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Film News: Yony Leyser film about famed Beat writer — Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up Yony Leyser’s docu “William S. Burroughs: A Man Within” for a fall theatrical release.

Film News: Event to screen 60 features, 87 shorts — Outfest has selected Allen Ginsberg biopic “Howl” as its opening night film on July 8 and “Spork” as its closing night gala feature on July 18.

Film News: Sid, Lacombe helm 3D fantasy thriller — French model-turned-thesp Laetitia Casta (“Gainsbourg”) will topline “Behind the Walls,” a 3D low-budget suspenser directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe.

Film News: Platform hit for thesp’s helming debut — Diego Luna (“Milk,” “Y tu mama tambien”) has seen “Abel,” his fiction feature directorial debut, break records for a platform release in his native Mexico.

Film News: Cast includes Tom Sturridge, Romola Garai — U.K. thesp Eddie Marsan has joined Tom Sturridge, Romola Garai and newcomer Candese Reid for Tinge Krishnan’s debut feature “Junkhearts,” currently shooting in London.

Film News: Universal finds easy market for toon goons — Minions are already attracting millions for Universal.

Film News: ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ sells to 26 territories — Pathe International has rolled out more than 60 sales across its slate, leading with its long-gestating animation “Gnomeo & Juliet.”

Film News: Exec to fund online newsletter for all things geek — Bob Pittman is letting his geek flag fly, investing mid-six figures in GeekChicDaily.

Film News: Governor creates $242 million transferable credit — In a bid to keep up with the incentives arms race, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday inked legislation that creates a five-year, $242 million transferable tax credit for the state’s film and entertainment industry.

Film News: Garcia, Moreno, O’Toole, Longoria Parker sign on — Andy Garcia, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter O’Toole, Eva Longoria Parker and Bruce Greenwood have been cast in Mexican historical epic “Cristiada” for NewLand Films.