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NewsNadia Fares to play Dalida in new biopic
Lisa Azuelos and Kamir Aïnouz are preparing a biopic about music icon Dalida.
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NewsGDC and Shochiku strike VPF deal in Japan
Hong Kong-based GDC Technology has reached an agreement with Shochiku to provide digital cinema equipment to the studio’s exhibition subsidiary.
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NewsAurum picks up Man On A Ledge and Gone for Spain
Aurum has picked up Spanish rights to Asger Leth’s thriller Man On A Ledge, starring Ed Harris, Sam Worthington and Jamie Bell, and Heitor Dhalia’s thriller Gone, starring Amanda Seyfried.
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Steve Carell to star in Dogs Of Babel for Mandate
Lionsgate International is handling foreign sales on the adaptation of Carolyn Parkhurst’s bittersweet novel of love and loss for Mandate Pictures.
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NewsAurum announces 7.7pc market share in Spain in 2010
Spanish distributor Aurum Producciones announced a 7.7% local market share in 2010, which the company claimed represented close to a 33% rise on the previous year.
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NewsVisit Films closes deal with Ascot Elite for Herzog's Cave
Ryan Kampe of New York’s Visit Films has closed a deal with Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories on Werner Herzog’s Cave Of Forgotten Dreams.
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Rose Shiner joins Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Rose P Shiner has joined the Los Angeles / Century City office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in the firm’s entertainment, media and technology practice.
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Maya co-founder Moctesuma Esparza earns lifetime achievement honour
Maya Entertainment founder, co-chairman and CEO Moctesuma Esparza has received the Henry L Lacayo Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI).
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Palisades Tartan picks up North America, UK on Some Days
Palisades Tartan has acquired North American and UK rights to Matt McCormick’s debut feature Some Days AreBetter Than Others.
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AFI appoints Tom West to key fundraising role
The American Film Institute (AFI) has hired fundraising veteran Tom West to lead its advancement initiatives covering such matters as corporate sponsorships and grants.
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Gen Art names new leadership following take-over
The branding and marketing company Gen Art has relaunched following its acquisition by Sandow Media and unveiled new leadership.
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NewsSanctum swallows up $9.1m to push overseas tally to $38m
The cave diving adventure held its head high among the overseas studio titans at the weekend and grossed an estimated $9.1m to boost the running total to $37.5m.
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NewsMagnolia licenses Humpday French remake rights to UGC
The deal with UGC is an example of how buyers in several territories are exploring ways to develop Lynn Shelton’s Sundance 2009 crowd-pleaser for local audiences.
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NewsWarner Bros to slim down New Line supply line
Warner Bros is expected to reduce the input from its feeder division as the studio focuses on developing a leaner slate of commercial heavyweights.Reports circulating Hollywood yesterday [22] said the annual number of films provided by New Line would drop to around four.Warner Bros declined to comment on such a ...
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NewsFox, Huayi, Sundream join forces in Space
Fox International Productions, Beijing-based Huayi Brothers and Hong Kong’s Sundream Motion Pictures are co-producing the second feature to be directed by Tony Chan and Wing Shya, Love In Space.
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FeaturesDawn Hudson
In her 20th year as Film Independent executive director, Dawn Hudson tells Jeremy Kay about the organisation’s core beliefs, moving the Los Angeles Film Festival to its new home and the long-running Independent Spirit Awards.
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NewsShoot starts for first Scandinavian live action 3D feature
Kids Christmas adventure film started shooting in Norway in January.
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NewsPinewood to build new studio in Dominican Republic
The UK studio group is hoping to tap into the Latino film and television market; Dominican Republic to offer tax credit of 25% to productions shooting in the country.
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NewsA-Film picks up slew of titles for Benelux at EFM
Benelux distributor A-Film Distribution has been on an acquisition spree, picking up a number of titles for its Quality label.
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NewsMauricio Durán promoted at Universal
He will take on the role of senior vice president Latin American marketing and distribution for UPI.