All Cannes Market articles – Page 136
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FeaturesCannes market buzz
All the hottest films, at all stages of production, coming to market at Cannes 2012.
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Alliance Films pounces on Dead Man Down, Zero Dark Thirty
EXCLUSIVE: The company has swung into action on the eve of Cannes with pre-buys on two hot market titles.
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FilmDistrict acquires US rights to Intrepid horror Oculus
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Flanagan will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Howard, based on Flanagan’s acclaimed short film of the same name. Focus Features International is handling sales on the rest of the world in Cannes.
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NewsWaterstone Entertainment finds Mantivities for Chris Pine
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from the Star Trek 2 shoot, Chris Pine will jet into Cannes to meet with sales agents on the new comedy.
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NewsUPI takes territories on Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty
Universal Pictures International announced on Tuesday (15) its deal with Panorama Media for the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Scandinavia, South Africa and Spain. The deal happened well before Cannes.
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NewsCBS Films takes US rights to Ends Of The Earth
IM Global’s genre title has been swiped off the shelf on the eve of the Cannes market following a buyers screening in Los Angeles last week.
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NewsThe Solution, Irish DreamTime strike multi-film pact
Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s The Solution Entertainment Group will commence talks with Cannes buyers on espionage thriller November Man, the first project to go under a multi-title financing and distribution deal with Pierce Brosnan and Beau St Clair’s Irish DreamTime.
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NewsExclusive Media to introduce Cannes buyers to At Any Price
Alex Walton and his team will kick off talks with international buyers here on Ramin Bahrani’s drama At Any Price starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron. CAA represents domestic rights.
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NewsFreedom, Paradox secure P&A for Thunder Run
The announcement is designed to spur Cannes sales on the 3D military thriller through Hyde Park International, although the parties declined to reveal who is putting up the “substantial domestic” commitment. Gerard Butler, Matthew McConaughey and Sam Worthington are set to star.
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Arclight to handle sales on Ethan Hawke thriller Predestination
Michael and Peter Spierig Brothers will direct the sci-fi tale from their own screenplay and Brisbane-based Patrick McDonald of Wolfhound Pictures and Tim McGahan of Blacklab Entertainment who brought the project to Arclight are producing.
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GRB Entertainment film division debuts first titles in Cannes
Todd Olsson heads the venture and arrives in Cannes with Queen Freak and When Angels Sing on the inaugural sales slate.
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Raven Banner Cannes-bound with The Fight Machine, Modus Anomali
In the run-up to the world premiere of Jacques Audiard’s adaptation of Rust & Bone, the Toronto-based sales company has added author Craig Davidson’s second published work to its sales slate and boarded a SXSW horrror story.
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NewsNu Image adds crime thriller Homefront to Cannes slate
EXCLUSIVE: The independent sector’s go-to action man Jason Statham will star and Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay. The pair recently wrapped production on another title from the Nu Image / Millennium Films stable, The Expendables 2.
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NewsPaul Weitz to commence Admission shoot with Tina Fey
Alison Thompson (pictured) and her team at Focus Features International will introduce the comedy drama to Cannes buyers this week. Paul Rudd and Michael Sheen also star.
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NewsFilmNation adds Taylor Lautner thriller Tracers to Cannes slate
Glen Basner and his team will commence talks with buyers this week on the parkour project. WME Global holds US sales rights.
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NewsShooting underway on Half Of A Yellow Sun
Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose and Joseph Mawle star alongside newcomer John Boyega (pictured) from Attack The Block. Ealing Metro handles international sales.
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Stephen Rea, Fionnula Flannagan among cast ingredients on Tasting Menu
Roger Gual directs the story about an estranged couple who honour their reservation at the best restaurant in the world on the venue’s final night of business. Trust Nordisk handles international sales.
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Outsider Pictures brings Fat Kid Rules The World to Cannes
Matthew Lillard’s SXSW premiere is adapted from K L Going’s young adult novel about a suicidal teenager who is plucked from despair by a high school drop-out and embarked upon a friendship that concerns his father.
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Bleiberg boards The Letter with Winona Ryder, James Franco
The Beverly Hills-based company will introduce the psychological drama to the Cannes market this week. Jay Anania directed the film, which will open in the US later this year through a distributor to be announced shortly.
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Breaking Glass Pictures hits Cannes with eclectic slate.
CEO Rich Wolff and the team have boarded sales rights to a roster led by serial killer thriller Cyrus: The County Line Cannibal. Anchor Bay holds US rights to the story of a reported on the case of missing students and Brian Krause and Danielle Harris star.