All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 216
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The Yellow Affair launches as new international sales company
Miira Paasilinna, formerly of NonStop Sales, heads the outfit as Managing Director.
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NewsCrossDay funding boost to help with development slate including Tom Jones, Esme Lennox
UK-based CrossDay Productions, run by Pippa Cross and Janette Day, will benefit from a new “substantial investment” from a sale of 25% of their equity to a non-film-industry high-net-worth individual.
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NewsRevolver shoots for two new Gunslinger productions
Revolver’s production arm plans hoodie spoof Anuvarhood and girl gang thriller Sket.
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NewsMarilyn Manson, Evan Rachel Wood to star in retro Splatter Sisters
Edward R. Pressman and David Gordon Green have joined forces to produce the retro slasher movie Splatter Sisters.
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NewsYolande Moreau joins Beta's The Notebook
The project is an adaptation of Agota Kristof’s acclaimed anti-war novel.
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NewsSalt strikes first-look deal with $30m Brazilian Fund
Newly launched Brazilian film fund Virtù-Schurmann Cinema has signed a first-look deal with UK-based sales and financing company Salt. Salt, which has previously worked on Brazilian titles including City Of Men (Cidade de Homens) (pictured) and Cidade Baixa (Lower City), will help Virtù-Schurmann in identifying and developing Brazilian films with ...
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European films account for 59% of screenings across the Network in 2009
There was news to celebrate at today’s Europa Cinemas Network Meeting in Cannes, with the network’s 710 cinemas reporting 59% of their screenings to European films in 2009 (a 4% increased from 2008). That was 36% of totals comprising non-national European films.An overall total of 59m European viewers (an increase ...
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NewsVideovision strikes South African deals for Woody Allen, Ken Loach films
Videovision Entertainment has taken South African rights to Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger(in official selection) and Ken Loach’s Route Irish (in Competition) (pictured).You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger stars Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto and Naomi Watts.Route Irish is about two men working as private security ...
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NewsThe Works searches for Happiness with Patrick Dempsey
The Works International has taken on international sales for Katja von Garnier’s Hector and the Search for Happiness, starring Patrick Dempsey.
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NewsKapur, LaBute join Love Berlin project
The directors join Oren Moverman on the portmanteau project.
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NewsFirst Run takes US rights to Mugabe and the White African
HanWay handles sales, and has previously sold to France’s Pretty Pictures.
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Repremiere launches in Cannes to offer 3D conversion
London-based Repremiere 3D is launching as a finance house to fund the 3D conversion of library titles across a range of titles.
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NewsTaylor Hackford, Helen Mirren on Love Ranch
The husband and wife team to Screen about working together on Love Ranch.
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FeaturesStephen Kijak, director
The director of Directors’ Fortnight entry Stones In Exile talks to Wendy Mitchell about working with the band and taking viewers back to the ‘70s
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NewsProtagonist scares up slew of deals on Edwards' Monsters
Deals have been concluded with Square One Entertainment for Germany, SND for France, Front Row for the Middle East. In CIS, director Timur Bekmambetov and Sergei Yershov’s Film Depot jointly acquired the film.
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House of Film finds its Beautiful Darling
Candy Darling documentary is narrated by Chloe Sevigny.
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NewsRomania's Paunescu launches new sales company
The Death of Mr Lazarescu and Aurora producer Bobby Paunescu has launched a new sales company, Mandragora International, which will handle both Romanian and international projects.
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NewsLionsgate UK goes Fishing with BBC and Kudos
Creative team includes Lasse Hallstrom, Simon Beaufoy and Paul Webster. Cast led by Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Seldin’s Locomotive adds Venus, Kiss to slate
Temple Of Venus is directed bt Peter Masterson, whilst A Kiss For Jed Wood has Maurice Linnane at the helm.
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NewsFinal Draft Goes Collaborative In Version 9
Final Draft is here in Cannes to host daily workshops and seminars and unveil new plans for version 9 of the software.