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FilmDistrict, Netflix sign multi-year pay-TV deal
The agreement kicks off in 2011 and represents the latest coup for Netflix following a similar arrangement with Relativity Media and a deal with Epix that grants it streaming rights to films from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
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NewsConsidine, Farmiga make director bows at Sundance
The directorial debuts of Paddy Considine, Vera Farmiga and Barry Levinson’s son Sam Levinson as well as new work from Sundance alumni James Marsh and Drake Doremus are among the Sundance 2011 competition line-up announced today [December 1].
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Universal appoints first multicultural marketing chiefs
Fabian Castro and Talitha Watkins have joined Universal Pictures as vice-presidents of multicultural marketing.
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Columbia hires Hill, Tatum for 21 Jump Street adaptation
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum will star in a contemporary adaptation of the television series 21 Jump Street for Columbia Pictures.
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Yuet-fung Ho appointed as director of Asian Film Awards
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has announced that Yuet-fung Ho has been appointed as director of the Asian Film Awards.
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NewsChasen case 'person of interest' kills himself in Hollywood
A man wanted for questioning by police in the investigation into the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen shot and killed himself in Hollywood last night [1].
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NewsStephen Graham to star in David Blair's Best Laid Plans
The EM Media funded feature, about the bond between two best friends, has just started shooting in Nottingham.
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CommentA New Hope
The UK film industry is entering another new chapter courtesy of the new government. So now we know the plans, there’s an occasion for optimism.
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3rd Fashion in Film Festival kicks off in London
The 3rd Fashion in Film Festival is underway in London, with a special focus on costume in European and American cinema.
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Odeon & UCI Group extends its reach in Italy
The cinema chain has acquired 3 multiplexes from Pathe.
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NewsPaula Jalfon joins Shine Group from BBC Films
The Shine Group has appointed BBC Films’ Paula Jalfon as senior vice president of production.
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NewsLife In A Day, Devil's Double among Sundance Premieres
Sundance Festival director John Cooper and director of programming Trevor Groth unveiled an array of riches today [December 2] in the form of the Premieres and inaugural Documentary Premieres line-up for the 2011 event.
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NewsSundance unveils Midnight, Spotlight, NEXT
The final tranche of Sundance programming unveiled by John Cooper and Trevor Groth today [December 2] features genre fare such as the Rutger Hauer vigilante film Hobo With A Shotgun and acclaimed world cinema titles from 2010 such as Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies and Richard Ayoade’s Submarine.
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NewsArrow picks up three for UK, including Hatchet 2
Growing UK distributor Arrow has announced three more all-rights acquisitions.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media backs production of United
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media and Northstar Ventures have come on board to invest 150,000 in United, shooting now starring David Tennant.
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US bankruptcy court approves MGM plan
The US Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of New York has approved MGM’s pre-packaged plan of reorganisation, paving the way for the company and its subsidiaries to emerge from Chapter 11 in short order.
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NewsScreen Australia backs four new films, including new Rolf de Heer film
Rolf de Heer will be putting his directing boots back on and three directors, Tony Krawitz, Wayne Blair and Miro Bilbrough, will be making their debut features in 2011 thanks to investment decisions made this week by Screen Australia.
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NewsNBR crowns The Social Network best film of 2010
The Social Network hardly needed a leg-up this awards season but got it anyway in the form of four major prizes from the National Board Of Review.
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IFC takes world on Swanberg's upcoming Sundance entry Uncle Kent
IFC Films has acquired worldwide rights to Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent, which will screen at Sundance next month in the Spotlight section.