USC students lead college TV kudos
USC students led the College Television Awards on April 11 nabbing six kudos, Brigham Young was next with four and UC Berkeley and Chapman U. took three each.
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CJ Entertainment gets ‘Last’ chance
Korea's CJ Entertainment has boarded helmer Shim Hyung-rae's comedy "The Last Godfather," starring Harvey Keitel and Jason Mewes.
FremantleMedia pair link up on series
FremantleMedia is beefing up cross-border production between subsidiaries Talkback Thames in the U.K. and Germany's UFA.
India’s UTV learns Arabic
Indian studio UTV has signed a slew of TV deals for the Middle East, for their library of Bollywood titles.
Chetwynd picks ‘Flowers’
Writer-producer Lionel Chetwynd is collaborating with Canada's Fremantle Corp. and DAP Italy on the adaptation of an Italian best-selling crime novel by Diego Cugia.
Independent to bow political pic ‘SUS’
Luc Roeg's U.K. production and sales company Independent is releasing its second politically-charged film,"SUS," to coincide with the country's general election in early May.
Variety adds to overseas staff
Diana Lodderhose has joined Variety as its London-based film business reporter, covering all aspects of the U.K. industry.
‘Dogtooth’ gets U.S. release
"Dogtooth," the Greek feature that picked up a prize from Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2009, will kick off a commercial theatrical run at Gotham's Cinema Village in June.
‘Wild Hunt’ lands U.S. distribution
Canuck helmer Alexandre Franchi's "The Wild Hunt" has been sold in the U.S. to fledgling distrib Hannover House, which plans to release it in May in New York, Texas, Minnesota and Arkansas.
Seville Pictures co-prexy steps down
John Hamilton stepped down as co-president of Seville Pictures, the E1 Entertainment-owned Canadian distributor, but he is not straying far from E1.
WGA wants to edit credits
The Writers of Guild of America is asking members to ease up on the rules that govern how some of its more powerful members receive screenplay credit. And it's already bracing for a backlash.
