All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 56
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NewsuMedia inks more Best Offer deals
Spain and Latin America among the latest territories to Guiseppe Tornatore’s Italian box office success.
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NewsPeccadillo takes In The Name Of
Małgośka Szumowska’s Berlin Competition title and Teddy Award winner [pictured] follows a Catholic priest who works with troubled teenagers in a rural village in Poland.
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NewsMartin Radich's Norfolk greenlit
Thriller to be the first film to be taken into production from the iFeatures2 development slate.
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NewsDie Hard tops UK box office on debut
Fox’s latest instalment in the action franchise unseats Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph with a $7m (£4.6m) debut, including previews.
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NewsFirst Hand inks more EFM deals
Among the deals, Shadows of Liberty [pictured] sells to Germany, US and Spain.
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NewsDailymotion launch OpenVOD
Service allows content providers to set their own sales criteria when they distribute it on Dailymotion.
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NewsUPI promotes Antonini, Wormley
Pair promoted to senior vice presidents of creative advertising.
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NewsMagnolia acquires Pioneer
Norwegian thriller [pictured] was introduced to the international market in Berlin, with Magnolia Pictures picking up US rights.
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NewsGlobal Screen scores more EFM deals
Among the deals, A Thousand Times Goodnight [pictured] has sold to Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Middle East and Taiwan.
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NewsSubmarine Deluxe dives into Lombardi doc
New York-based company acquires all North American rights to Mareike Wegener’s feature documentary [pictured].
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NewsVendome to produce El Bulli
Drama to be based on world-famous Spanish chef Ferran Adrià [pictured] and his restaurant elBulli, which closed in 2011.
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NewsLouis Hernandez named as Avid's CEO
Hernandez [pictured] succeeds former president and chief executive officer Gary Greenfield, who will remain on Avid’s board of directors.
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NewsNetflix, DreamWorks team for kids series
Based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film Turbo [pictured], the Netflix programme Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) debuts exclusively this December in the US and across the globe.
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NewsFramestore, Razorbill to collaborate on transmedia novel
Robert Paul Weston’s The Creature Department is set for release later this year.
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NewsWreck-It Ralph smashes UK box office
Disney’s 3D animation dethrones Les Misérables after four weeks at the UK’s summit; StudioCanal’s I Give It A Year impresses with $2.4m (£1.5m) debut in third.
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NewsEvokative Films evolves into international sales consultancy
EXCLUSIVE: Company’s founder Stephanie Trepanier [pictured] is at the EFM repping SXSW title Rewind This! and two new projects.
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FeaturesChina rules 2012
With huge growth in 2012, China finally became the second biggest theatrical market in the world, behind the US. Ian Sandwell charts its rise and explores the five highest-grossing international territories last year.
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NewsFilmFlex, Virgin Media renew partnership
Under the multi-year agreement, FilmFlex will invest in the development, roll-out and management of next generation VoD services, as well as procuring and curating film content for Virgin Movies.
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NewsNordic Digital Alliance officially rebrands as Arts Alliance Media
Company has also announced a partnership with Norwegian cinema equipment provider Videvox.