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NewsAustralia devises a new comprehensive way to measure film watching
Australian features were viewed 101m times locally in 2007-2009, but only 9% of the viewing was in cinemas.
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NewsKaleidoscope adds Reuniting The Rubins, Hooligans to Cannes slate
Fledgling UK sales outfit adds to its Cannes slate.
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NewsLAFF announces global line-up, spotlights Cuba, Mexico
Organisers at the Los Angeles Film Festival unveiled the first round of US and international selections, part of a line-up of more than 200 features that will screen from Jun 16-26.
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FeaturesThor king of UK box office over royal wedding weekend
The UK heads back to the cinemas, as Paramount’s Thor takes £5.4m from 500 screens in its first week
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NewsHarvey heads for Croisette with Studio City Pictures
Jim Harvey has resurfaced as president of Studio City Pictures and will be talking up his debut slate for Cannes, including the Vegas-set thriller Fortune to star Kim Basinger, Rose McGowan and Holly Hunter.
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NewsIndomina launches foreign sales with Quantschnigg, Siller
US and Dominican Republic-based The Indomina Group has set up its in-house international sales division on the eve of Cannes and appointed former IM Global executive Catherine Quantschnigg and Carole Siller to oversee.
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TLA Releasing sells as parent company refocuses
TLA Entertainment’s acquisitions director Derek Curl and investors have purchased a 75% controlling interest in TLA Releasing.
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Jake Zim joins Sony as svp digital marketing
The executive will head up the team responsible for digital creative and digital brand strategy, overseeing their work across the domestic slate.
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NewsSPC takes North America on Golden Bear winner A Separation
The distributor closed the deal on Asghar Farhadi’s Nader And Simin, A Separation with Memento Films International.
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Camelot to commence sales at Cannes on Norman
Camelot Distribution Group has acquired international sales rights to the coming-of-age story Norman as executives prepare to fly to the Croisette.
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Showtime picks up Pepper & Bones’ SXSW doc Fightville
The premium network closed a deal with Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and a US theatrical and DVD deal is believed to be in the works.
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Tribeca claims festival attendance exceeded 430,000
Tribeca organisers announced that more than 430,000 people attended the event, which ran from Apr 20-May 1.
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House Of Film to offer eclectic slate to Cannes buyers
Beverly Hills-based worldwide sales agent and producer House Of Film heads into Cannes with a diverse slate featuring Beautiful Darling and The Treehouse.
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Horizon aims to light up Croisette with Bong Of The Dead
Rob Straight’s Vancouver-based sales company has acquired worldwide rights to Thomas Newman’s zombie horror-comedy.
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NewsParlay to hit Cannes with Clive Owen financial thriller Cities
Roger Donaldson has signed on to his next directing job and has boarded Cities, which will star Owen and Anil Kapoor. Lisa Wilson’s Parlay Films commences pre-sales in Cannes.
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7th Art Releasing snaps up In Heaven Underground
The distributor has taken North American rights from Hot Docs to Britta Wauer’s reflection on former lives.
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NewsTesson to lead Cannes Critics Week after Berjon's term ends
Former Cahier du Cinema editor Tesson to take charge of Cannes Critics Week.
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NewsMoshe Greidinger wins CineEurope’s top exhibitor award
CineEurope awards Cinema City International CEO with top award
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Features
The new European studios
What has happened to the dream of a European studio? Screen looks at the new model for pan-regional buying partnerships and discovers the challenges in releasing independent films across multiple territories