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‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Feature in the Works at Aardman
“Expect smashed pumpkins, wayward science, and a wild hairy beast" in the third, Halloween-themed, Shaun feature, with StudioCanal launching sales at Cannes and Sky distributing in the U.K.
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Kalle Friz Named UPI Boss in Germany
Hooman Afshari and Lutz Rippe will take over from Friz as co-CEOs of Studiocanal Germany.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films Takes Studiocanal Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Cold Storage’ for North America
Joe Keery of 'Stranger Things' and 'Barbarian' actress Georgina Campbell star in the Jonny Campbell-directed feature .
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Canal+ Ends 2024 With 26.9M Subs and Eyes “Active M&A Strategy”
The company is “firmly on track to reach 50-100 million subscribers, says CEO Maxime Saada, touting the importance of cinema and confirming a second TV season of the ‘Has Fallen’ franchise.
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MIPCOM: Hulu Takes U.S. Rights to ‘Paris Has Fallen’ Series
StudioCanal is producing the small-screen spinoff of the Gerard Butler 'Has Fallen' action film franchise.
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Former StudioCanal, Newen Exec Romain Bessi Joins Int’l Producers’ Alliance The Creatives as CEO
He is charged by the nine member companies with "establishing a unique integrated structure for the international alliance and launching a first financing round for a new form of studio."
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‘Paddington in Peru’ Is Hitting Cinemas Soon, and StudioCanal Is Eyeing a Fourth Movie, New Series
Two StudioCanal executives spoke at the Brand Licensing Europe convention in London about "Turning a heritage brand into a global phenomenon."
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StudioCanal Launches Literary Adaptations Label StudioCanal Stories
The European film and TV production powerhouse is working on multiple book-to-screen adaptations, including a film version of Matt Haig's 'The Midnight Library' and a TV series based on Dick Bruna's 'Miffy' preschool books.
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StudioCanal Partners With ‘Mayhem!,’ ‘Perpetrator’ Producer WTFilms on Genre Slate
The deal will see StudioCanal and France's WTFilms develop, produce and sell European genre movies for the international market.
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StudioCanal Launches Genre Label, Jed Benedict to Run
The new label from the 'Paddington' producer will focus on horror, thriller, sci-fi and action movies.
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Cannes: Studiocanal Takes Worldwide Rights to Claude Lelouch Catalog
Studiocanal secured the entire catalog — more than 40 films — from the acclaimed and prolific French director of 'A Man and A Woman,' 'Live for Life' and 'Les Misérables.'
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MIPTV: Belgian Real-Life Thrillers ‘The Crash,’ ‘1985’ Sell for Europe, Australia
Studiocanal racked up international sales for a drama about a 1990s air disaster and a true-crime drama about Belgium’s most notorious unsolved crime spree.
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