All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 230
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NewsGoodman promoted at Paramount as Grey ousts Lesher, Weston
In a major shakeup at Paramount Pictures on Friday afternoon, studio chairman Brad Grey fired Paramount Film Group president John Lesher and president of production Brad Weston.
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NewsNantucket honours The Cove, Dabis and Deller
The 14th annual Nantucket Film Festival closed tonight with Showtime’s Tony Cox Screenplay Competition award going to Jenny Deller for her script Future Weather.
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NewsOctober Country, Mugabe take top awards at Silverdocs
Silverdocs, the AFI/Discover Channel Documentary Festival, has given out $80,000 in prizes along with its top awards this afternoon.
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NewsLAFF's Fast Track includes Rodney Evans, Matthew Bissonette
Today Film Independent, the non-profit organisation that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has selected the projects for its seventh-annual Fast Track programme, sponsored by Eastman Kodak.
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NewsMike Mitchell to direct MGM's Once Upon A Time
MGM has tapped Shrek veteran Mike Mitchell to direct the live action fantasy Once Upon A Time.
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NewsCinemavault woos buyers for Tucci's Blind Date
Toronto-based Cinemavault has announced a slew of new sales on Stanley Tucci’s Theo van Gogh remake Blind Date.
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NewsAnchor Bay takes on Tribeca hit City Island
Anchor Bay Films has acquired all rights for North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand to Raymond De Felitta’s City Island.
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NewsTexas Instruments moves into 4K digital cinema
Texas Instruments has announced plans for a 4K option for its next generation digital projectors. US exhbitor Cinemark has already committed to using the technology when it is ready.
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NewsOrlando Tobon, Carlos Bolado team for family drama
Philanthropist, author and Maria Full Of Grace actor Orlando Tobon has co-written the script for independent drama Dona Blanca, which is being produced by New York-based Dona Blanca LLC.
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NewsAFI won't continue partnership with Dallas festival
The Dallas Film Society will continue the Dallas International Film Festival even though the American Film Institute will no longer sponsor the event.
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NewsLee Ginsberg, Chris Libby launch new PR firm
Public relations veterans Lee Ginsberg and Chris Libby are partnering to launch new PR firm Ginsberg Libby.
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NewsLiddell/Freestyle plan July US launch for The Collector
Liddell Entertainment has acquired US theatrical rights to Marcus Dunstan’s horror-thriller The Collector.
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NewsNew BAMcinemaFEST kicks off with Don't Let Me Drown
New York City’s newest film festival, BAMcinemaFEST, kicks off tonight in Brooklyn with the opening night presentation of Cruz Angeles’ Brooklyn-based love story Don’t Let Me Drown.
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NewsOverture swoons for Rashida Jones' Forever
Overture Films has acquired romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, co-written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
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NewsHere completes merger with Planet Out
Here Networks has completed its merger deal with PlanetOut Inc. The new public company will be called Here Media.
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NewsSundance boosted Utah economy by $92m, study says
The 2009 Sundance Film Festival had an overall economic impact worth a record $92.1m in Utah, the Sundance Institute announced.
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NewsHungary selects Goda's Chameleon as Oscar entry
It may not be officially summer yet, but the Hungarians are entering the Oscar-season race with Chameleon.
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NewsSmartJog strikes digital server deal with Europalaces
French cinema chain Europalaces, which owns Gaumont and Pathe cinemas, has struck a deal to use SmartJog Digital Cinema Central Library Servers.
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NewsWeather Girl to get US theatrical release via producers
Secret Identity Productions will handle the US theatrical release of Weather Girl, which plays this week at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsRevenant takes CineVegas audience prize
The 11th annual CineVegas Film Festival has announced the winners of its audience awards, with Kerry Prior’s The Revenant winning best narrative and Ben Steinbauer’s Winnebago Man winning best documentary.