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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 127
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NewsBuyers start biting for Celluloid's vampire hit We Are The Night
Five deals already closed and buyers lining up for other major territories.
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NewsIndependent distributors have increased opportunity, AFM panel says
With the studios making fewer films and concentrating on higher budget “four quadrant” fare, the indies have the chance to step into the breach, panelists said.
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NewsIFC Midnight strikes deal for thriller Choose
Psychological thriller Choose (handled internationally by Simon Crowe’s SC Films) has been snapped up for the US by IFC Midnight.
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NewsInvincible takes North American rights to A Serbian Film
The distributor plans to release the controversial film in the US next year.
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NewsJinga snuggles up to Bedways
The UK sales company is handling Rolf Peter Kahl’s erotic thriller at AFM
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NewsLumiere strikes deals for Rabbit Hole, The Iron Lady
The distributor has been seeking bigger movies after securing extra financing
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NewsWestEnd dance with Jessica Biel's Devil
In another high-profile acquisition, London-based WestEnd Films will handle international rights on The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, which stars Zach Braff, Jessica Biel and Chloe Moretz and boasts a score and music supervision by Justin Timberlake.
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NewsWarner takes UK rights to ContentFilm's Ironclad
Warner Bros. UK has taken all UK rights to the medieval action thriller Ironclad from ContentFilm International.
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NewsCelluloid dances with Honore's star-studded musical
Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Seigner, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman and Paul Schneider star in Les Bien-Aimés.
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NewsWorks strikes Japanese deal with Paramount for Countdown To Zero
London-based The Works International has sold Japanese distribution rights for Lucy Walker’s Countdown To Zero to Paramount Pictures.
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UK signs new coproduction treaties with Israel, Palestine
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has this week signed two bilateral film coproduction treaties - one with Israel and one with the occupiedPalestinian territories.
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NewsWestEnd sings for Vadim Perelman's Song Of Names
Anthony Hopkins and Dustin Hoffman set to star.
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Celsius strikes pre-sales for Down and Dirty Pictures
Cast to include Vincent D’onofrio, Andy Serkis.
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Sola introduces buyers to Sola Media
Sola Media us using the AFM to rope buyers for Twigson Ties The Knot, its latest kids’ movie.
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Jinga takes on 3D thriller Iron Doors
UK sales outfit Jinga is at the AFM launching its first 3D film, Stephen Manuel’s claustrophobic thriller Iron Doors starring Axel Wedekind.
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Weinstein Company takes US, UK rights to Santa's Apprentice
At the start of this year’s market, The Weinstein Company has taken North American UK rights to Santa’s Apprentice, the Christmas movie from Gaumont.
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Screen Media strikes US, Canada deal for Zombie Women
Helen Grace’s UK sales outfit Left Films has confirmed the acquisition of Zombie Women Of Satan by Screen Media Films for release in the US and Canada.
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Premiere Stealth Rights launches as joint venture
UK-based film financier, Premiere Picture, has announced the the creation of joint venture Premiere Stealth Rights with the London and LA based Stealth Media Group.
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Metropolis burns with Trap for Cinderella
UK sales company Metropolis has added Iain Softley’s thriller Trap for Cinderella to its slate for the AFM.