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Cannes Workshop Announces 15 New Projects

The Cinefondation Atelier, the production workshop of the Cannes Film Festival, has announced the 15 directors and projects it will be sponsoring in 2009. The list includes directors from 14 different countries including Uzbekistan, South Africa, and Egypt.

Senator Takes "The Greatest"

Marco Weber's Senator Distribution has acquired North American rights to Shana Feste's Sundance entry, "The Greatest." The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan, and centers around the Brewers, family whose lives are shattered by the death of their teenage son, Bennett, in a...

Oscilloscope Gets "Paranoids"; Has "Unmistaken Child"

Oscilloscope Laboratories acquired the North American distribution rights to both "Unmistaken Child," a doc directed by Nati Baratz, and Gabriel Medina's Argentine debut feature, "The Paranoids" (Los Paranoicos), which is having its U.S. Premiere today at SXSW.

Actor Ron Silver Dies at 62

"Father" Tops Sofia Film Fest

Weekend Estimates: "Sunshine" Cleans Up Spec Box Office (UPDATED)

Overture Films delayed release of 2008 Sundance acquisition "Sunshine Cleaning" appears to have significantly paid off. The Christine Jeffs-directed film, which stars Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as sisters that take up crime scene clean-up in an effort to make extra cash, grossed a spectacular $214,0...

TODAY: Meet the SXSW Filmmakers at Apple Store in Austin, TX

Today, March 15th, indieWIRE and Apple present a conversation with SXSW Filmmakers.

"John" Leads Lola Award Nods

B-Side Finds "Manifesto" Ahead of SXSW; Follows Recent Trends In Online Distribution

B-Side Entertainment, based in Austin, has announced the first film to be released through its distribution arm. Brett Gaylor's copyright and content creation law doc "RiP: A Remix Manifesto," which will screen at this year's SXSW Film Festival, has been acquired by B-Side. They will handle the US ...