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AFM Buyers Turn Up For Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘The Commune’
PARIS– TrustNordisk has closed a raft of major European territories on Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Commune” at the AFM. The film, which is now shooting, was picked up for the U.K. (Artificial Eye),...
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Shout! Factory Takes N. America on ‘Legend of Longwood’
LONDON — Global Screen has sold the adventure family feature “The Legend of Longwood” to Shout! Factory for the U.S. and Canada. The deal was closed at the American Film Market and marks the second...
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Global Screen Acquires Sci-fi Thriller ‘Fang Rung’ Starring ‘The Bridge’...
Munich-based sales company Global Screen has picked up Max Kestner’s sci-fi thriller “Fang Rung,” which stars Danish actor Carsten Bjornlund (“The Legacy,” “ID:A”) and Swedish thesp Sofia Helin (“Arn,”...
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Rhys Ifans, Ed Skrein to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Gateway 6’
LONDON — Rhys Ifans and Ed Skrein are to star in science-fiction thriller “Gateway 6.” Altitude Film Sales will handle worldwide sales and introduce the project to buyers at the American Film Market,...
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M-Appeal Picks Up Czech Oscar Entry ‘Home Care’ (EXCLUSIVE)
LONDON — Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has picked up Slavek Horak’s “Home Care,” which is the Czech Republic’s entry in the contest for the foreign-language film Oscar. The movie world...
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Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s ‘Higher Power’ Backed by Content, Defy
LONDON — Content Media and Defy Media, a leading producer and programmer of digital content, have inked a deal to finance “Higher Power,” a sci-fi movie from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is...
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‘Peaky Blinders’ Star Joe Cole Boards Thai Kick-Boxing Thriller ‘Prayer...
LONDON – “Peaky Blinders” star Joe Cole (“The Secret in Their Eyes,” “Green Room”) is attached to star in true-life Thai kick-boxing prison thriller “A Prayer Before Dawn” with Jean-Stephane Sauvaire...
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Independent to Launch Oasis Documentary at AFM
LONDON — Independent is to handle international sales rights on Mat Whitecross’ as-yet-untitled documentary on the band Oasis, which it will introduce to buyers at the American Film Market this week....
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Nicole Kidman’s ‘Silent Wife’ Gets Sidney Kimmel Financing
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment will fully finance and co-produce Nicole Kidman’s “The Silent Wife,” directed by Adrian Lyne from a script by Billy Ray. FilmNation is introducing the project to buyers at...
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Mutual Benefits Propel Korean-Chinese Co-Productions
The cinematic relationship between South Korea and China is flourishing, as evidenced by a series of Korean-Chinese co-productions including “20, Once Again!,” a Chinese-language remake of Korean smash...
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CJ and Lotte Self Distribute Films Overseas
Ryoo Seung-wan’s latest action comedy and the third-biggest Korean movie of all time, “Veteran,” has made $1 million at the North American box office since its Sept. 17 release. Its North American...
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Amazon Studios Snaps Up Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Neon Demon’ (EXCLUSIVE)
In one of the most significant deals scored at the American Film Market, Amazon Studios has acquired Nicolas Winding Refn’s anticipated “The Neon Demon” and will release it theatrically Stateside next...
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AFM Buyers Go Into Pierre Morel’s ‘Overdrive’ From Kinology (EXCLUSIVE)
Kinology has pre-sold Antonio Negret’s (“Transit”) “Overdrive,” the action-packed buddy actioner project produced and spearheared by “Taken” helmer Pierre Morel to most major territories at the AFM...
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Dany Boon-Starrer ‘Penny Pincher!’ Travels Abroad, Bolsters French Box Office...
Fred Cavaye’s “Penny Pincher!” (“Radin!”), the latest comedy starring “Welcome to the Sticks” actor Dany Boon, has proven a major box office hit in France and a big international sales success....
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Picture Tree International Clinches Sales Across Its AFM Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based Picture Tree International has scored deals across its slate, including on “Night of a 1000 Hours,” “Egon Schiele – Death and the Maiden,””Original Bliss,” “The Most Beautiful Day” and...
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Netflix Circling Jared Leto Crime Thriller ‘The Outsider’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix is in talks to acquire global rights to “The Outsider,” an action-crime drama with Jared Leto, Variety has learned. The deal has yet to close, but if it does, it would represent another showy...
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‘Shaun the Sheep 2,’‘Madame,’‘Guernsey’ Proved Hot AFM Sellers for...
PARIS – One of the rare European companies to have scored a large volume of pre-sales at this year’s AFM, Studiocanal fared best with Aardman Animations’ stop-motion feature “Shaun the Sheep 2,” Amanda...
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Zombie ‘Train,’ Local Fare Power Korea’s Box Office
The first nine months of 2016, were a relatively hot time for Korean films. Among the 167 million tickets sold between January and September, homegrown pics accounted for some 90 million, which is 54%...
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China Box Office Slowdown Yields Winners and Losers
The bad news about the Chinese box office has been trickling in steadily since mid-year, when it became apparent that the most optimistic projections — China to overtake North America by 2017, among...
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Bona Film Group’s Jeffrey Chan Sounds Off on Slow Film Sales
The world has watched as China’s domestic box office has powered ahead. And it has been impressed by the vast amounts of Chinese money available for investment in Hollywood. But global audiences have...
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