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NewsRide Along sets MLK record
Universal executives were celebrating as the Ice Cube-Kevin Hart comedy grossed an estimated $41.2m to set a three-day holiday weekend record.
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NewsA24 pays $2m for Laggies
The hip distributor is understood to have shelled out in the region of $2m in the small hours of January 19 for US rights to Lynn Shelton’s coming-of-age story.
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NewsSAG crowns 20th annual winners
The Screen Actors Guild named Matthew McConaughey best actor at its Los Angeles ceremony on January 18 while Cate Blanchett took top actress honours.
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NewsSundance: SPC gets Whiplash
Sony Pictures Classics has paid around $3m for North American, Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Bold Films’ jazz drummer drama. Separately, Pivot and Univision News have acquired Cesar’s Last Fast.
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Paladin picks up Short History
Former war correspondent Michael Maren’s feature directorial debut A Short History Of Decay stars Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, and Harris Yulin.
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NewsSundance: Dinosaur 13 finds home
Lionsgate and CNN Films are believed to have paid in the region of $1m for North American rights following the film’s world premiere in US Documentary competition on Day One (16).
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NewsSanta Barbara honour for Russell
Oscar-nominated David O Russell will collect the Outstanding Director Award at the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 31.
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NewsSuperman-Batman pushed to 2016
Zack Snyder’s anticipated follow-up to Man Of Steel has moved from its original July 2015 slot and will now face off with an untitled Marvel release.
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NewsSony marches to Whiplash
SUNDANCE: Bold Films’ Day One world premiere was one of the hot titles heading into the festival and accordingly Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions wasted little time acquiring select territories.
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NewsFilm Sales Company gets Alive Inside
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz has swooped on world sales rights to Michael Rossato-Bennett’s film on the eve of its world premiere in the US Documentary strand.
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NewsUTA signs Josh Wiggins
Sundance: UTA and Leverage Management have snapped up the young star of Hellion, set to receive its world premiere in Park City on January 17.
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NewsBAFTA LA announces board
Screen International’s vp of business development Nigel Daly has been elected chairman and Deborah Kolar and Brian Walton have been elected deputy chairs of BAFTA LA.
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NewsTristan Weisgal joins Bleiberg
EXCLUSIVE: Bleiberg Entertainment has brought on Tristan Weisgal as vp of international sales and development heading into the EFM next month.
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NewsFajr Falestine fund launches
Film-makers Jessica Habie and Deema Dabis have launched the Fajr Falestine Film Fund to support production of experimental films from the Middle East with particular emphasis on Palestinian films.
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NewsOscar analysis: Butler, Llewyn and Banks suffer as Dallas rises
The Butler and Rush are complete shutouts, while the Coen Brothers are snubbed in major categories. Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena pick up steam.
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NewsBFCA announce annual winners
The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its winners at the 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards took place in Santa Monica on January 16.
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NewsRifkin, Meyers eye EFM Sacrifice
EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Rifkin will produce the thriller about a cult to star Radha Mitchell, Rupert Graves and Colm Meaney.
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NewsVimeo launches audience development fund
The company has pledged $500,000 to help film-makers who have raised more than $10,000 through crowdfunding get access to Vimeo’s platform.