A search for missing 20th Century Foxexecutive Gavin Smith scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. The familys public relations shrink, Howard Bragman, said the declaration came after consultations with the LA County Sheriff’s Department and the Smith family.

There is not a specific area of defined interest to make this effort productive at this time, Bragman said in a proclamation released Wednesday evening.

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The search had been intended to take place May 19-20 at undisclosed “remote areas,” and Smith’s family had questioned members of the public to help.

The family is hopeful that people will be able to join us on our search this weekend,” Smith’s sister,Tara Addeo, said in a proclamation released toThe Hollywood ReporterTuesday.”The like and support of so many has helped us immensely.

Family members had also intended on granting interviews to local media to publicize the search.

Smith, 57, was last seen May 1 at a friend’s residence in Oak Park, an affluent Ventura County community.He left the property between 9 and 10 p.m. in his black Mercedes-Benz E420 sedan, according to the Sheriffs department. Smith is 6-foot-6 and was in purple pants and black and gray shoes at the time of his disappearance.

Smith has worked in Foxs distribution department for 18 years, everywhere he is branch manager for theaters in Dallas and Oklahoma City. He acts as a liaison between the studio and theaters to help ensure films reach their destinations.

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The Smith family has set up a Web site toraise awareness of his disappearance.

Read the proclamation from Bragman below.

After consultations between the LA County Sherriff’s Department and the Gavin Smith family, it has been chose that there will be NO search this weekend. There is not a specific area of defined interest to make this effort productive at this time.

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TORONTO – The Firm’s Molly Parker is taking a starring role in Hold Quick, the Canadian indie figure from director Justin Simms and producers Markham Street Films and Rock Island Productions.

Parker is to play an aunt in the dramatic figure about a young man forced to go away from his fishing village after his parents are killed in a car crash, and ending up on a road trip.

Adapted from Kevin Major’s novel of the same name, the coming-of-age tale also stars Avery Ash and Douglas Sullivan as the film’s young leads, with Taylor Vincent and Tim Myles rounding out the young cast.

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Adult roles will also be filled by Aiden Flynn, Andy Jones and Des Walsh.

Hold Quick will start shooting on May 28 in Newfoundland, and received financing from the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, Telefilm Canada and Entertainment One, which will release the title domestically in 2013.

Rosemary Household of Rock Island Productions adapted the screenplay for Hold Quick.

Rock Island and Markham Street Films are also behind Molly Parkers directorial debut, The Ballad of Maura MacKenzie, with manufacture set for spring 2013.

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SYDNEY — Its a huge week for Goalpost Pictures Australia and their upcoming figure, the indigenous musicalThe Sapphires

The film will have its Australian premiere as the opening film of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) on Aug. 2, with its money-making Australian release by Hopscotch Films confirmed for Aug. 9.

The announcement came at the same time as the Weinstein Co. said it had bought worldwide rights to the film. The Sapphires will have its world premiere in official selection on May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival.

MIFF director Michelle Carey said the festival is tickled to be presenting The Sapphires straight from Cannes. Not only is this one of the most anticipated Australian films of the year, a Victorian tale and a brilliant filmmaking team, the film will leave audiences on an immense high, ready to kick up their heels at what is sure to be one of the most celebratory parties of the year.

The Sapphires follows four young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about like, friendship and war when their girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. It was written by Aboriginal playwright Tony Briggs, whose mother and family members were part of The Sapphires group, along with Keith Thompson. The film was produced by Rosemary Blight and Kylie du Fresne of Goalpost Pictures Australia.

The film stars Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Deborah Mailman (Radiance) and Australian pop artist Jessica Mauboy. Warwick Thornton, who won the 2009 Camera dOr at Cannes for Samson and Delilah, served as director of photography.

Its a fantastic honour to be chosen for this special screening and feels completely right as the genesis of the tale of The Sapphires started in gorgeous Yorta Yorta country, Victoria, everywhere these four incredible Aboriginal women grew up, director Wayne Blair said.

The Sapphires kicks off the 18 day MIFF which will run through to August 19, with over 300 films programmed this year. A selection of films will be announced on June 5, and the full program including the closing night film, will be announced on July 11.

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