All Distribution articles – Page 584
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NewsHanWay picks up int'l sales on Diana Vreeland doc for AFM
Jeremy Thomas’ company will assume sales duties after striking a deal with Submarine, which has also licensed UK rights to StudioCanal, Australia and New Zealand to Madman and the Benelux to Home Screen.
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Ballet In Cinema adds two performances to November schedule
The Ballet In Cinema series will add two performances to be presented in November by Emerging Pictures and National CineMedia’s Fathom Events.
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NewsExclusive to introduce ensemble drama Disconnect at AFM
The latest prestigious addition to the slate is shooting now in New York and weaves together three storylines in the internet age. Jason Bateman, W.E. star Andrea Riseborough (pictured) and Michael Nyqvist are among the cast.
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NewsBavaria International boards WWII comedy Hotel Lux
Bavaria takes worldwide rights to Leander Haussmann-directed comedy, produced by Gunter Rohrbach
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NewsEros unleashes ‘biggest ever Bollywood blockbuster’, announces TV deals
Eros International’s 3D action-sci fi RA One is expected to reach 5,000 screens worldwide.
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NewsHigh Court gives BT 14 days to block access to fileshare site Newzbin2
High Court gives BT 14 days from today [25] to block illegal filesharing site in win for studios and creative sector.
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NewsContent takes on Mike Figgis' erotic thriller Suspension of Disbelief
Production will start in early 2012.
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John Stockwell to direct Bin Laden thriller Code Name Geronimo for Voltage
The director of Turistas, Dark Tide and Into The Blue will base the action on a screenplay by Kendall Lampkin. Voltage will commence pre-sales at the AFM next week.
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Lightning Entertainment boards seven sales titles for AFM
The Santa Monica-based company has added a new line-up for next week’s market including the Stephen Dorff thriller Brake.
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NewsWell Go USA picks up Korean Oscar submission
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to The Front Line from director Jang Hun.
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NewsSony Pictures Television opens Middle East sales office
Ziad Yaghi, former head of Dubai Film Market, to head up Dubai-based office, will report to SPT regional headquarters in London
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NewsMagnolia acquires US rights to 360
The distributor’s latest buy from the recent Toronto International Film Festival means it will release Fernando Meirelles’ drama in theatres in 2012 followed by an Ultra VOD launch.
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NewsIndia’s UTV pacts with Warner Bros for action pictures
India’s UTV has struck a long-term exclusive deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to screen multiple blockbusters on its UTV Action and UTV Action Telugu channels.
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NewsMcQueen's Shame gets NC-17 rating from MPAA
In a move that will come as no surprise to anyone, Steve McQueen’s tale of a lonely sex addict will go out with an NC-17 certificate for scenes containing sexually explicit content.
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NewsRiver Road boards McQueen’s Slave; Summit takes AFM sales
Bill Pohlad’s River Road Entertainment has joined Plan B as producer and will finance Twelve Years A Slave from red-hot Steve McQueen (pictured). Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and McQueen regular Michael Fassbender to star.
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NewsFocus Features International brings Nero Fiddled to AFM
Alison Thompson will introduce buyers to the eternally prolific Woody Allen’s latest film, his first to be financed by Medusa Film which wrapped production in Rome over the summer.
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FilmFunds launches web-based filmmaker tools
The LA-based company which nurtures an online community to help filmmakers realise their projects has unveiled a slate of tools to build on its pre-existing products like the real-time Emotional ID (EID) and image recognition.
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NewsContent picks up Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly
Content Film has boarded Blair Witch director’s new feature after Toronto premiere; comprehensive transmedia campaign in place.
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NewsNetflix to launch in UK in early 2012
US streaming service with 25 million customers confirms UK and Ireland expansion.
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NewsParanormal Activity 3 rules international on $26m launch
Paramount and Blumhouse Pictures’ horror sequel is the biggest film in the world this weekend and topped the international box office on a confirmed $25.9m from 3,88 sites in 42 markets.