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NewsFormer Vivendi Universal vice-chair Edgar Bronfman Jr. enters Paramount Global fray (reports)
The Wall Street Journal reports media veteran preparing $2-.5bn bid backed by Bain Capital.
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NewsIncoming 2024-25 Academy board comprises 53% women
Producer Jennifer Fox, director Patricia Cardoso, among five newly elected governors.
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NewsAcademy Museum Gala to honour Paul Mescal, Quentin Tarantino, Rita Moreno
Fundraiser scheduled for October 19 in Los Angeles.
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NewsTakeshi Kushida’s ‘Acting For Beginners’ to open Skip City film festival 2024
The festival in Japan has also revealed the 10 features selected for its international competition.
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NewsMunich Film Festival unveils films in the running for German Cinema New Talent award
The award is actually four prizes, for best director, writer, producer and actor.
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News‘Bad Boys 4’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £2.9m debut; ‘IF’ passes £10m
Fourth instalment in the buddy cop franchise opened in 643 sites, giving it a £4,391 location average.
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NewsCineworld explores sale of UK cinema operations - report
Sky News says cinema operator is working on review that could lead to disposal of UK operations.
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NewsCaroline Lindy’s ‘Your Monster’ wins Sundance London 2024 audience award
Lindy, star Melissa Barrera and producer Kayla Foster were present to accept the award.
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News‘Bad Boys 4’ revs up with $107.4m global box office debut
‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ has brought some welcome fresh energy to a flat 2024 summer blockbuster season.
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NewsWill Smith’s R-rated ‘Bad Boys 4’ rules North American box office on $56m
Fourth instalment of action comedy franchise delivers highest R-rated debut since ‘Oppenheimer’ last summer.
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NewsDistribution veteran Wendy Lidell departing Kino Lorber after eight years
Chief revenue officer Lisa Schwartz will oversee theatrical distribution, acquisitions in interim.
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NewsScreen Ireland introduces ‘locked box’ recoupment system for development funding
The funding threshold for development awards has also increased to €75,000 per project, from €50,000.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ rolls into 643 sites
Also out this weekend is ‘The Watched’ (AKA ‘The Watchers’), ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ and ‘Food, Inc. 2’.
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News“Very little progress has been made,” says Diversity in Cannes founder
Yolonda Brinkley pointed to both the lack of Black filmmakers selected and the treatment of minority groups.
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News‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ goes into production with DNEG as animation partner
John Rice is returning to direct the animated video game adaptation.
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NewsKenneth Dagatan, Nelson Yeo titles among Korea’s Bifan genre project line-up for NAFF 2024
Further projects selected from filmmaker Patiparn Boontarig and the producers of Cannes drama ‘Viet And Nam’.
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NewsIATSE talks ongoing despite no new deal after first round
First round of talks end without tentative agreement. Three-year deal expires July 31.
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NewsSquare Eye signs FIDMarseille competition entry ‘bluish’ (exclusive)
bluish won the Screen International Award at the C EU Soon work-in-progress programme at Rome’s MIA Market.
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NewsAnnecy Competition title ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ lights up key international deals (exclusive)
Anton and Charades co-represent sales on the film.
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NewsWorld premiere of ‘Bookworm’ starring Elijah Wood to open 2024 Fantasia
Second wave titles include international premiere of Cannes selection The Count Of Monte-Cristo.