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NewsBlanc-Biehn Productions score trio of distribution deals
Founders Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and Michael Biehn announced on Wednesday they have secured a deal for the Hidden In The Woods remake from Chilean genre specialist Patricio Valladares.
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NewsMarina Cordoni Entertainment boards 'The Devout'
Canadian film-maker Connor Gaston’s first feature recently garnered seven Leo Awards in Vancouver honouring the best in British Columbian film, TV and web content.
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NewsDisney chief on ‘devastating’ resort alligator attack
Bob Iger on Wednesday issued a statement after law enforcement officers in Florida confirmed the two-year-old snatched by an alligator at a Disney resort on Tuesday night had been found dead.
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NewsMiramax picks up rights to Whitney Houston doc
The company is reteaming with Roadside Attractions to handle the US theatrical release on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming film.
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NewsIFTA chief lauds court ruling on net neutrality
Jean Prewitt, head of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), on Tuesday welcomed a move by the Court Of Appeals to uphold the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2015 Open Internet Order.
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NewsUS Briefs: ASC board votes for new president
The board of governors of the American Society of Cinematographers on Tuesday elected Kees Van Oostrum to lead the organisation.
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NewsBreaking Glass Pictures acquires 'Fall'
EXCLUSIVE: The Philadelphia-based distributor has picked up all US rights to Terrance Odette’s Catholic priest drama.
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NewsNetflix buys world rights to 'The Discovery'
The streaming goliath will launch Endgame Entertainment and Protagonist Pictures’ Rooney Mara starrer on its platform and in select theatres through undetermined partners sometime in 2017.
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CommentGoogle’s Spotlight Stories comes to Annecy
Virtual reality and immersive story-telling are all the rage and the Annecy Animation Festival is about to offer a taste when Google premieres a short from its Spotlight Stories series.
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NewsUS Briefs: FilmBuff snaps up 'Don’t Worry Baby'
The US rights deal will see the distributor release the paternity dramedy theatrically and across all major VOD platforms starting July 22.
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News'Girl Asleep', 'Captain Fantastic' among Seattle winners
The Seattle International Film Festival presented its award winners on June 12 as the 25-day event drew to a close after screening featured 421 films representing 85 countries.
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News'Conjuring 2' sparkles on $40.4m; 'Warcraft' lacks magic
JUNE 13 UPDATE: New Line’s horror sequel ruled the orcs over the weekend in North America as The Conjuring 2 opened top on a confirmed $40.4m and Warcraft arrived in second place on a dismal $24.4m.
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NewsUS Briefs: Sundance Institute receives two grants from Academy
Plus: Grasshopper Film acquires Lost And Beautiful
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NewsCinema Guild acquires 'The Death Of Louis XIV'
Cinema Guild has acquired US rights from Capricci Films to Albert Serra’s recent Cannes selection and plans an early 2017 theatrical debut.
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NewsWell Go USA Entertainment boards 'Train To Busan'
The distributor has pounced on North American rights to Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie apocalypse thriller that played at Midnight Screenings in Cannes.
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NewsOpen Road picks up Chadwick Boseman starrer 'Marshall'
Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell, Sterling K. Brown and Keesha Sharp have joined the cast led by one of Hollywood’s hottest rising stars as legendary attorney and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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News'Warcraft' crosses $100m in China
While Legendary will not update the fantasy adventure’s running total until Saturday, the film’s trajectory on the mainland in its first two days means it will have soared past the milestone on Friday.
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News'Political Animals' triumphs in LAFF awards
The film from Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares eatned the documentary award and the audience documentary award.
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NewsPartners launch 50° North Productions
The McLean Group’s Vancouver Film Studios (VFS) and EveryWhere Studios announced on Thursday the launch of the Canadian television and film studio with full in-house production capability.
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NewsFilms We Like acquires 'Porcupine Lake'
Toronto-based Films We Like has picked up Canadian rights to Ingrid Veninger’s upcoming drama.