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NewsSpotlight boards Lords Of London
Spotlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the UK gangster thriller Lords Of London starring Ray Winstone.
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NewsIndiegogo moves Chuck forward
Following a successful crowdfund raise, production will kick off this summer on Chuck Hank And The San Diego Twins, the follow-up from the filmmakers behind Sundance 2011 hit Bellflower.
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NewsJason Weiss named Myriad svp production
The executive will oversee a slate that includes the recently announced Jessica Alba drama Weightless, action thriller Caught Stealing with Patrick Wilson and Alec Baldwin and comedy Guidance starring Seann William Scott and Leslie Bibb.
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NewsMovieChainer reports growth since Cannes
Backup Media’s new original content and rights management software has reported steady growth since launching in Cannes.
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NewsDisney sets Mr Banks for Dec 13
Buena Vista will open the awards season hopeful Saving Mr Banks in limited release on Dec 13, one week earlier than initially announced.
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NewsFantasia unveils Off-Frontières line-up
Selection includes three projects from Québec and the latest projects from Josh Johnson and Boris Rodriguez [pictured].
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eOne to acquire US brand agency Art Impressions
Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding its licensing business by announcing plans to acquire US-based brand and licensing agency Art Impressions, led by founder and owner Cindy Bailey.
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NewsUS indies hit the Champs-Elysees
US in Progress initiative to showcase five features by independent US filmmakers.
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NewsTrans Atlantic Partners names 26 producers for 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Participants include Germany’s Sol Bondy, Jennifer Fox [pictured] from the US, and Canada’s Lauren Grant.
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NewsFilmDistrict pays $10m for US rights to Rocketman
Rocket Pictures and Icon/AI Film’s red-hot Cannes market project about the life of Elton John has found its US home, sources confirmed to Screendaily on Wednesday evening [12]. Good Universe handles international sales and introduced to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsDavis to head production administration at Columbia
Andrew Z Davis has been named president of production administration at Columbia Pictures, replacing Gary Martin, who retires after overseeing production on more than 600 films and serving 51 years in the industry – 32 of them at Columbia.
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NewsOpen Road bites into Chef
Open Road Films will release the Jon Favreau comedy over Mother’s Day Weekend on May 9, 2014. Aldamisa Entertainment is financing and introduced the project to international buyers in Cannes.
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NewsSundanceNOW, First Run sign pact
Sundance Selects’ digital label has agreed terms with First Run Features to bring select titles from the latter’s documentary library to SundanceNOW’s subscription VoD service Doc Club.
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NewsLiotta joins Octane’s Dragons
Top brass at IM Global’s genre division announced on Wednesday [12] that Ray Liotta has joined the Triad thriller Revenge Of The Green Dragons as production got underway.
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NewsIMAX, Disney plot Ranger roll-out
Upcoming Disney release The Lone Ranger is to be digitally remastered and released in IMAX in select markets including the UK and Japan on Aug 2.
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NewsFilmDistrict sets Selfess date
FilmDistrict top brass announced on Wednesday [12] they will release the upcoming thriller Selfless starring Ryan Reynolds wide in the US on Sept 26, 2014.
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NewsMann starts shoot on cyber theft thriller
Principal photography has begun on Michael Mann’s untitled feature starring Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei and Wang Leehom for Legendary Pictures.
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NewsSundance, TED unveil inaugural award winner
Filmmaker Jerry Rothwell has won the first annual Sundance Institute | TED Prize Filmmaker Award, Institute senior executives announced on Tuesday [11].
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NewsWWZ to open on IMAX in Australia, HK
IMAX, Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions announced on Tuesday that the zombie thriller World War Z will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX and released on Jun 20 in Australia and Hong Kong.
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NewsEcho Lake Management staffs up
Dave Brown and Zadoc Angell have joined Echo Lake Entertainment division Echo Lake Management.