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1. 'Malice' takes Barton through looking glass

   4:00 am 11/4/2006

   • by Gregg Goldstein

   Producers Michael Pierce and Mark Williams ("Flawless") have struck a deal with Stephen Margolis' London-based production and finance outfit Future Films to make Simon Fellows' "Malice in Sunderland," Future said Saturday.Read more

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2. Regent attends worldwide 'Orientation'

   4:00 am 11/3/2006

   • by Gregg Goldstein

   Regent Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to the Element Films comedy "Freshman Orientation," with plans to roll it out in the spring in 20 U.S. markets.Read more

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3. ADV boarding 'Ghost Train,' 'Synesthesia'

   4:00 am 11/3/2006

   • by Jonathan Landreth

   ADV Films has purchased North American rights to the live-action horror feature "Ghost Train" and the suspense thriller "Synesthesia" from Shochiku.Read more

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4. China eyes co-prod'ns with H'wood

   4:00 am 11/3/2006

   • by Jonathan Landreth

   The time is now to promote Chinese filmmakers under age 40 to Hollywood producers, says Jonathan Shen, secretary general of the fledgling Young Filmmakers Commission.Read more

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5. Hark, Chan keep 'Eye' out for 2nd sequel

   4:00 am 11/3/2006

   • by Jonathan Landreth

   Director Tsui Hark and producer Peter Chan will begin shooting "The Eye 3" before year's end. The Hong Kong duo's collaboration extends the popular horror franchise.Read more

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6. Unplugged AFM mart sees dealing grind to a halt

   4:00 am 11/3/2006

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The American Film Market plunged into disarray Thursday when the Loews Hotel Internet access collapsed, leaving marketgoers dividing into BlackBerry haves and have-nots.Read more

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7. FremantleMedia signs deal with Letts

   4:00 am 11/2/2006

   • by Stuart Kemp

   U.K.-based sales, financing and production house FremantleMedia Enterprises said Wednesday that it has penned an exclusive first-look development deal with Grammy-winning director Don Letts.Read more

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8. Chinese making production push

   4:00 am 11/2/2006

   • by Carl DiOrio

   A 30-person Chinese film delegation, in town for the American Film Market, dropped in on the Los Angeles headquarters of the Producers Guild of America for a hospitality event Monday that was equal parts meet-and-greet and territory soft sell.Read more

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9. Capitol having 'Best Time' via finance, sales

   4:00 am 11/2/2006

   • by Stuart Kemp

   SANTA MONICA -- U.K.-based sales and financing house Capitol Films is backing the Keira Knightley and Lindsay Lohan starrer "The Best Time of Our Lives," the company said as this year's American Film Market kicked off Wednesday.Read more

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10. 'Beast' rears head at AFM

    4:00 am 11/2/2006

    • by Gregg Goldstein

    Producers Jonathan Sanger, Ed Elbert and Sarah Ryan Black launched indie film production and funding outfit Grand Illusions Entertainment with financing partner David Steiner and introduced one of their first features, "Beast of Bataan," for presales at AFM.Read more

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