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NewsMagnolia takes US on Whitey Bulger doc
Joe Berlinger’s Whitey: The United States Of America V. James J Bulger premiered at Sundance. Separately, Phase 4 Films and The Vladar Company will extend the Canadian release of Generation Iron.
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NewsShade VFX expands to NYC
In a move that bucks the gloomy trend prevalent in the US-based effects industry, CEO Bryan Godwin has announced (25) that Shade will open a facility in New York.
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NewsNATO calls for more family films
CINEMACON: National Association Of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian urged delegates at the Las Vegas convention to release more family films year-round.
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NewsSummit swoops on Dork Diaries
Summit Entertainment has picked up all rights to Rachel Renée Russell’s bestseller series and is in negotiations to reunite with producer Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment.
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NewsHemingway, Still Waters to open Sonoma
The 17th edition of the Sonoma International Film Festival will open with Richard Shepard’s dark comedy Don Hemingway starring Jude Law and Chris Lowell’s friendship drama Beside Still Waters.
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NewsMary Poppins to screen at Tribeca Drive-In
The 50th anniversary screening of Mary Poppins is expected to be one of the highlights at the Tribeca Drive-In, set to run from April 17-19, alongside as the 30th anniversary screening of Splash.
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Blanc/Biehn Productions lines up Fembot
Production is set to commence in Hollywood in July on the sci-fi feature in time for a 2015 autumn release.
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NewsProduction duo join Levantine
Donna Gigliotti and longtime film development executive Renee Witt have joined New York-based Levantine Films.
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NewsCinemaCon: RealD extends China footprint
RealD has signed a deal with China’s Wanda Cinema Line Corporation to instal a further 780 cinema systems over the next three years.
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NewsMichael Rosenberg joins Film Movement
Michael Rosenberg has become the newest equity-holder in the New York-based firm and will assume the role of co-president alongside Adley Gartenstein.
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NewsPantelion options Hopelessly Devoted
The distributor behind 2013 smash Instructions Not Included has boarded the English-language rom-com by writers Jill Mazursky and Jamee Decio.
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NewsCinemaCon: Dolby trumpets Atmos
Dolby Laboratories announced on the opening day of CinemaCon (24) that it will instal the Dolby Atmos audio platform in more than 100 screens on the Indonesian Cinemaxx circuit over the next three or more years.
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NewsAlfred Molina joins Matador
The veteran actor will play Andres Galan in fledgling El Rey Network’s scripted original series from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman set to premiere in July.
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NewsCinedigm picks up Antboy
Viva Pictures’ Danish film premiered at Toronto last autumn and is the live-action adaptation of Kenneth Bogh Andersen’s comic book series.
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NewsDisney buys Maker Studios
The deal could be worth up to $950m and marks a timely recognition by the studio of Millennial might.
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Olive Films, 108 Media strike alliance
Starting in June, Olive Films becomes 108 Media’s exclusive packaged goods home entertainment distributor in the US.
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NewsCelluloid Dreams acquires Jamie Marks
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Celluloid Dreams has picked up international rights to Sundance competitor Jamie Marks Is Dead and is launching sales at Filmart.
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NewsPang, Mining to develop Polaroid Stories
EXCLUSIVE: US-based Story Mining & Supply Co (SMS) is teaming with director Pang Ho Cheung and Subi Liang’s Making Film Productions to develop and produce an adaptation of Zhang Youyou memoir Polaroid Stories.
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NewsDivergent storms US on $56m
The pilot feature from the latest aspiring YA franchise conformed to industry predictions to open top and deliver a highly promising $56m debut.