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NewsSangue Azul rules Rio awards
The story of a circus bullet man who visits his home town in Sangue Azul (Blue Blood) emerged as the big winner as the 16th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival came to a close on October 8.
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NewsMagnet boards female horror anthology XX
Heading into the AFM, Magnet Releasing is to fully finance and take worldwide rights to the project from producers XYZ Films. Separately, eOne will distribute After The Fall In North America and fresh cast have joined relationship drama The Choice.
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NewsGoTV, Latin Anywhere form Latin Everywhere
Jorge Granier’s Spanish language digital entertainment company GoTV has merged with Rich Hull’s Latin Anywhere and will be rebranded, Latin Everywhere.
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NewsPartners launch Merced Media
QED International CEO Bill Block and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes have teamed up with Merced Capital L.P. to launch a $500m-plus development, production and financing feature fund.
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NewsBryan Cranston to star in The Infiltrator
Relativity International to handle sales on Good Films thriller at AFM.
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NewsUniversal boards Baltasar Kormakur’s Vikingr
The Icelandic filmmaker’s latest venture with Universal will be based on tales of Nordic settlers and life in the Viking age.
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NewsVerbinski, Carell align for paranoid thriller
Gore Verbinski will direct Steve Carell in the untitled project for New Regency, the LA-based producer-financier riding high on the number one release of Gone Girl last weekend.
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NewsRevolution buys Morgan Creek Int'l library
Revolution Studios, now owned by Fortress Investment Group following the reported $250m sale by Joe Roth earlier this year, has purchased the 64 titles comprising the Morgan Creek International film library.
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NewsAFI unveils DWW mentors
The American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop For Women (DWW) has formed a mentor group.
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NewsSlingshot, EuropaCorp TV sign pact
Slingshot Global Media has signed a non-exclusive television development venture with EuropaCorp Television Studios.
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NewsHeadline Pictures reveals TV slate
London-based Headline Pictures, the outfit behind Quartet and The Invisible Woman, has revealed further details of its slate of high end TV dramas.
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NewsSummit sets Deepwater Horizon release
Summit Entertainment has set a wide September 30 2016 release for J C Chandor’s oil spill disaster film starring Mark Wahlberg.
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NewsBleiberg boards Club Life
EXCLUSIVE: In the run-up to AFM Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to the drama starring Jerry Ferrara from Entourage and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr.
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NewsFoxcatcher to close AFI FEST 2014
Bennett Miller’s psychological drama starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo will finally get its close-up at the festival after it was pulled from last year’s edition.
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NewsPicturehouse to release Gloria
The distributor has acquired all US rights to Gloria, the biopic based on the true story of Latin American pop icon Gloria Trevi. Universal will distribute in Latin America.
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NewsSundance unveils New Frontier Story Lab Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced six projects selected for the New Frontier Story Lab in Utah.
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NewsLegendary hires Deborah Kaufmann
Legendary Entertainment has appointed the publishing and literary executive as vice president, literary affairs.
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NewsUK production wraps shoot in Cape Verde
BAFTA nominee Robbie McCallum makes feature debut on drama Atlantic Heart.
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NewsCaribbean mart to unite fresh voices
EXCLUSIVE: One of the driving forces behind the upcoming Caribbean Film Mart has said the structure will provide a timely platform to allow the region’s dynamic “fresh voices” to connect with the global market.
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NewsGone Girl tops US box office
All eyes turn to Monday’s confirmed results after Fox-New Regency’s mystery claimed number one and Warner Bros’ horror debut Annabelle had to settle for second place on an estimated $37.2m.