U.S. rights to Academy Award nominee Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy") "Mao's Last Dancer" have been picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films, the distributor said Monday. Peter Goldwyn, Vice President of Acquisitions for Samuel Goldwyn Films negotiated the deal with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dream...
Read More »Sony Pictures Classics' release of Atom Egoyan's "Chloe" (which was actually an acquisition of Sony Pictures Entertainment Worldwide Acquisitions Group, not SPC) found fair numbers in its quite aggressive 306 screen debut this weekend, according to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier this afternoo...
Read More »U.S. rights to Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza's "[REC] 2," the sequel to their cult film, "[REC]" have been picked up by Magnet Releasing, the genre label of the Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures. Magnet plans an early July theatrical release for the film, which will be released through Magno...
Read More »After a run that saw more than half of its 97 screenings sell out, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival named its jury and audience award winners earlier this week. Twenty-five thousand people, including over 200 filmmakers, actors, and industry guests attended this year's f...
Read More »Hollywood tentpole title "Robin Hood," by British director Ridley Scott will open the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 12th. The film will be presented out of competition.
Read More »The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have officially announced that the Academy Awards will once again be held in February, after this year's delay to March. The 83rd annual ceremony will take place on the last Sunday in February, which just happens to fall on February 27th, 2011.
Read More »Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced that they have acquired the DVD rights to Sebastian Silva's Sundance winner and Golden Globe-nominated "The Maid." The film received theatrical release through Elephant Eye Films, grossing $553,909 in its domestic release.
Read More »This year's Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), which takes place from April 15 to 22, will feature some high profile screenings including the John Lennon biopic and fest opener "Nowhere Boy" from director Sam Taylor-Wood, and the North American premiere of Radu Mihaileanu's "The Concert," starring Mela...
Read More »Non-profit funding group Cinereach" announced $250,000 in grants Wednesday afternoon to 15 feature-length films that make up their Winter 2010 funding cycle. The organization said the films embody Cinereach’s "dedication to supporting emerging and established filmmakers making artistic, character dr...
Read More »North American rights for Oliver Stone’s Latin American documentary "South of the Border" have been acquired by Cinema Libre Studio, it was announced today. The documentary, which had its world premiere in September 2009 at the Venice Film Festival, will be released in 10 major US cities starting in...
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