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NewsTop directors register protest on eve of premium VoD launch
One day before the first premium-VoD release, a group of leading filmmakers including James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Gore Verbinksi, Michael Bay and Guillermo del Toro have signed a letter calling on the studios to scrap the proposal.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
The news comes amid reports that Mark Cuban is considering selling Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters – first reported on Screendaily more than three months ago.
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NewsElephant Eye takes on world rights to Wasted Youth
New York-based Elephant Eye Films has acquired worldwide rights to Greek drama Wasted Youth.
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Sheinberg to self-distribute indie horror Creature
Sid Sheinberg’s production venture The Bubble Factory will directly distribute its upcoming Creature in 1,000-2,000 US screens on Sept 9.
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IFC Midnight takes US to thriller The Shrine
Jon Knautz’s film won Best Canadian Feature at the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal and played at 2010 ScreamFest in Los Angeles.
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NewsSony promotes Scott Sherr to evp worldwide marketing and distribution
The executive will continue to negotiate and help guide the studio’s theatrical digital delivery strategy and is also involved in deal making and assessing 3D releasing strategies.
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NewsCotillard, Gordon-Levitt board Nolan’s third Batman project
Christopher Nolan is reuniting with his Inception stars on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises, scheduled to open on Jul 20, 2012.
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Cameron Richardson joins The Last Beat
Shawn Andrews and Virginie Ledoyen round out the key cast in Bohemia Group and writer-director Robert Saitzyk’s love triangle project.
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IFP, Lincoln Center announce strategic union
The new collaboration relocates IFP’s signature programme – Independent Film Week – to The Film Society Of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center and means joint programming during the New York Film Festival.
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NewsIndiePix launches subscription VOD service
200 new indie titles available on new site, IndiePix Unlimited
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Well Go USA secures private equity backing from Brock Capital
The North American distributor of the Ip Man franchise announced the multi-million financing as it prepares to release Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen on Apr 22.
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NewsService Entrance among COLCOA prize-winners
Philippe Le Guay’s festival opener Service Entrance (Les Femmes Du 6e Etage) (pictured) won the audience award as the 15th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels (COLCOA) came to a close after record attendances.
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Bal, Armadillo among RiverRun prize-winners
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Bal won the best narrative feature prize and Bent Hamer’s Home For Christmas took the audience award at the 13th RiverRun International Film Festival.
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Cohen Media Group takes US rights to doc Chasing Madoff
Jeff Prosserman’s film is based on Harry Markopolos’ bestseller No One Would Listen.
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NewsAnimated birds soar over North American box office on $40m
A strong debut for Fox’s global family hit Rio eclipsed a subdued start for Scream 4, the latest entry in The Weinstein Company/Dimension’s 15-year-old horror spoof series.
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NewsLatido take international rights to Chinese Take-away
Spanish outfit Latido Films has picked up international sales rights to Sebastian Borensztein’s successful comedy Chinese Take-away, starring Ricardo Darin, which will make its international premiere at the Cannes market.
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The Economist Film Project unveils maiden slate
The Edge Of Joy, Wagah, Last Train Home and Good Fortune will all go out on PBS Newshour and were selected by the partners to “reflect the types of issues The Economist is known for covering.”
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Relativity picks up US rights to House At The End of The Street
The thriller from FilmNation Entertainment and A Bigger Boat stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue and Max Theriot.
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Lionsgate wades into The Bay for US distribution
Barry Levinson’s found footage eco-horror film stems from the producers behind Paranormal Activity and Insidious.
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Anonymous Content announces trio of hires
Doug Wald, Sandra Chang and Tony Lipp have joined the company and will head the talent division.