All Distribution articles – Page 472

  • Jonathan Deckter
    News

    IM Global trio extend contracts

    2013-05-03T21:30:00Z

    Senior executives Jonathan Deckter, Bonnie Voland and Tatyana Joffe have all signed new multi-year deals, founder and CEO Stuart Ford announced on Friday [3].

  • John Friedberg
    News

    QED Int’l promotes Friedberg

    2013-05-03T21:24:00Z

    John Friedberg has been named evp of international sales in the wake of Daniel Diamond’s segue into a production deal at the company.

  • News

    Breakthrough adds two for Cannes

    2013-05-03T20:23:00Z

    The Toronto-based company has added Cubicle Warriors and Looking Is The Original Sin to its Cannes sales slate.

  • Jug Face
    News

    108 Media acquires Jug Face

    2013-05-03T16:53:00Z

    CEO Abhi Rastogi announced the deal on Friday [3] after negotiating rights for the Slamdance entry with Modernciné’s Andrew van den Houten. 108 Media will launch sales on the Croisette this month.

  • Reaching For The Moon
    News

    CMG Cannes-bound with Moon

    2013-05-03T14:05:00Z

    Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has bulked up its Cannes slate and acquired international rights excluding Latin America to Bruno Barreto’s Reaching For The Moon.

  • Bite the Dust
    News

    Versatile unveils first Cannes slate

    2013-05-03T10:16:00Z

    Pape Boye and Violane Pichon’s fledgling Versatile Films to launch first slate in Cannes.

  • Iron Man 3
    News

    IM3 crosses $450m global

    2013-05-03T04:36:00Z

    Marvel Studios’ summer curtain raiser Iron Man 3 is fast becoming a behemoth after adding more than $110m worldwide on Friday – of which $68.3m came from the North American opening day – to reach $456.6m.

  • Arrested Development
    News

    FilmBuff, Tugg in Arrested Development doc release

    2013-05-02T22:44:00Z

    FilmBuff, Tugg and direct-to-consumer service VHX are partnering on the May 3 release of the Arrested Development Documentary Project.

  • kon_tiki_2
    News

    TWC, Sundance Channel hail Kon-Tiki

    2013-05-02T22:36:00Z

    Thor Heyerdahl’s 1951 documentary will air exclusively on May 11 on Sundance Channel and will be followed by a broadcast of the featurette Kon-Tiki: The Incredible True Story.

  • Jimmy P
    News

    Worldview takes US on Jimmy P.

    2013-05-02T20:15:00Z

    Chris Woodrow’s ambitious financier has acquired US rights to Arnaud Desplechin’s Cannes competition entry in a deal with Wild Bunch that marks its latest foray into the US distribution arena.

  • The Summer of Flying Fish (El Verano de los Peces Voladores)
    News

    Alpha Violet hooks Flying Fish

    2013-05-02T18:01:00Z

    Paris-based sales outfit adds Marcela Said’s film to Cannes line-up.

  • Iron Man 3
    News

    IM3 sets new China record

    2013-05-02T15:59:00Z

    DMG said on Thursday [May 2] the official SARFT/CFG opening day number came to $18.7m or 117.5m RMB, which Disney said would rise to $21.5m including cinemas that have not reported. The film has crossed $300m internationally.

  • Leighton Meester
    News

    Myriad takes Life Partners to Cannes

    2013-05-02T14:25:00Z

    Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has come on board to sell Life Partners starring Leighton Meester [pictured], Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody.

  • Seduced and Abandoned
    News

    HanWay takes Toback's Seduced and Abandoned

    2013-05-02T12:09:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: HanWay Select to sell Cannes-bound doc from Tyson director.

  • Ethan Hawke
    News

    Ethan Hawke joins LaBute thriller Hope

    2013-05-02T11:04:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Ethan Hawke takes on lead role in thriller director has “been waiting my whole life to make”, set for Jan 2014 shoot. Salt handles sales.

  • He Who Dares
    News

    Content Film takes He Who Dares

    2013-05-02T10:33:00Z

    Content to handle worldwide sales on Paul Tanter’s He Who Dares.

  • Blue Ruin
    News

    Memento takes Directors’ Fortnight title Blue Ruin

    2013-05-02T10:00:00Z

    MFI scores Directors’ Fortnight hat trick with Ilo Ilo and We Are What We Are.

  • Iron Man 3
    News

    Iron Man 3 climbs to $242.1m

    2013-05-01T17:55:00Z

    Marvel Studios’ blockbuster season curtain raiser is on course to soar past $400m internationally and most likely will break the $500m worldwide barrier by the end of this weekend after Disney reported an estimated $24.3m haul on Tuesday.

  • Bruce Springsteen
    News

    Alt content outfit Mr Wolf launches

    2013-05-01T12:13:00Z

    Production and distribution outfit backed by Arts Alliance Ventures, to release RSA’s Springsteen & I doc.

  • Shield of Straw
    News

    uMedia expands Celluloid Dreams partnership

    2013-05-01T08:00:00Z

    Slate includes Takashi Miike’s Cannes competition film Shield of Straw and Katrin Gebbe’s Un Certain Regard title Tore’s Pogo.