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FeaturesMarching on: CEO Zygi Kamasa reflects on True Brit Entertainment’s first year in business
True Brit has six films going into production in 2024 and its first in-house release coming in January.
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NewsNetflix, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group expand US licensing deal for features
Upcoming films from existing animation partnership include Despicable Me 4, The Wild Robot.
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NewsDark Sky acquires ‘Lilly Lives Alone’ for North America, Yellow Veil handling AFM sales (exclusive)
Shannon Beeby stars as traumatised woman wrestling with her past.
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NewsTrue Brit bolsters senior team with former Studiocanal, eOne, STX execs (exclusive)
John Trafford-Owen joins the UK distributor as a consultant.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Kazuya Shiraishi’s Udine Far East Film Festival winner ‘Bushido’ (exclusive)
Period samurai drama to open theatrically in 2025.
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NewsBFI says it remains “committed” to African Odysseys strand amid concerns over its future (exclusive)
It is understood that David Somerset, who runs the programme, is facing redundancy.
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NewsDevilworks sells UK slasher ‘Behave’ to territories including Latin America, Benelux (exclusive)
Georgia Viero stars in the film, which is based on her original idea.
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FeaturesWhich international indie films are engaging with Spanish audiences - and why?
Spanish distributors met this week in Valladolid to test upcoming release on local audiences - and exhibitors.
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NewsGrimmfest winner ‘M’ sells to US, France, Germany from OneTwoThree slate (exclusive)
OneTwoThree also scores sales on ‘Everlasting Days’, ‘The Conversation’, ‘Shimmer’.
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NewsMagnolia’s Magnet Releasing acquires Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection ‘Sister Midnight’
Film will play AFI Fest this month. Magnet plans spring 2025 theatrical release
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NewsWarner Bros wins global rights to Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
Warner Bros collaborated with ‘Wuthering Heights’ star Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap on ‘Barbie’ last year.
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FeaturesSocial media and re-releases: Lucky Red’s strategy for growing Italy’s arthouse audience
Screen talks to founder Andrea Occhipinti and theatrical director Gabriele D’Andrea.
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NewsItalian distributor PiperFilm launches with ambitious release of Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Parthenope’
PiperFilm has identified young audiences as the target audience.
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NewsBleecker Street takes Telluride, TIFF drama ‘The Friend’ starring Naomi Watts
Bill Murray and Bing the Great Dane also star in Telluride world premiere.
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News“Kenya is losing $2.2m a day to piracy”: Challenges, opportunities for African distributors in spotlight
The debate took place at the International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS) in Cologne.
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NewsJapan sleeper hit ‘Look Back’ readies Prime Video, UK-Ireland releases
The anime film has taken more than $13.1m at the local box office.
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NewsDisney removes ‘Blade’ reboot from release calendar, replaces with ‘Predator: Badlands’
Three untitled Marvel tentpoles scheduled for 2028.
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NewsFilmSharks closes prestige US, UK deals on remastered Argentinian classic ‘Nine Queens’ (exclusive)
Fabián Bielinsky’s 2000 crime thriller features star-making turn from Ricardo Darin.
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NewsParamount label Republic Pictures acquires Alex Winter’s ‘Adulthood’
Paramount Global revived the Republic label in 2023.
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NewsKetchup Entertainment partners with Zero Gravity Management on new high-end TV division (exclusive)
Ketchup to distribute slate. Partners anticipate releasing inaugural series by mid-2025.