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American World Pictures uploads I-See-You.Com
Los Angeles-based distributor American World Pictures has picked up international rights to the satirical comedy I-See-You.Com starring Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette.The story follows the exploits of a dysfunctional family whose lives are broadcast over the internet and also stars Hector Elizondo and Shiri Appleby. Eric Steven Stahl wrote the ...
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Katapult closes AFM deals on Sherrybaby, Hawk
Katapult Film Sales has closed significant deals on its AFM slate, with the Maggie Gyllenhaal drama Sherrybaby going to Metrodome in the UK, Madman in Australia, and Line Tree in South Korea.The Paul Giamatti-starrer The Hawk Is Dying has sold to Zootrope Films in France, Art Free in Greece, and ...
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Katapult closes AFM deals on Sherrybaby, Hawk
Katapult Film Sales has closed significant deals on its AFM slate, with the Maggie Gyllenhaal drama Sherrybaby going to Metrodome in the UK, Madman in Australia, and Line Tree in South Korea.The Paul Giamatti-starrer The Hawk Is Dying has sold to Zootrope Films in France, Art Free in Greece, and ...
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First Sino-Finnish kung fu film makes impact in China
Finnish director Antti-Jussi Annila's Jade Warrior -the first Sino-Finnish co-production, and the first Finnish film to be launched in mainland China - took more than 110,000 admissions in eight days, from its 175-print release in 80 cities by Warner China Film HG Corp.Before the premiere, Annila and Chinese lead ...
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Cruise, Wagner team with MGM to revive United Artists
In a deal intended to capture the spirit of Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and D W Griffith, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner are reviving the United Artists (UA) label with MGM. Nine weeks after Cruise Wagner parted company with Paramount Pictures, the producing partners have bounced back with ...
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McFadzean to oversee family films at new Wind Dancer
Matt Williams has announced that his partner David McFadzean will overseedevelopment of family films for Wind Dancer Films.The company recently announced a development fund for comedies andcharacter-driven thrillers with an eye on the international market.In addition to family films, Wind Dancer is developing romantic, actionand teen comedies. McFadzean is currently ...
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Wide takes on sales for Kavaite's Ecoute Le Temps
Paris-based Wide Managementhas added Alante Kavaite's Ecoute Le Temps to its line up going into the AFM. The Lithuanian film stars EmilieDequenne, Ludmila Mikael and Mathieu Demy and will be premiered at the AFIFest. US remake rights have been sold to Joe Dante with Edouardo Rodriguezattached to direct. Robert Rodriguez ...
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London Film Festival honours Arnold's Red Road
The Times BFI London FilmFestival ended its 50th anniversary edition tonight with a screening ofAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel.While the festival islargely non-competitive, there were four main awards presented at the closingceremony. The Sutherland Trophy for most original and imaginative first featurewent to Andrea Arnold for Red Road,the Fipresci prize went ...
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Israeli culture ministry unveils film commission
The Israeli culture ministry has launched a film commission which will be responsible for regulating all cinema activities in the country once the long-gestating Cinema Law has been passed. Film professionals are not allowed to run the commission under Israeli law, due to potential conflicts of interest, leading to cries ...
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London Film Festival honours Arnold's Red Road
The Times BFI London FilmFestival ended its 50th anniversary edition tonight with a screening ofAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel.While the festival islargely non-competitive, there were four main awards presented at the closingceremony. The Sutherland Trophy for most original and imaginative first featurewent to Andrea Arnold for Red Road,the Fipresci prize went ...
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The Works takes UK rights for Prairie Home Companion
The Works UKDistribution has acquired all UK rights to Robert Altman's A Prairie HomeCompanion from CapitolFilms.Capitol's head ofsales Eve Schoukroun negotiated the deal with Works UK Distribution managingdirector Mick Southworth and director of marketing Laurence Gornall. Altman's comedystars Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohanand John ...
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Rowlands and Deneuve sign on for Persepolis
Gena Rowlands and CatherineDeneuve have signed on to the voice cast of the English-language adaptation ofIranian author Marjane Satrapi's award-winning autobiographical comic books Persepolis and Persepolis 2.The animated feature iscurrently in production in France and will be released through Sony PicturesClassics in North America. Deneuve will voice the role of ...
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Rowlands and Deneuve sign on for Persepolis
Gena Rowlands and CatherineDeneuve have signed on to the voice cast of the English-language adaptation ofIranian author Marjane Satrapi's award-winning autobiographical comic books Persepolis and Persepolis 2.The animated feature iscurrently in production in France and will be released through Sony PicturesClassics in North America. Deneuve will voice the role of ...
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Peace Arch picks up thriller Never Forget
Peace Arch EntertainmentGroup has picked up worldwide rights to the thriller Never Forget starring Lou Diamond Phillips.Phillips portrays a man whofights to clear his name after he awakens to find himself covered in blood andaccused of murder without any recollection of what has happened.Leo Scherman is directingfrom as screenplay by ...
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Arclight takes on Bigas Luna comedy Yo Soy La Juani
Arclight Films has bulked upits AFM slate by picking up international rights to Bigas Luna's comedy-drama YoSoy La Juani. Arclight did the deal withManga Films and Luna, whose picture has already made a mark on the Spanish boxoffice and grossed more than $1.7m in two weeks. Yo Soy La Juani ...
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Regent takes worldwide rights to Orientation
Regent Releasing has pickedup worldwide rights to the comedy Freshman Orientation starring Sam Huntington, Marla Sokoloff, BryceJohnson, John Goodman and Rachel Dratch. Regent plans a spring 2007release and Regent Worldwide Sales is handling foreign rights at AFM. The Element Films productioncharts the misguided career of a college freshman who invites ...
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Andrew Niccol to direct Dali & I for Room 9
Andrew Niccol is attachedto direct Dali & I: The Surreal Story for David Sacks' Room 9 Entertainment.Room 9 originally acquiredJohn Salvati's speculative screenplay based on Stan Lauryssen's book Daliand I.Niccol is working on arewrite of the biopic, which will cover the life of Salvador Dali told throughthe eyes of Lauryssens, ...
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Beyond on board for Redgrave, Staunton comedy
Beyond Films has taken onsales for How About You, starringHayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton and Brenda Fricker.Anthony Byrne will directwith Noel Pearson and Sarah Radclyffe producing. Pearson's Ferndale Filmsretains German and Irish rights, with the latter territory's theatrical and DVDrights going to Buena Vista.The comedy is adapted fromthe Maeve ...
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Netflix's Red Envelope strikes US deal for I'm Reed Fish
Netflix's Red EnvelopeEntertainment has acquired the U.S. rights for I'm Reed Fish, sold by ContentFilm International.The Squared Foot productionis the first feature from director Zackary Adler. The coming-of-agecomedy/drama set in a small town stars Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, SchuylerFisk, Victor Rasuk and DJ Qualls. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsmanserved as executive producer ...
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Festival do Rio secures $1.7m from Petrobras
Brazilian state-owned petroleum company Petrobras Distribuidora, a stalwart supporter of local cinema since 1994, has announced its exclusive three-year sponsorship of the Festival do Rio, Brazil's most prestigious international film festival. It has also committed towards the restoration of the venerable Odeon Theatre, built in 1926. Petrobras has allotted $1.7m ...