Nearly 40 films sold at Toronto...

Nearly 40 films sold at Toronto Robust tally, announced day before fest ends, includes 29 sales to U.S. distribs Nearly 40 films have been sold at the Toronto International Film Festival, including 29 to U.S. distributors. The festival made the announcement Saturday, the day before the event closes. "We're pleased that the Festival continues to provide opportunities for buyers to see films in a strong environment which facilitates film sales," said Justin...

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Toronto 2012: Robust U.S. Film Sales Reported as Fest Draws to a Close...

TIFF organizers point to 29 indie titles finding U.S. distribution this year as acquisition titles like "Place Beyond the Pines," "Imogene" and "What Maisie Knew" secured buyers. High-profile deals during the Toronto International Film Festival had organizers on Saturday touting a robust film market this year. In all, TIFF reported that 29 of its film titles sold into the U.S. market. That included The Place Beyond the Pines selling to Focus Features,...

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Tax incentives face scrutiny...

Tax incentives face scrutiny Breaks to be extended, but climate cools By TED JOHNSON As California Gov. Jerry Brown grapples with a beleaguered California budget, he is still expected to extend the state's production incentives. Production tax breaks, which have bloomed across the country over the past decade, have shown surprising resiliency in the face of state budget cuts. In California, which some observers says is on the brink of bankruptcy, Gov. Jerry...

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Italian Cinema Industry Questions Need for Competitions After Venice ...

Italian insiders also wondered why Italian productions do well in Cannes and Berlin, but not in Venice. ROME – Nearly a week after scandal erupted at the Venice Film Festival after it was revealed that the international jury was prohibited from awarding the festival's top prize to the film they thought was best, Italian industry figures are still discussing the bewildering developments. O Italy's President Calls Marco Bellocchio to Praise 'Dormant Beauty' After...

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Marijuana And Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers

20 years of research to figure this out "We started by researching breast cancer," said Desprez. "But now we've found that Cannabidiol works with many kinds of aggressive cancers--brain, prostate--any kind in which these high levels of ID-1 are present." Marijuana And Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from...

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Argentine Gov't Boosts Film Sector to Industry Standards...

President Kirchner announced the creation of an Audiovisual Pole in Buenos Aires and raised the fund limit for local productions. BUENOS AIRES – Argentine President Cristina Kirchner signed yesterday a series of decrees that categorizes the audiovisual sector as a "cultural industry", an old demand from the film sector which can now benefit from industry legislation and tax regulations. Taviani Brothers To be Presented With 2012 Nastro d'Argento Prize "Audiovisual...

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U.K. Freesat TV Venture to Offer Paid-For Content

The satellite TV venture of the BBC and ITV is launching a VOD service called Free Time. LONDON - Freesat, the U.K. satellite TV joint venture of the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV, said Tuesday that it will launch a VOD service called Free Time and is looking to add paid-for film, TV and music content offers from partners yet to be announced. Netflix, Amazon.com's LoveFilm, Vevo and BSkyB's Now TV are possible partners for those offers. On-demand TV...

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8K Ultra High Def TV Format Opens Options for TV Viewing...

With UHDTV standards in place, broadcasters are getting ready to tackle new challenges. The administrations of the International Telecommunication Union recently agreed on two levels of Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV), making it officially a worldwide standard. This means more consumer options are on the horizon—and a lot more work needs to be done in the broadcast world should it choose to pursue this new TV system. London 2012: Experimental 8K...

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Toronto 2012: FilmDistrict's Peter Schlessel on the Fest -- 'It's My Favorite Ac

The movie vet talks to THR about nabbing "Looper," leaving Sony and the future for upstart film labels. This story first appeared in the Sept. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Known in the film world as a sharp and savvy consigliere, Peter Schlessel spent 21 years at Sony -- including a stint as president of Columbia Pictures -- before leaving in 2010 to launch FilmDistrict, the domestic distribution company backed by financier-producer Graham...

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Hungarian Film Fund Obtains Production Assets...

Headed by Andrew G. Vajna, the organization plans to turn them into profitable operations. MOSCOW – The Hungarian National Film Fund, headed by Andrew G. Vajna, is obtaining film industry assets as part of a debt settlement with the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation (MMKA), its predecessor as the country's main film body, and plans to turn them into profitable operations. A Budapest court has approved an agreement between the National Film Fund and MMKA,...

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Toronto 2012: The Film Collaborative Launches Legal Services Initiative...

Law firm of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson is spearheading the program, availing itself for a flat fee rather than billing by the hour.' Toronto 2012: 108 Media Picks Up International Rights to 'RastaFEARian,' Starring Christian Slater Dubbed TFC Legal, the initiative will offer business affairs and legal contract expertise to filmmakers looking to hammer out distribution deals. The Los Angeles- and New York-based law firm of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis...

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How to Shoot a Project in Canada...

THR's city-by-city guide to Hollywood's neighbor to the north, from Vancouver to Hamilton, Ontario. Toronto 2012: Canada's Alliance Films Launches Online Portal for Festival Launch Titles Toronto 2012: Where to Shop If You're in a Clothing Jam Toronto 2012: The A-List With Films for Sale Toronto 2012: FilmDistrict's Peter Schlessel on the Fest -- 'It's My Favorite Acquisitions Market' As it doubles for New York, Moscow and elsewhere, Hollywood's neighbor to the...

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