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NewsStar Wars VII to shoot in May
JJ Abrams will commence principal photography at Pinewood Studios in May, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
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NewsJadoo to close IFFLA
IFFLA alum Amit Gupta’s film will close the 12th Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) set to run in Hollywood from April 8-13.
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NewsCargo Film & Releasing finds Elliot
The New York-based sales agent, not to be confused with Cargo Entertainment, has acquired international distribution rights to recent Slamdance premiere Kung Fu Elliot.
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NewsFilm Movement enters Dark Valley
The distributor has acquired US rights from Films Distribution to Andreas Prochaska’s revenge tale following its world premiere in Berlin.
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NewsTelly expands into emerging markets
The S-VOD platform announced (18) it is expanding into emerging markets through the new premium service Telly Plus and has signed licensing deals with Sony Pictures Television and Miramax.
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NewsSundance names Mumbai Mantra writers
The Sundance Institute and Mahindra Group division Mumbai Mantra have announced the eight Indian Screenwriters selected for the third annual Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab.
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NewsTWC acquires, renames Foosball
The Weinstein Company has acquired rights in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France to Juan Jose Campanella’s animated feature and Argentinian smash.
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NewsXYZ Films boards Redeemer
XYZ Films will serve as executive producer and handle international sales on the Chilean martial arts film to star local star Marko Zaror.
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Film Independent unveils Doc Lab fellows
The seven-week 2014 Documentary Lab is designed to help filmmakers who are in post-production.
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NewsSpacey, Howard in Tribeca Talks
Top brass at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) have announced the line-up for the 2014 Tribeca Talks and Tribeca Innovation Week’s four-day Future Of Film series.
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NewsWolf wins Miami grand prize
A Wolf At The Door, licensed internationally by Mundial, has taken the Knight Grand Jury Prize at the 31st Miami International Film Festival (16).
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NewsJames Cameron rallies 3D filmmakers
The Avatar director urged filmmakers to “go nuts” with 3D and predicts the medium will come “roaring back” to the home market.
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NewsPeabody rules US charts on $21.2m
DreamWorks Animation’s family release Mr. Peabody & Sherman climbed to the top in its second session through Fox after narrowly edging out Warner Bros’ 300 sequel with an estimated $21.2m.
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NewsIncredibles 3D in the works
Pixar’s director of 3D reveals that a re-release of The Incredibles and Ratatouille is in the pipeline.
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NewsSXSW announces audience winners
Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear has won (15) the 2014 SXSW narrative feature audience award, while Diana Whitten’s Vessel triumphed in the documentary section.
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NewsMEETS unveils 11 projects
Organisers behind the MEETS Film Market have announced 11 of the 12 projects competing at the Latin American Co-Production Forum, set to run during the third International Film Festival Of Panama from April 7-9.
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NewsFilmNation lines up Aether
The company will produce, finance and handle worldwide sales on the sci-fi written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
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NewsCinemaCon attendance grows 5%
Data released by the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) points to a 5% rise over 2013 in projected attendance for the upcoming convention in Las Vegas.
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NewsEden to open Tribeca/ESPN sports
The world premiere of the 30 For 30 documentary When The Garden Was Eden marking actor Michael Rapaport’s feature directorial debut will kick off the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival on April 17.
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NewsTwo killed in SXSW car crash
UPDATE: Police have confirmed that two people - one from the Netherlands - died after a car drove into a crowd of pedestrians at the South By Southwest festival.