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NewsBuska crowned by Kaurismaki
EXCLUSIVE: Rising Swedish actress Malin Buska has been crowned as the lead in Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki’s Kristina of Sweden, stepping into the shoes of Swedish screen legend Greta Garbo, who played the part in US director Ruben Mamoulian’s 1933 Queen Christina.
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NewsDupieux and Bernard unveil footage from Wrong Cops
Quentin Dupieux and producer Gregory Bernard of Réalitism Films are in Cannes drumming up finance for the director’s third film Wrong Cops starring Marilyn Manson and Marc Burnham.
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NewsWaked’s Zad sings with Cheikh Imam doc
Egyptian actor and filmmaker Amr Waked, star of Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, is coproducing Cheikh vs Imam.
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Cross Creek Pictures to back Todd Field's The Creed Of Violence
The filmmaker is set to direct his first feature since 2006 drama Little Children when he adapts the novel of the same name by Boston Teran. Universal will distribute in the US through its deal with Cross Creek.
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Paradigm to represent Smokewood Entertainment
The agency has signed for representation Precious producers Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness as well as Bobbi Sue Luther and their Smokewood Entertainment label. Paradigm will handle North American rights to Siegel-Magness’ directorial debut Long Time Gone.
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Film4 launches short film competition
Film 4 is launching Scene Stealers, a creative talent search under its innovation banner Film4.0.
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NewsSenator joins A Most Wanted Man
Senator Film Production has joined the A Most Wanted Man as a co-producer.
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Anthony Bourdain adaptation headed for big screen
Maggie Monteith’s LA-based Dignity Film Finance has unveiled a development slate of four films led by Joshua Michael Stern rom-com Closer To Fine.
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Wu’s Seven Stars to finance Killer remake
Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Film Studios (SSFS) has agreed to finance John Woo and Terence Chang’s English-language remake of iconic Hong Kong action film The Killer.
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BiteSize Entertainment launches with Rebekah Brooks project
Online entertainment hub Mevio chairman and CEO Ron Bloom has launched the vertically integrated studio BiteSize Entertainment and brought in producer Gene Kirkwood and Ross Elliot’s Kirkwood-Elliot to handle exclusive production.
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Yash Raj taps Saleem for Y-Films comedy
India’s Yash Raj Films, which is making its Cannes debut this year, has started production on the third film under its Y-Films banner, comedy Mere Dad Ki Maruti, starring Saqib Saleem.
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NewsBlanchett, Wasikowska, HanWay board Number 9’s Carol
Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and HanWay Films have boarded Number 9 Films’ version of Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt.
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NewsDolby upgrades PRM4200 to support 48 fps
Dolby has upgraded its Dolby Professional Reference Monitor PRM-4200 to include support for projecrs being shot at 48 frames per second (fps).
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Suki Films prepares November shoot on Toy Boy
Lisa Ray will star in Toy Boy, the feature debut of Suki Films-based writer-director Craig Goodwill and producers David Sparkes, Kim Berlin, Susan Schneir and Catherine Gourdier.
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NewsFry and Laurie to reunite on family animation
Stephen Fry will play title character of the Canterville Ghost in a new CG animated feature.
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NewsPost-production house Halo upgrades facilities
London post-production house Halo Films has upgraded its facilities in several key areas in preparation for large forthcoming studio productions that will be mixing with Halo over the summer.
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NewsLewis, Brown-Findlay, Capaldi line up for Leon's Driven
EXCLUSIVE: Damian Lewis, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Peter Capaldi and Iwan Rheon will star in actor/writer/director David Leon’s debut feature Driven.
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NewsBankside moves into Athale's Wasteland
EXCLUSIVE: Luke Treadaway, Iwan Rhoeon, Matthew Lewis and Gerard Kearns star in the heist story.
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NewsuMedia wages sci-fi War
EXCLUSIVE: Company also working on thrillers Maelstrom and The Scent of Adam.
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NewsCargo takes hold of The Angriest Man In Brooklyn
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis and Peter Dinklage will star in comedy The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, which Cargo Entertainment sales chief Mark Lindsay is introducing to Cannes buyers.