Small MPU – Page 291
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NewsBuyers close on mainstream pictures at a solid EFM
Mainstream genre titles ruled a generally solid European Film Market as leaner but more aggressive buyer contingents scoured the market for quality tentpoles.
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NewsAscot Elite burrows into German theatrical market
Swiss distributor Ascot Elite is launching into the German theatrical market with the release of Rodrigo Cortes’ Sundance buzz film Buried.
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FeaturesOut of the blue and into the black
If 20th Century Fox regretted the co-financing alliance it made with Paramount Pictures on Titanic, splitting distribution rights and the pot on what would go on to become the biggest film of all time, it was not going to make the same move on Avatar.
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NonStop gets Between The Sheets
Kevin Williams Associates close deal on two Berlin titles with NonStop.
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ReviewsOn The Path (Na Putu)
Dir/scr. Jasmila Žbanic. Bosnia and Herzegovina/Austria/ Germany/Croatia, 2009. 100 mins.Sarajevo-born director Jasmila Žbanic, winner of the Golden Bear four years ago with her striking debut Esma’s Secret (Grbavica), consolidates her reputation as a scrutiniser of Balkan political themes from a female perspective in On the Path, ...
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NewsSPC enters Animal Kingdom for US, Latin America
Sony Pictures Classics has finally announced its deal for US and Latin American rights to David Michod’s Sundance World Cinema Jury Prize winner Animal Kingdom.
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Drei Freunde picks up German rights on Dispensables
Young German theatrical distributor Drei Freunde has picked up German language rights for Andreas Arnstedt’s international award-winning film The Dispensables (Die Entbehrlichen) from sale agent Aktis Film International.The theatrical release is planned for autumn 2010 with the marketing campaign to be coordinated by Berlin/Leipzig-based ZOOM Medienfabrik.Drei Freunde’s previous releases include ...
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Eagle's EFM pickups include Skyline, 22 Bullets
Italian independent distributor Eagle Pictures has confirmed prestigious pick-ups from the EFM.They include the thriller Skyline from IM Global directed by special effects whizzes Colin and Greg Strause. The Strause brothers have provided their effects expertise on Avatar, 2012, 300 and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button among others.Eagle also ...
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Nikkatsu's Sushi Typhoon closes multiple deals at EFM
Japanese seller Nikkatsu has closed several deals at EFM for titles in its Sushi Typhoon genre label.Germany’s 8 Films picked up all rights to Alien Vs Ninja and Mutant Girls Squad for Germany, Benelux and Scandinavia.Period actioner Alien Vs Ninja, directed by Seiji Chiba, is in currently post-production. Mutant Girls ...
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Smuggler Films to remake Lucas Belvaux's Rapt
Smuggler Films, the new production outfit run by Brian Carmody, John N. Hart and Patrick Milling Smith, is to remake French thriller Rapt which tells the story of the 1978 kidnapping of Baron Edouard-Jean Empain, heir to the Empain Schneider dynasty. The US version will be retitled Abduction.The French film, ...
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NewsRai Trade marries with Gabriele Salvatores' Happy Family
Rai Trade is handling Happy Family, the new film from Oscar-winner Gabriele Salvatores.
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NewsFish Tank takes four at London critics’ awards
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank picked up four awards at the 30th Annual London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, including best British film, whilst Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet was named film of the year.
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NewsOther Angle seals raft of EFM deals
Other Angle Pictures has announced healthy sales on its slate following the EFM.
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NewsFilm4 gets Frank with Goats’ writers
Film4 is developing a new project with The Men Who Stare At Goats writers Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan.
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FeaturesPlaying to the crowd
For all the hoopla surrounding the announcement that the Academy had expanded its best picture category to 10 features, four or five films have taken the lead in this year’s race.