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NewsCast including Jennifer Morrison starts shoot for Event 15 in Los Angeles
Matthew Thompson is directing for Ipso Facto Films.
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NewsIFTA announces schedule for five-day AFM Conference
Topics for the second annual conference include finance, pitches, marketing, VoD and micro-budget. The AFM is set to take place in Santa Monica from Oct 31-Nov 7.
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NewsDe Niro checks in to Tin Res’ action thriller Motel
John Cusack and Rebecca Da Costa are also on board the project to be set in the New Orleans area. Red Granite International is handling selling territories.
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NewsMueller rings changes for Rome Film Festival 2012
Rome Film Festival (November 9 – 17) to feature “around sixty” world premieres and two new competition strands; Sandra Hebron joins selection committee; Business Street and New Cinema Network to continue.
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Distribution round-up: The Babymakers, General Education
Millennium Entertainment has teamed up with Tugg on the upcoming release of its Jay Chandrasekhar comedy The Babymakers.
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NewsMaven Pictures lines up Rudolph Nureyev biopic
Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray have teamed up with Italian producer Davide Azzolini to bring to life Colum McCann’s novel Dancer based on the life of the Russian ballet icon.
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Film Festival Flix set for September launch
MouseTrap Films CEO Benjamin Oberman has unveiled plans to launch a monthly film series in September through his distribution platform Film Festival Flix (FFF).
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NewsFrankenweenie to premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept 20
Tim Burton’s stop-motion feature version of his 1984 short will open the event in Austin, Texas, ahead of the US release through Buena Vista on Oct 5.
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Fever Productions craft multi-channel launch for Smiley
The filmmakers have set a day-and-date theatrical and streaming release for Oct 11 that utilises Tugg and the horror-thriller’s online fanbase.
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NewsAcademy invites 176 new initiates to become members
Those being courted include Oscar winners Asghar Farhadi, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius and Octavia Spencer as well as a strong British contingent led by John Battsek, Nigel Sinclair, Sean Bean and Andy Serkis.
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Before The Door Pictures’ Periods. to open Hollyshorts
The film from Zachary Quinto’s production company will kick off the event on Aug 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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Film Movement takes domestic rights to Lucky
Avie Luthra’s South African drama follows an orphaned 10-year-old struggling to make something of his life in the big city.
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NewsPenny Wolf joins Mediabiz Capital investment committee
Former Goldcrest and Peace Arch exec assumes role on film fund committee.
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NewsAcademy rings changes in foreign language rules
Entries must now be submitted to the Academy in 35mm or DCP but are no longer required to be exhibited in these formats in the countries of origin. A Separation (pictured) won this year’s Oscar.
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Sean Lohan to oversee Americas for MasterImage 3D
The new vp of digital cinema at the technology company will drive all aspects of the business in North American and the fast-growing South American region including sales, operations management and international product development.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to My Worst Nightmare
Anne Fontaine’s comedy stars Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Poelvoorde and Andre Dussollier and will open this autumn.
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Screen Gems plans Think Like A Man sequel
The original comedy opened at number one in April in North America and starred Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Taraji P Henson, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart. It went on to gross more than $91m domestically.
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Cee Lo Green joins Can A Song Save Your Life?
The singer-songwriter joins Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Grammy Award winner and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine and Catherine Keener on the Exclusive Media project.
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NewsBallplayer: Pelotero, Ghetta’Life scoop Aruba award
Baseball doc Ballplayer: Pelotero and Ghetta’Life win Caribbean Spotlight Series (CSS) Competition in Aruba.
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NewsAvid continues support of Sundance Directors Lab
Avid Technology will continue to support the Sundance Institute’s annual June Directors Lab, now taking place in Utah.