Partners plan art-house cinema chain

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Alliance Communications Corp. of Toronto, Canada, a producer and distributor of ingenious films, has teamed-up with Famous Players Ltd. to form a national art-house theater chain for moviegoers that love quality art films. Under the team-up, the two firms would invest up to C$30 million to put up or lease 12 to 15 multiplex art-house locations, which will operate under the name Alliance Cinemas. Famous Players will have a 49% stake in Alliance Cinemas, which will be headed by Leonard Schien, one of the creators of the Vancouver Film Festival. The partnership is seen by both parties as a way to boost Alliance's distribution lines and a means to market Famous Player's branding concept.

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Has teamed-up with Alliance Communications Corp to form a national art-house theater chain for moviegoers

Alliances, partnerships, Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins), Movie Theaters ex Drive-In, Famous Players Ltd., Alliance Communications Corp.

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Cineplex unveils marketing fund

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Cineplex Odeon Canada has created the Cineplex Odeon feature film marketing fund to help Canadian distributors. The fund will hand over C$3.75 million to distributors over five years. Cineplex Odeon has also turned over its 25% stake in Toronto, Canada-based Cineplex Odeon Films to the Institut national de l'image et du son in Montreal, Canada, the National Screen Institute in Edmonton, Canada, and the Toronto-based Canadian Film Centre. The divestment is part of the complicated sale of Cineplex Odeon's 75% stake at Cineplex Odeon Films to Alliance Communications Corp. for over C$5 million.

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Creates the Cineplex Odeon feature film marketing fund to help Canadian distributors

Marketing procedures, Cineplex Odeon Canada

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Behaviour sells its film distribution arm

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Behaviour Communications Inc has announced the sale of its Canadian film distribution unit to Industry Communications Inc of Montreal, Quebec, for C$4 million. The distribution business includes a library of about 400 lesser-known film, TV and video titles. Industry Entertainment is majority owned by a company controlled by Behaviour director David Reckziegel and businessman John Hamilton. BHVR Communications, which owns a signficant interest in Behaviour, also holds an undisclosed stake in Industry.

Acquisitions & mergers, Motion Pictures, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Motion Picture and Video Distribution, Motion Picture & TV Distribution, Movie industry, Behaviour Communications Inc.

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