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eOne picks up Take Care 4z67z
eOne Films has acquired North American rights to the SXSW rom-com and plans a late 2014 theatrical release.
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RADiUS takes The Great Invisible 5t6i55
The distributor has acquired US rights to Participant Media’s documentary about the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Gulf communities.
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RADiUS-TWC boards Creep 122f3h
The New York-based distributor has partnered with the Duplass Brothers and Blumhouse Productions on a trilogy after the film’s recent debut at SXSW.
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SXSW announces audience winners 6a1k37
Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear has won (15) the 2014 SXSW narrative feature audience award, while Diana Whitten’s Vessel triumphed in the documentary section.
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Veronica Mars tops SXSW buzz chart 2k1w6n
INFOGRAPHIC: Research reveals online activity around the festival, which also saw positive buzz for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Bad Neighbours and Frank.
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Two killed in SXSW car crash 5g6i3y
UPDATE: Police have confirmed that two people - one from the Netherlands - died after a car drove into a crowd of pedestrians at the South By Southwest festival.
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Fort Tilden wins top SXSW award 3q641v
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ comedy earned the narrative feature competition grand jury prize while Margaret Brown’s Deepwater Horizon disaster film The Great Invisible prevailed in the documentary section.
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eOne, El Rey cut deals on Dusk 1n3t1c
Robert Rodriguez’s new US-based cable network El Rey Network and eOne Television have struck a slew of digital deals on From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, set to receive its broadcast premiere on Tuesday night (11).
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Snowden warns of government threat 40624u
Google and the government were in the crosshairs as whistleblower Edward Snowden made a rare public appearance on Monday (10) to address the SXSW conference from exile in Russia – ironically using Google+ Hangouts.
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Lionsgate believes in Exists 466m6c
The studio has picked up North American rights at SXSW to Eduard Sanchez’s Bigfoot film, which International Film Trust handles for international sales.
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SPWA, Picturehouse, Starz Digital take SXSW trio 1a1d54
UPDATE: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired all international rights to Space Station 76, while in separate deals Picturehouse has acquired The Guest and Starz Digital Media has taken North American rights to To Be Takei ahead of their Austin screenings.
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Vimeo unveils $10m distribution fund 6q272p
The video platform will promote a $10m investment at SXSW on the anniversary of its Vimeo On Demand platform.
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Visit takes SXSW entry Long Distance 6v2m24
Visit Films will present the world premiere of Carlos Marques-Marcet’s first feature Long Distance (formerly 10,000KM) at SXSW.
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SXSW unveils conference line-up a4ku
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb will deliver the fourth keynote address at SXSW on March 8 as organisers also announced the complete conference line-up.
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Shoreline visits The Infinite Man 3g6124
EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Sullivan’s debut feature world premieres at next month’s SXSW.
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Magnet Releasing gets Stage Fright 5r58
Jerome Sable’s horror musical will open in the US after its world premiere in the Midnighters section at SXSW.
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SXSW unveils Midnighters, shorts 16v72
SXSW top brass have announced the Midnighters and short film line-ups, set to screen when the festival runs in Austin, Texas, from March 7-15.
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SXSW unveils 2014 line-up 3a276k
Headliners strand includes first screenings of the Universal comedy Neighbors (pictured) starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron and Australian time-travel thriller Predestination with Ethan Hawke.
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Chef to open SXSW 2l1x35
The Austin event will host the world premiere of Jon Favreau’s film on March 7.
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SXSW announces daily keynotes 5q1m3h
Filmmakers Lena Dunham, Jason Blum and Casey Neistat will deliver daily keynote addresses at SXSW 2014.
