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NewsCanton, Graphic India find Sadhu writer
Mark Canton and comic publisher Graphic India have hired Mukunda Michael Dewil to adapt the Indian superhero comic book series The Sadhu for the big screen.
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NewsUmedia ties up Red Knot
Umedia has picked up world sales rights to relationship drama Red Knot, starring Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser and Dredd actress Olivia Thirlby.
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NewsHughes earns Lionsgate digital stripes
Thomas Hughes has been promoted to evp of worldwide digital distribution at Lionsgate.
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NewsIFC Films takes US on 5 To 7
Victor Levin’s romantic dramedy stars Anton Yelchin, Bérénice Marlohe, Olivia Thirlby, Lambert Wilson, Frank Langella and Glenn Close. The Solution Entertainment Group handles international sales.
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NewsSchuette named AFI Conservatory dean
The filmmaker and academic arrives from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin, where he has served as director since 2010.
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NewsCinelicious Pics officially launches
Film restoration expert Paul Korver and former American Cinematheque head of programming Dennis Bartok have thrown their hat into the distribution arena with Cinelicious Pics.
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NewsBowe Bergdahl projects in race to screen
Two very different projects centring on the US soldier at the centre of the recent POW swap with the Taliban are headed to the screen, according to reports in the Hollywood trade press.
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NewsCinedigm names key promotions, hires
Cinedigm has promoted two key employees and hired three managers as it continues to bolster its digital credentials.
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NewsSan Diego Film Festival sets dates
The 13th edition of the festival is set to run from September 24-28 and will feature more than 100 screenings.
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NewsTeresa Palmer to join Point Break
Teresa Palmer is in negotiations to join Alcon Entertainment’s re-creation of the 1991 action-thriller. Lionsgate International handles international sales. Separately, Emilia Clarke from Game Of Thrones will star in Voice From The Stone.
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NewsDisney sets key release dates
The studio has announced the slots for a pair of high profile Steven Spielberg projects.
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NewsRelativity Media expands in China
Relativity Media has announced strategic alliances with China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp (JSBC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and has also been appointed international distribution partner by China Film Promotion International.
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NewsScreen's Nigel Daly awarded OBE
Daly, who is also chairman of BAFTA LA, is honoured for services to film and TV industry.
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News22 Jump Street leads US chart
Sony’s sequel launches with second biggest R-rated comedy debut at $60m; Fox’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 flies in with $50m.
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NewsTangerine pacts for Keep The Change
Amy Hobby and Anne Hubbell will work wiht Summer Shelton to produce Keep The Change.
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NewsDistribution: IFC Films picks up Match
The company has picked up North American rights from ICM Partners to Stephen Belber’s drama starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard.
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NewsFilm Independent, UN launch series
Film Independent and the United Nations have launched their new Free & Equal Global Film Series at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsChristian Schwochow to attend West Q&A
German director Christian Schwochow will present his film West and participate in a Q&A on the opening night gala of KINO! Festival Of German Films in New York on June 12.
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NewseOne shifts distribution focus
Senior vp of theatrical marketing and distribution Dylan Wiley and other eOne executives are on the way out as the company shifts towards an “aggressive” ancillary strategy in light of the Phase 4 acquisition.
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NewsGuy Pearce joins Equals
Producers Scott Free Productions and Route One Films announced the casting on Thursday (June 12). Mister Smith introduced the project in Cannes and has licensed more than 35 territories.