All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 199
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NewsK5 strikes multi-territory deal with Sony Classics for Get Low
K5 International has struck a multiple-territory sale of Get Low to Sony Pictures Classics.
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NewsBritish star cast lines up for Hopkins' Beautiful Fantastic with Bankside
British stars Felicity Jones (The Tempest), Rupert Friend (The Young Victoria), Rhys Ifans and Bill Nighy have come on board for This Beautiful Fantastic, which BAFTA winner Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) will direct.
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NewsLionsgate strikes three-picture deal with IM Global
Films covered are Boaz Yakin’s Safe, Pete Travis’ Dredd and Simon West’s Protection.
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NewsK5 bites into Toast; UGC takes French-speaking rights
K5 International has acquired international rights to the Ruby Film & Television production Toast, which is currently in post.
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NewsWinchester Capital starts new $250m fund
New fund to co-finance studio pictures is partnering with Toho-Towa, Kadokawa and RGM.
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NewsIcon, Weinsteins confirm new joint finance/production fund
Grumbar and Glasser to head fund, which could reach $100m in initial two years.
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NewsIFC takes on Horner's brilliantlove/Orgasm Diaries
The BIFA-nominated UK drama premiered in Tribeca.
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NewsGoalpost journeys with Winterbottom's The Trip; five new territories sold
London-based Goalpost Film has boarded sales for Michael Winterbottom’s Toronto hit The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.
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NewsWaititi says NZ industry needs to compromise to continue work on films like The Hobbit
New Zealand director Taika Waititi said that the resolution for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to shoot in New Zealand will be a boost to the local Kiwi industry as well.
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NewsDoha's $400,000 in awards go to Hawi, Balls, First Grader and Grandma
The second Doha Tribeca Film Festival came to an end Saturday night with more than $400,000 given out in prizes.
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NewsMira Nair finalising cast for The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nair discussed the new thriller in Doha, where her Maisha Lab is extending ties with the Doha Film Institute.
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NewsDoha Film Institute to co-produce Quinta's Black Gold
The Doha Film Institute has come on board to co-produce the big-budget epic Black Gold, which is being produced by Tarak Ben Ammar’s Quinta Communications.
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NewsDoha kicks off second year with new hub at Katara
The increasingly ambitious Doha Tribeca Film Festival kicked off its second edition Tuesday night with the Middle Eastern premiere of French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb’s Cannes competition title Outside the Law (HorsLa Loi).
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NewsHanWay comes on board for Kevin Macdonald's Life In A Day
HanWay Films has taken on international sales rights to Life In A Day, the unique user-generated feature film that is being directed by Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland) and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Gladiator).
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Gabriel Yared to be honoured at EFAs
The European Film Academy’s European Achievement in World Cinema Award 2010 will go to composer Gabriel Yared.
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NewsDerek Morgan of PEC Video dies at age 53
Derek Morgan, the managing director of London-based PEC Video, has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 53.
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NewsSecond Ventana Sur market to welcome 300 buyers and sellers
The second edition of Ventana Sur is being planned for Dec 3-6 in Buenos Aires.
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NewsAFM Finance Conference expands to two days
Speakers will include Harvey Weinstein, Stewart Till, Graham Taylor.