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Business affairs executive Sara McFarlane, whose credits include Lion, On The Rocks, and Top Of The Lake, has launched E/S Collab, a boutique executive-producing and business affairs consulting firm for producers and creatives. Based in New York, E/S Collab has opened its doors with a roster of clients that includes…

See-Saw Films (Lion) has signed a three-year, first look development, financing and production deal for feature films with New Regency to develop feature content that will be financed by and co-produced with the Arnon Milchan-founded company. In making the deal, See-Saw also can take advantage of worldwide…

The second installment of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Awards ceremony took place in Sydney Wednesday evening local time with Lion continuing its dominance over the film categories, and Top Of The Lake: China Girl taking key wins for TV. Those include kudos for Nicole Kidman in…

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts hands out its prizes, Oz’s highest honors in both fields, at two separate ceremonies this week. The first raft of winners was unveiled this afternoon local time with Lion sweeping all seven of its categories today. The 2016 Garth Davis-directed drama that scored six…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU with further details: The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts on Sunday said it has “officially rescinded” its offer of the AACTA International Fellowship to disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. Somewhat confusingly, the award was actually announced four years ago, but never presented…

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has set its nominations for Oz's highest honors in both fields. Leading the pack of AACTA Awards nominees is Lion, the 2016 Garth Davis-directed drama that scored six Oscar nominations earlier this year, including Best Picture. While this is a film that The…

Canada's Creative BC, the independent society that supports British Columbia's creative sector, has appointed Sandi Richter Cooper as its next BC Film Commissioner and Director of Production Services. She'll report to CEO Prem Gill and will lead Creative BC's production services team in the delivery of provincial film…

The Weinstein Company's Lion crossed $50M this weekend, becoming the fifth title among the year's Best Picture nominees to surpass that box office threshold. Nominated for six Oscars, Lion grossed $784K in 621 theaters on its 17th weekend, taking its cume to $50,050,614. With a weekend per-theater-average of $1,262, Li…

With the Oscars and Best Picture gaffe in the rearview mirror, we’re left with memories of performances and moments from a strong crop of Best Picture candidates. One of the truly indelible images is newcomer Sunny Pawar, who conveyed so many emotions with so few words as the lost child Saroo in Lion. The Weinstein…

EXCLUSIVE: Wanda Group has taken an equity stake in Best Picture nominee Lion and has committed to distribute the film in China in a deal closing with The Weinstein Company. Bringing aboard the world’s largest cinema chain operator gives a boost to an underdog film still rolling out and has grossed more than $100 milli…

EXCLUSIVE: How did the Oscar Best Picture nominees move the social needle this year? Not surprisingly, one picture in particular ran circles around the rest of the pack. Last year, The Revenant was the social media king of all the nominees with the biggest social lift after getting nominated with a 10.9M jump in…

Oscar nominee Lion is headed past the $100M mark globally this week, as well as crossing the $50M international box office threshold. Through Tuesday, the global reach is $84M and offshore is at $46M with big markets to come. The Weinstein Company movie, which is nominated for six Oscars, is coming off BAFTA wins for…