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"Fierce Light" Is Alive

Lorber HT Digital's Alive Mind has acquired all U.S. rights to "Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action," the documentary from Velcrow Ripper that premieres as an official selection next week at Hot Docs.

Riverrun Fest is a Barrel of "Monkeys"

Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "Three Monkeys" topped out with the best narrative feature prize at the Riverrun International Film Festival, with the film's Hatice Aslan taking a jury prize for best actress. "Monkeys" portrays a family that suffers from a communication breakdown when the father takes ...

No Gay Bailout? TLA Changes Course

TLA is undertaking a major restructuring of its theatrical distribution arm, TLA Entertainment, a move that continues a trend of changes in specialty film distribution that began well over a year ago. The moves are aimed at making TLA a smaller, more focused distribution company, an executive said t...

Supreme Court upholds regulation of "indecent" language on TV

Time-Warner Posts Steep Losses

Sony offers free films on Crackle.com

Hot Docs Opener "God" Picked Up Ahead of Fest

Zeitgeist Films has announced the acquisition of all U.S. rights to this year’s Hot Doc’s Opening Night film "Act of God," directed by Jennifer Baichwal.

It's a Tie In Palm Beach

Anthony Fabian's "Skin," and Uberto Pasolini's "Machan" tied for best feature at the 14th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival.

BR + VF + FIND = French New Wave?

Banana Republic and Vanity Fair are joining forces with Film Independent to help "Project:Involve," the talent development program that fosters the careers of filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry. The creative partnership will have 38 filmmakers working in teams to create 10 three-minute short films around the theme "City Stories." All films will be shot in the French New Wave style, and a cash production budget of $20,000 will be provided, courtesy of Vanity Fair And Banana Republic. The filmmakers will receive one-on-one film industry mentors, access to production-based master workshops taught by ...