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François Truffart Director and Programmer COL COA
By guest blogger Peter BelsitoCOL COA Director Francois Truffart and writer Jeremy Doner
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Toronto Business Goes On...Or Does It? (And The Winners Are...)
Even though the festival is continuing, I had to get home early, because Saturday I am going to (yet another!!) Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. More from there soon!
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Rights Round Up Fall Markets from Locarno, Venice, Toronto, Telluride and AFM - By Sales Agents A-M
THIS IS NOW IN 2 PARTS. THIS IS PART ONE. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL VERSION WITH UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN.
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Meet the Mogul at Toronto FF
I was honored to be asked to conduct the one-on-one interview with Bob Berney in the Meet the Mogul session in the new Filmmaker's Lounge. We had a great audience and it was so informative to hear Bob explain how he sees films, the importance of their audiences which for his films have often been u...
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La Soga and its Distributors and International Sales Agent
Last year in Toronto the Dominican film La Soga caused some buzz. It now has chosen its release patterns with MJ Pekos of Mitropoulos Films ♀and Steven Raphael of Required Viewing consulting on all marketing and distribution elements in its North American release which will be done, along with inte...
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Are Studios Now Competing with International Indie Distributors?
By guest blogger Peter Belsito
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When are Films Political? (Part 4): Enemies of the People
Enemies of the People: World Theatrical Premiere will take place in Phnom Penh on July 21! Directors/ Producers Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin
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Rights Round Up Cannes 2010 by International Sales Agent: A-C
One of the most popular reports I publish is the Rights Roundup to show the trade who sold what to whom during the market (Cannes in this case). The ISAs (international sales agents) are all linked to their own websites. I wish all of the distribution companies who pick up the films for their territories (there are about 40 territories) and all the titles were also linked, but I lack the manpower to do the job 100% so only some are linked to their own company websites, or in the case of titles, to IMDbPro Title Pages. This reports allows sales agents to gauge their competitors, see who is buying similar types of films, and it allows buyers...
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Rights Round Up Cannes 2010 by International Sales Agent: D - G
D Street Media Group licensed Rivers Wash Over Me to Strand for U.S. in a pre-Cannes deal.
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Rights Round Up Cannes 2010 by International Sales Agent: H - L
Hanway has licensed Nowhere Boy to Gaga for Japan. It presold David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method to Lionsgate for U.K. Universal Pictures International (UPI) for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and South Africa. Picture will start in May. Mars picked it up for France, E1 for Canada, Transmission for Australia and Cineartfor Benelux. It is based on the true-life turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and his patient Sabina and is adapted by screenwriter Christopher Hampton from his play The Talking Cure. Focus has North American rights. U.K. is still available. Made in Dagenham w...
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