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Artificial Eye takes 'Antichrist' for the U.K.

Lars von Trier's Festival de Cannes entry "Antichrist" will be seen in U.K. theaters after U.K. indie distributor Artificial Eye secured rights to the title.

Continental drift evident in Cannes

Far from great but better than expected -- that's the assessment of buyers returning home from this year's Cannes market.

Michael Haneke set for Munich honor

Director Michael Haneke, who won Cannes' Palme d'Or for "The White Ribbon," will be honored at next month's Munich Film Festival.

Oscilloscope acquires Michel Gondry doc

Start-up distributor Oscilloscope is finding some eternal sunshine.

'White Ribbon' wins Palme d'Or

"The White Ribbon" was the star of the red carpet Sunday night as Michael Haneke's drama won the Festival de Cannes' top honor, the coveted Palme d'Or.

Un Certain Regard picks 'Police, Adjective'

After a 20-film run, Festival de Cannes' Un Certain Regard program wrapped Saturday night with Corneliu Porumboiu's "Police, Adjective" taking the top jury prize.

'Goodbye Gary' tops Critics Week

Nassim Amaouche's "Goodbye Gary" received a warm welcome from international critics Friday night when the film took home the top prize at the 48th annual Critics Week Festival de Cannes sidebar.

'I Killed My Mother' sweeps Cannes sidebar

Canadian director Xavier Dolan's "I Killed My Mother" killed the competition at the 41st Directors' Fortnight. The film took three out of four major feature film prizes as the Festival de Cannes sidebar wrapped Friday night in Cannes.

Cannes dealmaking picks up pace

Festival buzzing about Friday debut of Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus."

'Sophie's Revenge' nabs buyers

The Zhang Ziyi starrer "Sophie's Revenge" was a strong seller for CJ Entertainment and Edko Films which are jointly handling international sales.

TVA brings 'Paris' to Canada

TVA Films on Thursday said it picked up the Canadian rights to the Paris Hilton documentary "Paris, Not France."

'Basterds' lights up Cannes

The Festival de Cannes got a much-needed star-power boost on Wednesday when it finally saw something it had lacked to date: a superstar-laden premiere.

Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist' lands at IFC

IFC Films is getting into business with the Antichrist.

Ken Loach's 'Eric' picked up at Cannes

IFC Films will kick it with Ken Loach, acquiring U.S. rights to the director's soccer comedy "Looking for Eric."

Cannes market beats expectations

Expectations were so low ahead of the 2009 Festival de Cannes that even modest successes seemed like home runs, while disappointments were barely felt.

Triple play for Lelord's 'Hector's Journey'

Berlin-based production house Egoli Tossell is joining with France's Bac Films and Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH in Germany for a series of films based on the best-selling "Hector's Journey" novels by Francois Lelord.

Yvonne Strahovski welcomed aboard 'Sky'

Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski has climbed aboard "Shadows From the Sky," based on former airline pilot Tristan Loraine's documentary "Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines" and his subsequent novel "Toxic Airlines."

IFC picks up 'Ricky' for North America

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Francois Ozon's thriller "Ricky," adapted from the short story "Moth" by the English novelist Rose Tremain.

'Red Shoes' ties up 20 home ent. licenses

ITV Global Entertainment has struck more than 20 international home entertainment licenses for the digital restoration of Michael Powell's "The Red Shoes," which premiered in Cannes on Friday.

Robert Pattinson has 'Breaking' news

Robert Pattinson confirmed Tuesday in Cannes that there will be a fourth installment of the vampire franchise based on the book "Breaking Dawn."

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