All Americas articles – Page 173
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E1 Entertainment rethinks market listing
Canadian media company E1 Entertainment will delay its planned listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company is reassessing its options in the market meltdown that is hammering even strong performers. The company said it will also undertake a restructuring of its US operations to ensure the competitiveness of its ...
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Disney closes longterm distribution deal with DreamWorks, Reliance
The Walt Disney Studios and Steven Spielberg, Stacey Snider and Indian giant Reliance BIG's DreamWorks 2.0 have signed their exclusive long-term distribution deal to handle distribution and marketing on approximately six live-action films a year.Disney moved in after the distribution deal announced last October between DreamWorks and Universal fell apart ...
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Independents must consolidate, says Ben Waisbren
In a hard-hitting keynote speech at yesterday's Screen International European Film Summit, film financier Ben Waisbren, who is president and CEO of Continental Entertainment Capital, predicted that the independent film business will go through a prolonged period of contraction and restructuring. 'Don't hesitate - consolidate,' he urged.Fewer films will be ...
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The Ghost scares up deals for Summit
Summit International has announced major territory sales on a high-prestige EFM slate led by deals with Pathe in France, Kinowelt in Germany and Rai/01 in Italy on Roman Polanski's thriller The Ghost starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. Eagle Pictures in Italy, which had already taken rights on Twilight follow-up ...
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Gubbins steps down as editor of Screen International & ScreenDaily.com
Michael Gubbins is stepping down as editor of Screen International and ScreenDaily.com after five years in the role and will be leaving on Feb 11.He is leaving to pursue new ventures in film and the wider media. Gubbins oversaw a redesign of the weekly magazine and the website and made ...
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US moviegoers get into New Line romcom
Romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You was this weekend's top earner as a quartet of new releases produced another big haul at the US box office. The Warner/New Line romcom opened significantly better than expected, grossing an estimated $27.5m from 3,175 screens, for a per-screen average of $8,649. ...
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Benjamin Button big in international market with $31m weekend
Multiple Oscar nominee The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was the big winner at the international box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $31m from 5,126 screens in 47 markets. Taking its international total so far to $72.5m, the Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett drama opened at number one in Spain and ...
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ReviewsGigante (Giant)
Dir/scr: Adrian Biniez. Uruguay-Germany-Argentina-Netherlands. 2009. 84mins.
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Milk, Slumdog, Bashir march onwards with WGA Award wins
Milk and Slumdog Millionaire were the big winners at the Writers Guild Of America's 2009 awards at the weekend.Dustin Lance Black took the original screenplay prize for Milk while Simon Beaufoy kept the Slumdog Millionaire bandwagon going with a win in the adapted category based on Vikas Swarup's novel Q ...
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Costa gets into Brazilian rhythm with Anderson, Barreto
Eduardo Costantini's Buenos-Aires-based Costa Films is making a concerted push into Brazil, mounting a $9m music drama to be directed by Brad Anderson and co-produced by Spain's Filmax and Rio-based Bananeira Filmes, as well as partnering with the Barreto family to make a biopic of current Brazilian president Lula Da ...
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White Lightnin' team sign with WMA for worldwide
The team behind Sundance hit and Berlin Panorama title White Lightnin' - UK director Dominic Murphy and producers Mike Downey and Sam Taylor - have signed a worldwide representation deal with William Morris Agency for themselves and their associated companies. Aside from sourcing material for Murphy, the agency's independent division ...
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Rendez-Vous hosts world premiere of Techine's Girl On The Train
The 14th edition of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York will screen 18 films during The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Unifrance's annual showcase from March 5-15.The world premiere of Andre Techine's social drama The Girl On The Train is in the line-up, along with the US premiere ...
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AMediaVision announces slate led by Reach For Me
AMediaVision Projects has announced a slate of films led by the recently completed drama Reach For Me starring Seymour Cassel and Alfre Woodard.Cassel stars as a hospice patient who reflects on his decision to live out his life in peace as his roommate chooses to celebrate his dying days. Johnny ...
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Greg MacGillivray shoots documentary about surfing culture
Greg MacGillivray is shooting a documentary examining 50 years of surfing culture in cinema with particular emphasis on the troubled production of John Milius' 1978 Big Wednesday.The untitled project will draw from archival material ranging from Thomas Edison's first Hawaiian surfing footage in 1906 to excerpts from iconic imagery from ...
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Celluloid to handle sales on Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut
Celluloid Dreams has signed on to handle international sales of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut,Jack Goes Boating,billed as an unconventional romantic comedy.
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Pathe seals deals on Frears' Cheri with Lumiere, Nordisk
On the eve of EFM, Pathe International announced deals on two major territories for Stephen Frears' Cheri which screens in competition here on Feb 10. Lumiere has taken the film for Benelux and Nordisk for Scandinavia.The film, written by Christopher Hampton from Colette's novel stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Felicity ...
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Barnz signs on to direct edgy romance Beastly for CBS Films
Daniel Barnz has signed on to direct the edgy romance Beastly for CBS Films.