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NewsToronto selects eight titles for Platform programme, Riz Ahmed to head jury
Ahmed also stars in Michael Pearce’s ‘Encounter’ in the festival.
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NewsNetflix acquires US, multiple territories on Cannes selection ‘Prayers For The Stolen’
Tatiana Huezo’s debut fictional film premiered in Un Certain Regard.
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NewsInternational Documentary Association’s in-person awards show set for February 2022
All nominees to be announced on November 15.
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NewsWorld premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ’tick, tick… BOOM!’ to open AFI Fest 2021
Festival-goers who attend in-person events and/or screenings required to be fully vaccinated.
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News‘Titane’, ‘Benedetta’, ‘Flee’ on New York Film Festival main slate
No virtual screenings at this year’s event.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Films, TrustNordisk strike US deal on ‘Held For Ransom’
Morten Kaufmann, Signe Leick Jensen produced for Toolbox Film.
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NewsSony completes £850m purchase of anime streaming platform Crunchyroll
The platform was acquired from AT&T, owners of WarnerMedia.
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News‘The Suicide Squad’ stumbles in US as Warners, AMC strike 45-day theatrical window pact for 2022
Cinema chain to start accepting bitcoin payments by end of year.
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NewsMarisa Liston named worldwide marketing president at Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Upcoming releases includes The Protégé, Moonfall, The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent.
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NewsKino Lorber acquires Nadav Lapid’s Cannes entry ‘Ahed’s Knee’
Israeli drama will receive North American premiere in Toronto.
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NewsWho wins and who loses in the battle between Scarlett Johansson and Disney?
Industry experts debate the fallout and ramifications of the ’Black Widow’ star’s lawsuit.
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NewsSequel to animated international hit ‘Monster Family’ lands US distribution (exclusive)
Timeless Films handles international sales.
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NewsAmazon Studios hires Laine Kline to head local-language production (exclusive)
Former head of Sony’s local-language business reports to worldwide head of production and post Tim Clawson.
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NewsShudder acquires Fantasia selection ‘Hellbender’
Streamer will release film from family-run Wonder Wheel Productions in North America, UK & Ireland, Aus/NZ in early 2022.
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NewsKarlovy Vary film festival to honour Ethan Hawke
He is the first guest to be announced at the 55th edition of the festival
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NewsLA city leaders push for vaccine mandate
“Angelenos… shouldn’t be penalized with closures by those unwilling to do their [part].”
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NewsVisit Films strikes Sundance London deals on 'First Date' led by UK, Spain (exclusive)
Feature directorial debut by Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp premiered at Sundance in January.
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NewsIFC Films acquires Tribeca Festival winner ‘Catch The Fair One’
Nomadland Oscar winner Mollye Asher among producers; Darren Aronofsky served as EP.
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NewsDavid Rubin re-elected Academy president, David Linde appointed treasurer
Number of officer positions increased to nine this year with the addition of equity and inclusion committee.
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NewsApple reportedly paying in region of $200m for Matthew Vaughn’s spy film ‘Argylle’
Vaughn describes source material upcoming novel by Ellie Conway as “the most compelling spy thriller I’ve ever read”.