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NewsUPDATE: Restrepo co-director killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington died on April 20 while covering the Civil War in Libya.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
The news comes amid reports that Mark Cuban is considering selling Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters – first reported on Screendaily more than three months ago.
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NewsTop directors register protest on eve of premium VoD launch
One day before the first premium-VoD release, a group of leading filmmakers including James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Gore Verbinksi, Michael Bay and Guillermo del Toro have signed a letter calling on the studios to scrap the proposal.
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NewsWillow Shields joins Lionsgate’s Hunger Games
The latest casting fanfare on the project surrounds a young newcomer who will play the heroine’s younger sister.
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Red Flag acquires AIDS doc We Were Here
The fledgling distributor will release theatrically in September in association with the filmmakers, The Film Collaborative, New Video and PBS’ Independent Lens.
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NewsJustin Long to play wild best man in comedy Lumpy
Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine and Addison Timlin will star in writer Ted Koland’s directorial debut.
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NewsSearchlight has ear for Sound Of My Voice
The studio has moved in on English-speaking territories including North America, the UK and Australia as UTA sells its 13th title from Sundance.
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Sheinberg to self-distribute indie horror Creature
Sid Sheinberg’s production venture The Bubble Factory will directly distribute its upcoming Creature in 1,000-2,000 US screens on Sept 9.
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NewsHyde Park International Cannes-bound with Bernie
Richard Linklater’s dark comedy for Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer Films stars Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine.
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FeaturesThe VOD Debate
The premium VOD controversy that kicked off at Cinema Con heats up even more as directors including James Cameron write an open protest letter this week.
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NewsAngela Bosch removed from post as director of Catalan Films & TV
Respected industry figure Angela Bosch has been removed from her job as director of Catalan Films and TV as part of a reshuffling within the Catalan government’s film body ICIC.
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NewsEdinburgh to host two new talent labs
The events are being launched by the Centre for the Moving Image.
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NewsTarget MCG launches new joined-up agency model Film3Sixty
London-based Target Media and Communications Group is unveiling a new agency model to better serve the needs of film clients in the changing media landscape.
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FeaturesIgnacio Nunez
Producer Ignacio Nunez talks about the making of Roland Joffe’s Spanish Civil War film There Be Dragons, which stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley and Olga Kurylenko.
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NewsCinepool presents four new titles in lineup at Cannes Marché
Titles include comedy, historical drama and family film.
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NewsTwenty8k shoot underway in London; AV Pictures to handle sales
Parminder Nagra stars in thriller written by Jimmy Dowdall and Paul Abbott.
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CommentA 'United' Easter
UK viewers can have a dramatic Easter with the BBC Two premiere of United. The film, shot late last year, will be launched theatrically around the world but airs first in the UK on Sunday night.