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NewsAlcon acquires screen rights to sci-fi adventure Icons
The forthcoming novel is written by Margaret Stohl [pictured]. Erwin Stoff brought the project to Alcon and will produce alongside Alcon co-founder and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
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NewsEwan McGregor joins cast of August: Osage Country
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in Jean Doumanian/ Smokehouse Production’s family drama, which is set to begin shooting on Sept 24.
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NewsMillennium buys Maisie, XLrator snaps up Thale
The Toronto deals continued to trickle in on Wednesday (12) as it emerged that Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s family drama What Maisie Knew and Norwegian fantasy thriller Thale had found domestic buyers. In addition Freestyle Releasing has acquired Jinn.
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NewsWarner’s Bruce Rosenblum to keynote at MIPCOM
Warner Brothers Television Group president to give speech on the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting.
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NewsLionsgate, Roadside swoop on Much Ado, Sharing
Following their domestic buy on Imogene, the distribution partners have taken North American rights in Toronto to Joss Whedon’s Shakespearean comedy adaptation Much Ado About Nothing and US rights to Stuart Blumberg’s Thanks For Sharing.
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NewsLionsgate strikes Spanish output deal with Alliance
The multi-year agreement covers features from the Lionsgate and Summit slates and will go out through Alliance-owned Aurum.
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NewsIndustry moves: Federbush to Sundance Institute, Harris to Dolby
Paul Federbush [pictured] has joined the Sundance Institute as international director of the Feature Film Programme (FFP).
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NewsAFI Awards date set for Jan 11, 2013
The honourees for this upcoming awards season will be announced on Dec 10.
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NewsProduction round-up: The 33, Fishing Without Nets, The Shipkiller, Cheap Thrills
Mike Medavoy announced on Tuesday (11) that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct The 33, based on the story of the trapped Chilean Miners.
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NewsMarisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell up for laughs with Godere and Martin
EXCLUSIVE: Parts & Labor, newly signed to WME, on board for low-budget comedy to shoot in November.
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NewsShoreline finds Habib Faisal’s action-drama Ishaqzaade
EXCLUSIVE: Faisal’s action-drama, which took $10m in India, will have its world premiere today [11] in Toronto.
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Raven Banner acquires sales rights to Dark Hollow
The project is based on US author Brian Keene’s bestseller set in the present day about an evil satyr. Production is set to begin in spring 2013
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NewsHistory Films, RADiUS-TWC, Participant team on Don Rumsfeld doc
Errol Morris [pictured] will direct The Unknown Known: The Life And Times Of Donald Rumsfeld. Hanway Films will handle international sales.
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Kodak announces scholarship winners
The winners of the 2012 Kodak Student Scholarship Awards and Kodak Student Cinematography Scholarship Awards have been announced.
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NewsSummit / Lionsgate sets Twilight Saga marathon for Nov 15
To mark the conclusion of the four-part blockbuster franchise Summit Entertainment is collaborating with exhibition partners to present all four episodes back-to-back on a single day.
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NewsRoadside Attractions takes Stories We Tell
The distributor has struck a US deal for Sarah Polley’s documentary and plans a 2013 release.
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Inception Media Group picks up North American rights to genre pair
Causeway Pictures licensed rights to DEADlocked and Vampires Vs. Leprechauns at Toronto.
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Rubenstein Communications hires PR veteran Joe Libonati
The execiutive joins as svp effective immediately, Steven and Howard Rubenstein announced on Monday (10).
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XLrator Media pledges January 2013 release for Allegiance
XLrator Media has acquired all domestic rights to the military thriller Allegiance starring Shad ‘Bow Wow’ Moss, Seth Gabel, Aidan Quinn, Malik Yoba and Pablo Schreiber.
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Buyers circle Cargo Entertainment's Booster
Cargo Entertainment is deep in talks with buyers here on the crime drama following its recent Deauville screening and has licensed rights to Italia for the Middle East and Pinema in Turkey.