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Winners Announced at 2006 Toronto International Film Festival

Today, Saturday 16, 2006 as the Toronto International Film Festival comes to a close awards were announced in the following categories:

IFP MARKET '06: With a New Conference and 186 Projects, Indie Film Market Set to Begin

In recent years, as the independent film business has morphed and matured, so to has the IFP Market, the leading program of the Independent Feature Project. Now under the Independent Film Week umbrella, the event will officially kick off with the New York City premiere and party for Dito Montiel's "...

Final Cut is a Ho

Picturehouse Makes "El Cantante" Deal

Picturehouse has closed a deal for North American rights to Leon Ichaso's "El Cantante," starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The story of famed salsa performer Hector Lavoe, the film debuted earlier this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. The company is eyeing a Summer '07 release for the film. "El Cantante is a vibrant and heart-wrenching film full of outstanding performances and glorious music," said Picturehouse president Bob Berney, in a statement. "Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are amazing and share a chemistry rarely seen on film. We are proud to be working with Leon Ichaso and look forward to bringing this movin...

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INDUSTRY MOVES: Meyer at Vantage

According to Hollywood trade reports tonight... Nick Meyer will leave Lionsgate International to become co-president alongside, but reporting to, company president John Lesher.

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