http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/selects-to-distribute-jaffa/5057496.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/selects-to-distribute-jaffa/5057496.article Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Hilla Medalia’s documentary Dancing In Jaffa following its world premiere at Tribeca. Separately Image Entertainment announced it will release the found footage thriller Evidence this summer. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/producers-line-up-george-jones-biopic/5057498.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/producers-line-up-george-jones-biopic/5057498.article 28 Entertainment principals announced on Tuesday [18] that they have acquired the life rights to country music legend George Jones and his wife Nancy. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:13 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/john-travolta-to-receive-karlovy-vary-honour/5057457.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/john-travolta-to-receive-karlovy-vary-honour/5057457.article Actor to receive Crystal Globe at the festival, which will screen his latest film, Killing Season. michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/hickel-tough-times-ahead-for-vfx/5057477.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/hickel-tough-times-ahead-for-vfx/5057477.article Industrial Light & Magic animation director Hal Hickel has said the San Francisco-based VFX powerhouse faces interesting but tough times ahead. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:38 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/filmdistrict-picks-up-dating/5057445.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/filmdistrict-picks-up-dating/5057445.article FilmDistrict has picked up US rights to Treehouse Pictures’ Zac Efron comedy Are We Officially Dating? and plans a wide release on Jan 31, 2014. Separately, the distributor has pushed back the release of Walk Of Shame to Mar 14, 2014. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/sony-dates-spider-man-3-and-4/5057452.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/sony-dates-spider-man-3-and-4/5057452.article Sony is putting its weight behind the Amazing Spider-Man franchise and has dated the third and fourth entries for Jun 10 2016 and May 4 2018. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:54 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/weinsteins-cary-woods-renew-ties/5057446.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/weinsteins-cary-woods-renew-ties/5057446.article The Weinstein Company (TWC) and Cary Woods Pictures have sealed an exclusive first-look production deal. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:30 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/digital/legendary-hires-bruce-rosenblum/5057447.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/digital/legendary-hires-bruce-rosenblum/5057447.article Weeks after his departure as president of the Warner Bros Television Group, the executive has been named president of Legendary Television and Digital Media. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:42 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/epstein-rises-at-arclight-films/5057449.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/epstein-rises-at-arclight-films/5057449.article Arclight Films has promoted Clay Epstein to svp of sales and acquisitions. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:50 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/sffs-names-13-doc-fund-finallists/5057450.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/sffs-names-13-doc-fund-finallists/5057450.article The San Francisco Film Society has announced the contenders for the 2013 SFFS Documentary Film Fund awards totalling $100,000. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:12 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/paladin-filmbuff-find-spark/5057448.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/paladin-filmbuff-find-spark/5057448.article Paladin and FilmBuff are to team up on the release of Spark: A Burning Man Story from filmmakers Steve Brown and Jessie Deeter. jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:39 GMT