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NewsBenedict Carver joins eOne as svp of filmed entertainment
Carver reports to Entertainment One Television president of dramatic programming Noreen Halpern and svp of worldwide acquisitions Lara Thompson.
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NewsEastwood's J Edgar to open AFI Fest on Nov 3
Clint Eastwood throws his hat into the awards race with the anticipated biopic starring Leonard DiCaprio as the enigmatic godfather of the FBI J Edgar Hoover.
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NewsGreenberg Fund backs projects written by Boxen, Morton/Fogliato, McGowan
On the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund English-Language Program has announced its latest funding round through its Equity Investment Program.
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Film Movement acquires North America on French thriller Free Men
The second world war saga screens in Toronto and stars Tahar Rahim from A Prophet as a Muslim Algerian immigrant in Vichy France who joins the Resistance to save hundreds of Jews.
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Extremal teams up with Gary Pearl on financial product
Co-founder Aleck Grishkevich and Arthur De Vany have partnered with the former William Morris agent and producer Pearl and entertainment attorney Schuyler Moore.
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NewsMichael Douglas to receive Santa Barbara honour
The Oscar winning star of Wall Street will collect the 2011 Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film honour on Oct 13.
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NewsNick Broomfield’s Sarah Palin doc to get US release through Freestyle
Sarah Palin – You Betcha! will open in theatres in New York and Los Angeles on Sept 30 following its world premiere in Toronto on Sept 11.
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BAFTA LA To honour Warren Beatty in November
The Academy Award winner will collect the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence In Film on Nov 30 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsVisit Films takes TIFF premieres The Odds and Fable Of The Fish
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has boarded international rights to teen murder mystery The Odds from writer-director Simon Davidson and drama Fable Of The Fish from Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.
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City Of Men director Paulo Morelli launches Story Touch
According to its makers, the software will allow users to see the whole script on one page and provides analysis to the entire creative crew.
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NewsDomestic summer season generated record $4.4bn
Figures issued by the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) on Wednesday showed an estimated 1% admissions rise over 2010.
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NewsWeinsteins poach Magnolia duo for digital distribution venture
Former Magnolia Pictures executives Tom Quinn and Jason Janego have joined Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ upstart division and will attend Toronto in their new roles. Meanwhile Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said the company intended to remain “vibrant” and expected to make an announcement on Wednesday.
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NewsEddie Murphy to host 84th Academy Awards
After much speculation, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer confirmed the comedian will compere his first Oscar show on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsMGM hires Doug Finberg to head marketing
The executive arrives from his consultancy Finberg Worldwide and will serve as evp of marketing.
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NewsJohn Fogelman, J J Abrams unveil FactoryMade Ventures
The former WME board member announced the hybrid entertainment, media business development and consultancy on Tuesday (6) and said the Star Trek director, a longtime client, was on board as its principal investor.
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GE, Cinelan collaborate on three-minute doc series
Morgan Spurlock and Karol Martesco-Fenster will lead the initiative to create 30 three-minutes docs focused on the power of ideas. GE and video publiser Cinelan are sponsoring four Filmmaker Lounge receptions to run during Toronto from Sept 9-12.
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Shooting on Serafini’s The Healer earmarked for Sept 14
Isabelle Fuhrman of The Hunger Games, James Le Gros of Mildred Pierce and Joel Courtney of Super 8 are set to star in the supernatural thriller.
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Strand Releasing, Film Movement bulk up slates
Strand has acquired US rights to Schleinzer’s Cannes premiere Michael from Les Films du Losange ahead of its North American premiere.
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NewsHollywood Film Awards to fete Rango
The Paramount / Nickelodeon Movies hit animation will receive the festival’s Hollywood Animation Award at the gala ceremony in Beverly Hills on Oct 24.
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NewsNetflix kicks off LatAm expansion with Brazilian launch
The internet film and television distributor begun its Portuguese-language service in Brazil on Monday (5) and will roll out in a total of 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean by Sept 12.