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MUSIC BOX FILMS ACQUIRES 2013 CANNES COMPETITION TITLE ‘MICHAEL KOHLHAAS’ STARRING MADS MIKKELSEN

  Cannes, France… – May 17, 2013 – Chicago-based Music Box Films has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Arnaud des Pallières’ MICHAEL KOHLHAAS, starring Mads Mikkelsen and freely adapted from the 1811 Heinrich von Kleist novel, in advance of its first market screening. Films du Losange is handling international sales. As director Arnaud des Pallières describes it, his story…

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CASSIAN ELWES AND ROBERT OGDEN BARNUM FORM NEW FILM FINANCING AND PRODUCTION VENTURE e2b CAPITAL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  LOS ANGELES, CA (May 17, 2013) – It was announced today that independent film producers Cassian Elwes and Robert Ogden Barnum have launched e2b Capital, a new entertainment company for independent filmmakers and financiers seeking financing and global distribution expertise. Elwes and Barnum will serve as co-heads of the Los Angeles-based operation.  Backed by a growing group of…

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Set to Star In John Slattery’s “God’s Pocket”

Film Marks Slattery’s Feature Directorial Debut And Co-Stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro Park Pictures Features Will Produce In Partnership with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures NEW YORK, NY – MAY 15, 2013 — Park Pictures Features announced today Academy Award®-winning actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is set to star in God’s Pocket, the upcoming film directorial debut from Emmy®-nominee John Slattery….

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2013 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS®

BOB SAGET TO HOST AWARDS CEREMONY

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Oak Cliff Film Festival 2013 Announces Films, Events, and Sponsors

Opening night: Swanberg’s DRINKING BUDDIES; PUSSY RIOT

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IFP ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTARY LINE-UP FOR ITS ANNUAL INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER LABS

First Time Directors Selected for Highly Successful Year-long Mentorship New York, NY  (May 13, 2013) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced today the ten documentaries selected for the 2013 Independent Filmmaker Labs, IFP’s  annual year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors.  The key creative teams of the selected films, chosen from a national pool of 200…

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VIRGIN PRODUCED AND OVERBROOK ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES ON NON-EXCLUSIVE PACT BEGINNING WITH “AFTER EARTH”

“At Virgin, we believe it’s important to give mankind a heightened awareness of the nature and vulnerability of our planet. “

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Kino Lorber and Adopt Films Pact on an Exclusive Distribution Deal

Agreement to distribute selected titles from Adopt Films on home media and digital platforms.

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Sundance Institute Selects 13 Projects for 2013 June Directors and Screenwriters Labs

For Immediate Release May 9, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 27 through June 27. Under the leadership of Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Institute’s Feature Film Program, and…

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The Walt Disney Company Reports Second Quarter Earnings for Fiscal 2013

“Our results reflect our successful strategy, the strength of our brands and the value of our high-quality creative content.”

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ACADEMY ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGE IN TWO CATEGORIES

The entire voting membership will automatically be eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories

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2013 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

May 1, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEVERLY HILLS, CA – Thirty-eight students from 17 U.S. colleges and universities as well as nine students from foreign universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.  Winners will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry…

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WOODY ALLEN’S NEW COMEDY TO STAR COLIN FIRTH & EMMA STONE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  NEW YORK (April 30, 2013) – Woody Allen’s new, untitled comedy will star Colin Firth and Emma Stone. The Gravier Productions film is produced by Allen’s longtime associates, Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum. Set in the South of France, Allen will shoot the film this summer, once again collaborating with cinematographer Darius…

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2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS

THE ROCKET, THE KILL TEAM, WHITEWASH AND OXYANA WIN TOP AWARDS IN JURIED WORLD COMPETITIONS * * * SANDY STORYLINES WINS FIRST-EVER BOMBAY SAPPHIRE AWARD FOR TRANSMEDIA * * * FESTIVAL AWARDS $155,000 IN CASH PRIZES [April 25, 2013 – New York, NY] – The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding…

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SUNDANCE SELECTS AND IFC FILMS NAMES SHANI ANKORI HEAD OF MARKETING AND LAUREN SCHWARTZ HEAD OF PUBLICITY

MICHAEL WINTON NAMED HEAD OF MARKETING AND PUBLICITY FOR IFC MIDNIGHT New York, NY – April 24, 2013 – Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films announced today that Lauren Schwartz will head film publicity and Shani Ankori will head marketing for the company’s distribution labels, Sundance Selects and IFC Films. In their expanded roles, Schwartz…

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THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER OLIVER STONE TO ATTEND KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Festival will award the Director, Producer and Screenwriter with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema 23 April 2013, London, UK: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) today announced that the 2013 recipient of its most prestigious award, the Crystal Globe, will be legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone.  Stone…

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Cannes Sets 2013 Directors Fortnight

Includes Bozon, Barnard, Nadjari, Folman, Jodorowsky, Ophüls, And A Short By Lynne Ramsay

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MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, JARED LETO, JENNIFER GARNER STAR IN JEAN-MARC VALLÉE’S DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, TO BE RELEASED BY FOCUS FEATURES DOMESTICALLY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 – Dallas Buyers Club, currently in post-production, has been acquired by Focus Features for domestic theatrical release in the second half of 2013. The company has also acquired Latin American rights to the feature. Focus CEO James Schamus and Focus president Andrew Karpen made the announcement today….

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THE AMERICAN PAVILION ANNOUNCES HISTORIC REDESIGN DETAILS TIMED TO 25 ANNIVERSARY

DESIGN INCORPORATES SOPHISTICATED DESIGN ELEMENTS THANKS TO PRESENTING SPONSOR THE PENINSULA HOTEL GROUP

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“One of the things I wish I could do in my life would be to watch this film through somebody else’s eyes. I just can’t. I still see it as just a giant mess, and other people are seeing that it has a shape. That’s really exciting, because I still have a hard time seeing it clearly.”
~ Sarah Polley’s Greatest Wish About Stories We Tell

“Anyway, Hitchcock eventually saw a rough cut of High Anxiety. He enjoyed it. But he said nothing after it. He just left. I [thought he] wasn’t happy. The next day, about 11 o’clock in the morning, I get this enormous, beautiful case of Chateau Haut-Brion 1961. That was almost 20 years old [at the time]. I mean, it was priceless. And there were magnums six of them, in a wooden case. Haut-Brion. I mean, oh my God. I’ve still got three of them left waiting. I keep all the good wines.”
What kind of occasion is worthy? When will you know it’s time to go into number four?
“A real, real occasion. I won’t drink it just because it’s a family occasion. I’ll drink it with guys that know what a good wine is and care about, you know, exquisite wines. I have a couple of friends that know what a good wine is.”
~ Mel Brooks, Foodie