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NewsMandela biopic scores major sales
Pathe International and Distant Horizon have done roaring business on an upcoming Nelson Mandela biopic.
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NewsMusic Box takes Oh Boy for US
Beta has closed a US deal with Music Box for German box office hit Oh Boy.
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NewsLionsgate acquires US on Blood Ties
In what the parties claimed to be the biggest US buy of the festival, Lionsgate/Roadside announced on Wednesday [23] they had acquired Cannes Competition entry Blood Ties.
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Primeridian lines up Future
Primeridian Entertainment has hired Roger L Simon to write its second feature project, tentatively titled The Future Is Now.
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NewsSundance Selects gets Blue
Sundance Selects announced out of Cannes it is acquiring rights to Abdellatif Kechiche’s competition entry Blue Is The Warmest Color from Wild Bunch.
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NewsLionsgate breaks its Cannes record
Lionsgate has revealed record sales in Cannes, earning more than $250m on the slate of nine titles including The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 and 2, Step Up 5 and The Last Witch Hunter.
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NewsRADiUS-TWC buys Tai Chi
RADiUS-TWC has swooped on its second buy of the festival, taking North American rights to Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi.
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Hutcherson to star in Ape
The Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson will star in the psychological thriller Ape from Atomic Owl Pictures and JetLag Productions.
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NewsIM Global Walks with Redford
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy directed by Robert Redford [pictured] sells to France, Germany, Australia and Latin America, among others.
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NewsNYU Graduate slate comes to Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Producer and NYU teacher Robert Nickson has been talking to sales agents on the Croisette about a slate of features from the NYU Graduate Film Program.
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NewsTWC acquires Passengers
The Weinstein Company, by far the busiest US buyer on the Croisette this year, has snapped up rights to the Keanu Reeves sci-fi romance Passengers.
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NewsHemsworth boards Aurora Rising
Relativity announced on Monday [20] that Liam Hemsworth will star in the upcoming action film Aurora Rising.
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NewsUniversal nabs Van Damme comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Salt sells comedy Welcome to the Jungle to UPIE for US, UK.
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NewsKino Lorber takes A Touch of Sin
Kino Lorber has picked up US rights to Jia Zhangke’s hard-hitting Palme d’Or contender A Touch of Sin, capturing the impact of the economic boom on China.
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Cinepix joins space-shoot Newcomers
Distributor Cinipix has joined forces with Patricia A Beninati and Michael K Anderson’s Centerboro Productions to produce the sci-fi action film Newcomers.
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Uncork'd, Viva get Cold Blooded
Uncork’d Entertainment and VIVA Pictures have acquired all US rights to the psychological thriller Cold Blooded starring Ryan Robbins, Zoie Palmer and William MacDonald.
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FilmAid appoints Simon Goff
FilmAid International also appoints Liz Manne vice chair of board of directors.
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NewsExclusive Media, Moores, Rutland sign pact
Exclusive Media has signed a rolling four-film equity deal with UK-based entrepreneur and technology guru Toby Moores and film industry veteran Wendy Rutland.
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NewsCorsan sends Haggis film global
New Paul Haggis movie Third Person has been sold by Corsan to over 20 territories.
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