All Distribution articles – Page 588
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NewsSupervision to bring Broadway musical Memphis to the big screen
It follows their release of the 3D film of Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance in cinemas earlier this year.
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NewsWild Bunch Benelux goes on mini-acquisition spree
Speaking on the opening day of the Netherlands Film Festival (21-30 September) in Utrecht, company M-D Pim Hermeling revealed that he has pre-bought Only Decent People, the new film from IDTV producer Frans van Gestel (a guest of honour at the festival this year.)
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NewsBavaria and Telepool merge foreign sales units
Thorsten Ritter to head film sales at new company Global Screen; Rolf Moser and Thomas Weymar will be managing directors
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NewsLast Call At The Oasis marks second Toronto deal for ATO
The company has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s water scarcity doc Last Call At The Oasis.
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NewsLionsgate confirms You’re Next, Friends deals from Toronto
The studio has closed a deal for North American rights to Adam Wingard’s Midnight Madness hit and confirmed it has acquired alongside Roadside Attractions North American rights to the ensemble drama Friends With Kids.
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NewsMemento secures spate of new deals for Nader And Simin
Memento Films International has sold Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Bear winner Nader and Simin, A Separation to several key territories, off the back of its successful screenings at Toronto and now San Sebastian.
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Image takes North America for American Football comedy Division III
The buyer has picked up all rights to Division III: Football’s Finest from Toronto and plans to hit the college circuit this autumn.
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NewsMagnet drawn to Ti West's The Innkeepers
Hot off the heels of a Toronto buying spree Magnet Releasing announced on Tuesday it had acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to West’s ghost film.
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News234 Media to release Viva Riva! in West Africa
The gangster thriller will be released in 18 African countries, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the film was shot.
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NewsShoreline takes on Adrift: People of a Lesser God, Vanished
Shoreline Entertainment picks up doc Adrift: People of A Lesser God and thriller Vanished
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NewsWild Bunch takes stake in Spanish distributor Vertigo
Vertigo’s existing team will remain in place and will continue to be led by co-founder Andres Martin.
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NewsUPI names Patel as SVP, Marketing Strategy and Media
Shephali Patel has been with Universal Pictures since 2006.
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NewsLionsgate, Roadside find Friends as Music Box dives into Sea
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up all US rights to Jennifer Westfeldt’s Toronto world premiere Friends With Kids, while fierce interest continued to swirl around Hysteria. Music Box meanwhile concluded its deal with Protagonist for US rights on The Deep Blue Sea.
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NewsUniversal and Paramount renew NZ home entertainment deal
Paramount extends DVD and Blu-ray deal with multi-year agreement.
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NewsSmurfs gross $17m to rule international for sixth session
Universal’s Johnny English may have been breathing down their necks but Sony’s smurfs kept their cool to hold on to pole position as an estimated $17.3m from 6,900 screens in 72 markets boosted the running total to $344.5m
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NewsLion King re-release dominates US charts on $29m debut
Disney’s re-release of The Lion King, the 1994 hit reformatted into 3D to inject extra pizzazz to consumers, launched at number one on an estimated $29.3m.
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NewsMagnolia nets psycho-thriller The Hunter in Toronto
Magnolia Pictures has closed a deal for US rights to Daniel Nettheim’s psychological thriller following its Toronto world premiere.
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NewsATO Pictures tastes The Oranges; WWE buys The Day
The late torrent of Toronto deal continued heading into the weekend as ATO Pictures said on Friday (16) it had picked up North America rights to The Oranges while WWE Studios acquired US rights to The Day.
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NewsJohnny English poised to step into the void as Smurfs slows
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) The Smurfs has ruled the roost for several weekends and has begun to slow down after a magnificent run that has yielded more than $322.8m.