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NewsMemento secures spate of new deals for Nader And Simin
Memento Films International has sold Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Bear winner Nader and Simin, A Separation to several key territories, off the back of its successful screenings at Toronto and now San Sebastian.
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NewsFrench court rules that Pathé must share Nothing to Declare profits with Thomas Langmann
Two-year-old case stems from an option held by Thomas Langmann’s late father Claude Berri to produce the third film by Nothing to Declare director and star Dany Boon.
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NewsWild Bunch take sales rights to Vigalondo’s English-language project Windows
Wild Bunch has picked up the international sales rights to Oscar-nominated Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo’s hotly anticipated new thriller project Windows, currently in development.
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FeaturesToronto Download #2: Moneyball, Machine Gun Preacher, Anonymous
A look at the awards chances of more Toronto titles, plus the 10 must-see films that have yet to be screened by critics this year.
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NewsLionsgate confirms You’re Next, Friends deals from Toronto
The studio has closed a deal for North American rights to Adam Wingard’s Midnight Madness hit and confirmed it has acquired alongside Roadside Attractions North American rights to the ensemble drama Friends With Kids.
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NewsLast Call At The Oasis marks second Toronto deal for ATO
The company has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s water scarcity doc Last Call At The Oasis.
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NewsSpielberg to receive PGA’s David O Selznick honour
The Producer’s Guild Of America will present Steven Spielberg with the achievement award at its 23rd annual awards ceremony on Jan 21 2912.
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NewsZach Rosenfield joins Prodigy PR to head up TV and sports
The veteran publicist previously worked alongside Prodigy co-founder Erik Bright at Insignia PR.
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NewsAcademy shakes up marketing rules for 84th awards
There are no restrictions prior to the nominations announcement on screening events to which Academy members may be invited and which may involve the participation of individuals involved with the film or receptions with food and drink. However everything changes once the nominees are unveiled.
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NewsFestival hit Monsiuer Lazhar to represent Canada in Oscar race
Other new selections include Gypsy from Slovakia, Elite Squad 2 from Brazil.
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CommentAnother hot trailer for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
More plot, and more girl-on-girl action.
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NewsADFF opens with Monsieur Lazhar, hosts eight world premieres
Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s four competition sections offer combined prize money of $1m
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CommentWhy the US studios are struggling with Asian production
The news that Disney has followed Warner Bros and Paramount in closing down local-language production or acquisition units highlights the difficulties the US studios face in this area, particularly in Asia where a very different filmmaking culture exists.
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NewsDavid Heyman to be honoured at Frankfurt Book Fair
The Harry Potter producer will collect the award for the best international film adaptation.
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News7 Crates and Clandestine Childhood win top Films In Progress awards
Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schembori’s Paraguayan thriller 7 Crates (7 Cajas) and Benjamin Avila’s Argentinian-Spanish-Brazilian drama Clandestine Childhood (Infancia Clandestina) have won the much coveted Films In Progress awards at San Sebastian.
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NewsPaul Bettany, Brian Cox attached to Nick Murphy thriller
Neal Street feature scripted by Bill Gallagher gets go-ahead funding from BBC Films and BFI.
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NewsIceland's Oscar committee selects Runarsson's Volcano
Runar Runarsson’s debut feature Volcano will represent Iceland in the Foreign Language Oscar race.
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NewsBavaria and Telepool merge foreign sales units
Thorsten Ritter to head film sales at new company Global Screen; Rolf Moser and Thomas Weymar will be managing directors