America on Chinese smash City Of Life And Death
National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) has swooped on North American rights to Lu Chuan’s Chinese hit City Of Life And Death.
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NewsFilm Sales Company to handle domestic sales on Toronto entry My Dog Tulip
The Film Sales Company has been retained by My Dog Tulip Company LLC to serve as the US and Canadian sales agent for the film ahead of its North American premiere in the Discovery section at Toronto on September 13.
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NewsIFC nets US rights to Andrea Arnold's Cannes honouree Fish Tank
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Andrea Arnold’s second feature Fish Tank following its world premiere in Cannes where it shared the special jury prize.
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NewsWarner Home Video cuts out middleman in kiosk and subscription delivery
Warner Home Video (WHV) is cutting out the middleman after informing its wholesalers that starting in October it will apply direct relationships only with kiosk and mail-order subscription vendors.
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NewsKops reteams with Kirkpatrick in Summit marketing and publicity unit
In the run-up to this weekend’s release of its Walden Media co-production Bandslam, Summit Entertainment announced it has hired Eric Kops as senior vice-president of publicity.
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NewsSearchlight promotes Hooper, Allen and DeLoach to key executive roles
Michelle Hooper and Stephanie Allen have been promoted to executive vice-presidents of marketing and Sheila DeLoach to executive vice president of distribution at Fox Searchlight, effective immediately.Allen and Hooper will jointly manage all aspects of marketing while DeLoach will manage all aspects of distribution. The trio reports directly to studio ...