BY Anne Thompson & Tatiana Siegel

{Variety} - DreamWorks has acquired all domestic and remake rights to Slamdance Fest entry "Paranormal Activity," Oren Peli's micro-budget hand-held haunted house pic.

The film likely will be released in the U.S. direct to DVD, but IM Global picked up all international rights; the pic will be included on its upcoming Berlin slate.

BY Nellie Andreeva

{Hollywood Reporter} - Australian actress Anna Torv is J.J. Abrams' latest discovery.

The newcomer to the U.S. has been tapped as the lead in "Fringe," Fox's high-profile sci-fi drama from Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

BY Nellie Andreeva and Kimberly Nordyke

{Hollywood Reporter} - Sci Fi Channel has greenlighted "Sanctuary," the first television series to use live-action actors against virtual sets in the style of the features "300" and "Sin City."

Sci Fi has ordered a full 13-episode season of the new scripted drama series, which originated online as the first high-definition sci-fi Web series. 

BY FEARSmag

{New York, NY} - From Film Comment’s pages to the Walter Reade Theater’s screen, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s ninth Film Comment Selects brings to New York two weeks of previews, discoveries, films without distribution, under-recognized revivals and more, Feb. 15–28. An annual favorite and one of the city’s most adventurous showcases for international and art cinema, the 2008 series welcomes 20 new films, 19 of which will receive their North American, U.S. or New York premieres. Tributes to directors Richard Fleischer, Damon Packard and Alex Cox round out the diverse slate. Several filmmakers and guests are expected to attend.