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"Three Burials" and "World's Fastest Indian" Set for U.S. Centerpiece Debuts at AFI Fest

AFI Fest has released more details of its program including two centerpiece films that will have their U.S. debuts at the festival, which takes place at the ArcLight in Hollywood November 3 - 13. The festival's lineup will showcase a total of 92 features (75 narrative, 17 documentaries) and 35 short...

INDUSTRY MOVES: Roth and Barry Littman Named EVPs & Co-Heads of Business/Legal Affairs

Former Miramax executives Eric Roth and Barry Littman have joined The Weinstein Company as executive vice presidents and co-heads of business and legal affairs. Both will be based in the company's LA office, reporting directly to Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein.

Sheffield Int'l Doc Fest Set for 12th Edition

The Sheffield International Documentary Festival recently announced its line-up, with screenings and other events taking place in the northern England city October 10th - 16th. The festival is one of the UK's most prominent events in the documentary film arena, featuring more than 75 films from 23 c...

Big Blogging Deal

In a pact pegged as high as $25 million, AOL has acquired Weblogs Inc. (WIN), Jason Calacanis' blogging network that includes such sites as the film blog Cinematical.com (2929's Mark Cuban was an early WIN backer). Commenting on the deal, Nick Denton (who's Gawker Media blog network includes such si...

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