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NewsSPC confirms North American deal on Carnage
Sony Pictures Classics confirmed today [14] it has acquired North American rights to Roman Polanski’s comedy starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C Reilly.
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NewsRio faces Scream 4 in overseas weekend battle
Fox International’s Rio is the one to beat this weekend as it opens in a further 19 territories en route to $100m.
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Sundance Selects takes North America on Last Days Here
Don Argott and Demian Fenton’s documentary premiered at SXSW and explores the tumultuous life of heavy metal legend Bobby Liebling and features the music of Liebling’s band Pentagram.
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The Economist Film Project unveils maiden slate
The Edge Of Joy, Wagah, Last Train Home and Good Fortune will all go out on PBS Newshour and were selected by the partners to “reflect the types of issues The Economist is known for covering.”
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Anonymous Content announces trio of hires
Doug Wald, Sandra Chang and Tony Lipp have joined the company and will head the talent division.
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Submarine boards Norman Mailer adaptation
Michael Epstein, Michael Mailer and Stanley Buchthal of Dakota Group are to produce the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Armies Of The Night.
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NewsMGM, Fox renew home entertainment distribution deal
The agreement covers worldwide Blu-ray and DVD distribution and runs through 2016 and covers the MGM library as well as new productions such as the upcoming Bond 23.
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Lionsgate wades into The Bay for US distribution
Barry Levinson’s found footage eco-horror film stems from the producers behind Paranormal Activity and Insidious.
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Relativity picks up US rights to House At The End of The Street
The thriller from FilmNation Entertainment and A Bigger Boat stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue and Max Theriot.
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Eros lines up worldwide release for Pakistani drama
Eros International is planning a worldwide release for hard-hitting Pakistani drama Bol, directed by Shoaib Monsoor, who previously directly Khuda Kay Liye.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
New additions to Screen’s European Film index include an adaptation of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, as well as an Italian remake of Werner Herzog’s The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser starring Vincent Gallo.
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NewsDujardin and Lellouche to direct The Two-Timers
Comedy will be comprised of different segments also directed by Kounen, Hazanavicius, Cavaye.
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Matthew Kreuzer to join Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
He previously worked at Revolver, Contender and Universal.
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NewsKaplanoglu, Teoman and Özge projects supported by new German-Turkish fund
New films by Semih Kaplanoglu, Seyfi Teoman and Asli Özge are among the first supported by the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund with a total of €100,000.
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NewsAnimated birds soar over North American box office on $40m
A strong debut for Fox’s global family hit Rio eclipsed a subdued start for Scream 4, the latest entry in The Weinstein Company/Dimension’s 15-year-old horror spoof series.
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NewsFox / Blue Sky's Rio in a league of its own on $56m hold
Fox International’s animated release is on its way to becoming a smash and shredded the competition as it soared to $131.2m in the second weekend.
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Submarine, Madman close Australian deal over doc trio
The agreement covers all rights to Bill Cunningham New York by Richard Press, Blank City by Celine Dahnier, How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster? by Carlos Carcas and Norberto Lopez Amado and Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles by Jon Foy.