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NewsJim Berk takes UCLA TFT senior role
The Participant Media CEO has been appointed executive board chair of the UCLA School Of Theater, Film And Television (TFT).
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NewsMillennium rebrands as Alchemy
Bill Lee announced the long-awaited change of company name on Thursday (January 8), five months after the CEO and Virgo Investment Group led a management buyout that acquired the catalogue and distribution apparatus.
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NewsSony chief addresses The Interview at CES
Sony Corp president and CEO Kazuo Hirai stressed the importance of free speech during comments at CES on Monday (January 5) about the recent cyber attack on Sony Pictures and the blighted release of The Interview.
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NewsNorth Korea proposes joint hacker probe with US
Pyongyang has denied FBI claims that North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures Entertainment cyber attacks and called for a joint inquiry with the US into the matter.
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NewsSony backpedals on The Interview
Sony top brass have gone on the offensive in light of their vilified decision to cancel the release of The Interview, placing the onus on exhibition partners, hinting at a future release and engaging in a spat with US President Barack Obama.
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NewsSony pulls The Interview
The embattled studio has cancelled the December 25 release of the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy in light of threats from the suspected cyber attackers behind a string of embarrassing revelations about its business dealings and correspondence.
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NewsLeslie Moonves joins USC school board
The president and CEO of CBS Corporation has joined the USC School Of Cinematic Arts board of councillors, Dean Elizabeth M Daley announced.
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NewsSundance Institute names 12 screenwriters fellows
Sundance Institute has announced the 12 projects selected for the 2015 January Screenwriters Lab set to run from January 16-21.
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NewsArts Alliance teams up with Wanda Line Cinema
AAM will provide software to the Chinese cinema operator as part of a long term partnership.
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NewsASC to honour quartet
John Bailey, Bill Roe, Phil Méheux and Matthew F Leonetti will receive special awards at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement on February 15, 2015.
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NewsCalifornia greenlights anti-runaway law
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into action legislation that will more than triple the state’s film and TV tax credit.
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NewsWilliams: asphyxia due to hanging
Local California police said on Tuesday (12) that the 63-year-old actor and comedian died on Monday after appearing to have hanged himself in his bedroom.
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NewsComic-Con: WB leads social buzz
Comic-Con 2014 sparked 1.7m social media mentions as Warner Bros dominated the conversation, according to social media experts Way To Blue.
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NewsComic-Con: Cumberbatch in Con debut
Benedict Cumberbatch earned a rapturous reception from the adoring masses in Hall H during his maiden Comic-Con appearance at the DreamWorks Animation panel on Thursday (24) and hinted at future visits.
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NewsDoc specialist Cargo picks up trio
New York-based Cargo Film & Releasing has secured international sales rights to 1971, Bronx Obama, and David & Me.
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NewsMovieLaLa launches app
The social network and online marketing platform for upcoming releases has launched its iPad app.
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NewsFrancis Ford Coppola to speak at Produced By Conference
The celebrated filmmaker joins a roster that includes FilmNation CEO Glen Basner, Facebook’s Melinda Arons and NATO chief John Fithian.
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NewsAmPav plans record year for student activity
Heading into Cannes The American Pavilion hierarchy said its student programmes will report a record year with more than 200 students confirmed and more international entrants than ever before.
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NewsRefn, Anderson join AGFA
The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) announced (24) the addition of filmmakers Nicolas Winding Refn and Paul Thomas Anderson to its advisory board.
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NewsLon Haber & Co expands footprint
Full service film and entertainment PR agency Lon Haber & Co has opened an office in Seattle to complement the Los Angeles hub and Miami, Toronto and Vienna satellite offices.