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Devine launches Pacific Northwest Pictures
Easy A producer Zanne Devine has formally unveiled the Canadian multi-platform distributor Pacific Northwest Pictures.
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Billy Bob Thornton, Eva Longoria join LLeju’s The Baytown Disco
LLeju is financing and producing the story of three redneck brothers who get more than they bargained for after agreeing to help a woman recover her son from his seemingly abusive father.
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Craig Gillespie to grapple with Lionsgate’s Zombies
The studio confirmed recent reports that the director of Lars And The Real Girl and the upcoming Fright Night remake has signed on for Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.
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Shooting starts on London-set thriller Liars All
Production got underway in Los Angeles today [18] on the psychosexual thriller about fun and games on New Year’s Eve in London that spiral out of control.
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NewsService Entrance among COLCOA prize-winners
Philippe Le Guay’s festival opener Service Entrance (Les Femmes Du 6e Etage) (pictured) won the audience award as the 15th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels (COLCOA) came to a close after record attendances.
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Zeitgeist acquires US rights to The Salt Of Life
Gianni Di Gregorio’s comedy stars Valeria de Franciscis as a spendthrift mother in a family of strong female characters.
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Cohen Media Group takes US rights to doc Chasing Madoff
Jeff Prosserman’s film is based on Harry Markopolos’ bestseller No One Would Listen.
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Udaan, I Am among winners at Indian Film Festival of LA
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan won the best narrative feature grand jury prize and Sonali Gulati’s I Am took the documentary award as the 2011 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) came to a close at the weekend.
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Bal, Armadillo among RiverRun prize-winners
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Bal won the best narrative feature prize and Bent Hamer’s Home For Christmas took the audience award at the 13th RiverRun International Film Festival.
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CommentFrom Cannes to Cape Town
CMG plans a Cape Town trip giveaway in Cannes in support of Zambezia.
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CommentA right Royal romance comes to DVD
Tale of the British royal romance set to hit the small screens with new DVD release
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NewsCelestial moves into social games, expands channel business
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Justin Weng as vice president, Game Development and Licensing, marking the company’s entry into the social games business.
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NewsThe Mill sold to Barclays
VFX and post house The Mill has been sold to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the company at $194 (£119m).
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NewsProvidence invests $58m in India’s UFO Moviez
Global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has pumped $58.38m (Rs2.6bn) into Indian digital cinema company UFO Moviez for an undisclosed minority stake.
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NewsLoveFilm becomes first UK SVOD outfit to stream Disney features
More than 50 films from Disney’s library to become available on LoveFilm
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NewsGerman funds back new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling
Three German funds invest over $25m in new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling and others
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CommentUdo on the go
Udo Kier talks about his seven new film and TV roles, including playing a wedding planner in Lars von Trier’s Cannes competitor Melancholia.
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NewsEaling Studios and Prescience merge sales operations
The joint venture, Ealing Metro, will see the UK studio and the UK fillm financier merging their respective sales divisions; the company’s new slate will be announced in the run up to Cannes, with a planned 10-15 films a year.