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NewsCohen Media Group to release Oranges And Sunshine in US
The distributor will handle the US release of Jim Loach’s true story about social worker Margaret Humphreys who in the late 80s uncovered a secret UK government programme to deport children from the UK to Australia.
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NewsBleiberg Entertainment picks up sales title There Be Dragons
The sales agency is preparing to commence business at the Cannes market on Roland Joffe’s sweeping drama produced by Ignacio Gomez Sancha, Ignacio Nunez and Joffe.
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NewsTributes pour in for US director Sidney Lumet
The 12 Angry Men director died on Saturday, aged 86.
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NewsEntertainment One buys Hopscotch in Australia for $21m
Hopscotch MD Troy Lum talks to Screen about the deal.
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NewsTrudie Styler plans The Harder They Come remake
Trudie Styler’s Xingu partners with Conquering Lion Pictures and Jamaican producer Justine Henzell.
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NewsStuart Pollok joins Indomitable as evp-executive producer
The producer-financier will run the New York and LA-based company’s film and film consulting business for the company, whose credits include Soul Surfer.
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NewsMIPTV wraps with key deals
Interconnectivity and the monetising of splintering platforms were buzz themes at this year’s MIPTV, which also saw a number of deals on starry product.
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NewsDawn Hudson named CEO as Academy restructures
The board of governors voted on Thursday [7] to establish a new executive structure, replacing retiring executive director Bruce Davis with the former Film Independent head as CEO and long-time Academy executive Ric Robertson as COO.
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NewsSPC moving in on Polanski's all-star Carnage
Sony Pictures Classics is understood to be close to a domestic deal. Roman Polanski’s agent Jeff Berg of ICM represented North American rights and declined to comment when approached by Screen at the start of the week, as did SPC co-head Michael Barker.
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News25th anniversary Israel Film Festival to honour Liev Schreiber
The actor will receive the IFF Achievement in Film Award while philanthropist Charles Bronfman will collect the IFF Humanitarian Award and producer-director Micha Shagrir will receive the IFF Cinematic Achievement Award.
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NewsLionsgate, Varsity, Collective line up Night Of The Living Fred
The partners are turning the YouTube sensation into a 3D feature and Lionsgate will produce alongside Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett of Varsity Pictures and Gary Binkow and Evan Weiss of The Collective.
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NewsMadeline Zima to star in UK psycho-thriller Storage
The star of Showtime’s series Californication will play a woman who joins forces with a mysterious group of strangers to escape a terrifying underground facility.
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NewsBlockbuster opts for DISH Network’s $321m purchase offer
The bankrupt rental and retail video and game outlet confirmed last night [6] that it had selected DISH Network Corporation’s $320.6m bid following what it called a “robust” auction.
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NewsWizard of Oz 3D animated feature gets underway
$20m film will be directed by Rob Silvestri of Starz Animation.
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NewsTerry Curtin named new Relativity marketing head
Curtin currently serves as co-president of entertainment at the Cimarron Group and in her new post will report to Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
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Sundance Selects goes for Marston drama, Film Buff unveils VoD deals
Sundance Selects has picked up US rights to The Forgiveness Of Blood, Joshua Marston’s feature follow-up to his acclaimed Maria Full Of Grace,while Film Buff said it would release The Wild Hunt and Zonad on VoD ahead of their DVD launches.Marston and Andamion Murataj shared the Berlin Silver Bear for ...
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NewsScreen Gems to release SXSW hit Attack The Block in US
Joe Cornish’s action film recently received its world premiere in Austin where it won the Midnight Feature Audience Award.
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NewsCarrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell join Silent Hill 2
The newest recruits to Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody’s horror sequel join the previously announced cast of Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger.
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Cary Elwes, Jason Alexander join Fantastic’s Delhi Safari
Fantastic Films International heads Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki are handling worldwide pre-sales on the 3D animated Bollywood adventure and will be introducing to buyers in Cannes.
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Image swoops on North American rights to The Perfect Game
William Dear directed the feel-good story of a lowly team from Monterrey, Mexico, that won the 1957 Little League World Series ending with a perfect final game.