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Blog: The allure of New Zealand’s market opportunities
From the Cannes Film Festival, producer Paula Devonshire (pictured) discusses a roundtable on collaboration opps with the New Zealand industry and its support for its First Nations filmmakers.
Minds Eye, Falconer to produce Buried Alive
Kevin DeWalt and Doug Falconer are producing the film, based on the book by American contractor Roy Hallums (pictured), who was kidnapped and held for 311 days in Iraq in 2004.
Canadian, Aussie producer groups encourage collaboration
The Canadian Media Production Association and the Screen Producers Association of Australia signed a memorandum of understanding in Cannes.
Lionsgate notches $250 million in film distribution sales
The deals stemmed from nine titles, most importantly The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and 2, the third and fourth installments of the blockbuster film franchise (The Hunger Games pictured).
Odyssey Media’s Hard Drive film shoot to start June 4
The action-caper movie lensed in Australia stars John Cusack and Thomas Jane.
Fred Fuchs pacts with Berkshire Axis Media
The international coproduction guru has inked a first-look deal to bring new TV projects to John Carbone’s production shingle.
Inside Out film fest puts focus on international LGBT rights
Programming director Andrew Murphy (pictured) discusses the festival’s evolution as a creative showcase and platform for discussion.
David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars gets multiple sales in Cannes
Entertainment One sold the upcoming thriller to distributors in the Benelux, Poland, Iceland, Switzerland and Portugal.
eOne posts first results since Alliance Films takeover
Despite sharply higher revenue and underlying earnings growth, the producer and distributor posted a modest loss due to acquisition costs and other one-time items.
Raven Banner, Anchor Bay pact on Buzzkill
The project marks the directorial debut of Toronto FX guru Paul Jones (Resident Evil, Silent Hill).
Mongrel Media takes Canadian rights to two films
The Toronto-based distributor has acquired La vie d’Adele – Chapitre 1 & 2 (pictured) and La Grande Bellezza ahead of their world premieres in Cannes.
Telefilm Canada backs CineCoup film accelerator
CineCoup distribution head Brad Pelman (pictured) tells Playback that the agency will invest an unspecified amount in the proposed film picked at Banff.
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