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Samson, God’s Not Dead franchise sell.

Pure Flix/Quality Flix has reported a strong response from Cannes buyers to Make-a-Wish Foundation drama Wish Man, and closed a string of deals on Samson and other slate titles.

Ron Gell, vice-president of international sales and distribution for Pure Flix/Quality Flix, said he was fielding interest from buyers in Latin America, the UK, Spain, France, Check Republic, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and Italy.

Wish Man recounts the true story of former Arizona Highway Patrol officer Frank Shankwitz, who established the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Andrew Steel stars with Kirby Bliss Blanton,...

Exclusive: Nagra-kudelski’s myCinema digital content distribution system has announced its full slate of films a year after it’s launch, teed off by the James Franco feature Zeroville, which the actor both directed and headlines.

Originally, Alchemy took domestic rights at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival to Zeroville months before the company capsized due to bankruptcy. Since its pick-up at Tiff, Zeroville unfortunately became entangled in Alchemy’s financial woes and was thrown into distribution limbo until the Us distribution rights were recently acquired by Nagra. The pic will hit cinemas in September. The comedy based on Steve Erickson’s novel about a young actor who arrives in Hollywood during a transitional time also stars Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Dave Franco, Danny McBride, and Jacki Weaver. myCinema delivers films over the internet which individual theaters can then licenses for any number of weeks of play.

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Australian comedy web-series.The Justice Lease.is returning a for second season after winning $70,000 at the Viewster Online Film Festival.

In 2013, Severe Comedy self funded series one of The Justice Lease, a six-part web series which focused on the daily domestic lives of Superman, Batman, The Hulk and Aquaman, set in a suburban Australian share-house.

Series one of.The Justice Lease.screened at Melbourne WebFest, La WebFest (winning eight awards) and was awarded a $70,000 cash prize in the inaugural Viewster Online Film Festival.

Since then, the creators have used that budget to create a five-part series, which will be launched on March 22 via YouTube..

Producer Erasmo Raimundo said the funding had allowed the team to create the kind of series envisioned at the beginning..

"An entirely over-dramatic comedy that both pokes fun at, and reveres, the superhero genre,. he said..

Director Jeremy Brull likes to think of it as cross...

Today’s film is the 2009 short Bargain!. The film is written and directed by Rachel Givney, and stars Andrew Steel, Shannon Dooley, and Rebel Wilson. Following a series of television roles, Wilson first gained the attention of filmgoers in the 2011 feature Bridesmaids, following that up with major supporting roles in movies such as Bachelorette, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Pitch Perfect. Her newest feature, Pain & Gain, opens in North American theatres this weekend.

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