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Bill Lees company is understood to be in talks to acquire rights for just over $2m to US rights on Richard Linklaters dark comedy.Lee and director of acquisitions Vin
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stanley cup negotiated with WME Global and Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers. Hyde Park International holds foreign sales rights. A Canadian deal is understood to be close, which would push up the combined value of North American rights to approximately $3m.Mark Gill, who arrived in late June as president of the separate but related Millennium Films, may serve as a consultant on marketing, having previously worked with Linklater on a couple of titles.Ginger Sledge produced the Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer project, which stars Jack Black as a beloved mortician in a small Texas town who kills the towns grande dame and tries to convince everyone shes still alive.The screenplay was based on Skip Hollandsworth story in Texas Monthly. Linklater adapted the story with Hollandsworth.The cast includes Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. Bernie recently opened the LA Film Festival.TopicsDistributionUnited States No comments Related articles News MBS Group closes deal to m
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Source: PublicdomainpicturesWith the British public voting to leave the European Union, Broadcast TECH asks five industry experts to predict what a post-Brexit future might hold for the UK production sector. While opinions differ, its an overwhelmingly negative picture.NIALL DUFFY, Chief marketing officer, VIRTUAL AIThe most likely impact of a hard Brexit will be a further decline in sterling and an initial period of economic shock that may dampen demand for the domestic film and TV sector, in addition to restrictions on immigration.So, the potential negatives are well documented: a reduction in the supply of skilled personnel from the EU and a reduction in domestic budgets from a possible recession.The big question concerns tax breaks. Generous tax breaks may not survive in a
stanley cup climate where people will want to see money going to the health service or shoring up jobs in manufacturing.If that happens, Brexit will significantly slow and even regress the recent growth. If not, and tax benefits are expanded to drive further inward investment, then demand may grow in the short term. In this case, the challenge will be in securing the talent to meet that demand.Many shows, including Game Of Thrones, receive funding from European bodies. Its pos
stanley cup sible the UK may be able to negotiate access to European media initiatives as it may be seen as an easy political win on all sides. But its more likely that Brexit will fracture the UKs position and relat
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