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NewsLightning heads to Croisette with comedy-horror The Revenant
Kerry Prior’s festival hit follows horror comedy about two slackers who become zombies and use their newfound powers to become vigilante crime fighters. David Anders, Chris Wylde star.
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NewsShooting wraps on Brad Pitt crime tale Cogan's Trade
Principal photography has ended in New Orleans on the crime tale Cogan’s Trade, which reunites Pitt with The Assassination Of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik.
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Fox lines up 3D Glee concert film for summer
Glee Live! 3D will screen for two weeks in theatres commencing Aug 12 and is a collaboration between Twentieth Century Fox Television, Twentieth Century Fox Film and Glee creator Ryan Murphy.
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NewsAbel Ferrara wraps shoot for 4:44 starring Willem Dafoe
Partners on film are Fabula, Funny Balloons and Wild Bunch.
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NewsFocus signs two-film deal with Coraline producers Laika
The first title is comedy thriller ParaNorman and will be released on Aug 17, 2012, with the untitled second project to follow in 2014.
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NewsDixie Theatrical Coporation launches, backed by oilman Greg Hall
Filmmaker PJ Pettiette and Claudie Viguerie have partnered with Louisiana Oil magnate Greg Hall to form Dixie Theatrical Corporation.
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NewsSPWA swoops on North American rights to Magnet thriller Retreat
Thandie Newton stars opposite Cillian Murphy as a frail married couple in an isolated island cottage who encounter a wounded, armed stranger bearing news of an airborne pandemic. Jamie Bell rounds out the key cast.
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IMAX, Southern Theatres unveil revenue share deal
The announcement marks the first time IMAX has entered into a joint revenue sharing arrangement with a regional exhibitor.
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NewsHot Docs festival and Blue Ice Film create $1million African doc fund
Six to 10 grants of $10,000-$40,000 will be given annually.
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NewsVenice to honour Pacino, to screen his new doc Wilde Salome
Actor and director Al Pacino has been tapped to receive Venice’s Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award dedicated to an artist who has left an original mark on contemporary cinema.
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NewsIndomina launches foreign sales with Quantschnigg, Siller
US and Dominican Republic-based The Indomina Group has set up its in-house international sales division on the eve of Cannes and appointed former IM Global executive Catherine Quantschnigg and Carole Siller to oversee.
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NewsBuirski plans narrative feature based on Tribeca doc The Loving Story
Buirski also producing Alex Gibney’s concert documentary Harlem Woodstock.
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NewsParlay to hit Cannes with Clive Owen financial thriller Cities
Roger Donaldson has signed on to his next directing job and has boarded Cities, which will star Owen and Anil Kapoor. Lisa Wilson’s Parlay Films commences pre-sales in Cannes.
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TLA Releasing sells as parent company refocuses
TLA Entertainment’s acquisitions director Derek Curl and investors have purchased a 75% controlling interest in TLA Releasing.
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Showtime picks up Pepper & Bones’ SXSW doc Fightville
The premium network closed a deal with Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and a US theatrical and DVD deal is believed to be in the works.
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NewsSPC takes North America on Golden Bear winner A Separation
The distributor closed the deal on Asghar Farhadi’s Nader And Simin, A Separation with Memento Films International.
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Jake Zim joins Sony as svp digital marketing
The executive will head up the team responsible for digital creative and digital brand strategy, overseeing their work across the domestic slate.
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NewsLAFF announces global line-up, spotlights Cuba, Mexico
Organisers at the Los Angeles Film Festival unveiled the first round of US and international selections, part of a line-up of more than 200 features that will screen from Jun 16-26.
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NewsK5 International strikes international deal for Paul Walker-starring Vehicle 19
K5 International has taken on international rights to Vehicle 19, which is set to star Paul Walker – who is hot off the huge international success of Fast Five.
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NewsTrans Atlantic Partners training scheme recruits 24 producers
Karyn Edwards, Jared Moshe, Tom Collins among producers taking part in co-production training event