All Distribution articles – Page 692
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NewsWeinsteins take multi-territory rights to Swedish hit Easy Money
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired multiple territory rights to the latest red-hot Scandinavian property in the wake of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy.
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IMAX to roll out Iron Man 2 internationally on April 29
IMAX Corporation is partnering with Paramount on the international release of Iron Man 2 commencing April 29.
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NewsSony plans innovative Twitter campaign for Moon in Japan
Sony Pictures Entertainment plans an innovative internet campaign employing Twitter to promote the April 10 release of Duncan Jones’ film.
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NewsMarket share of UK films slips at global box office
The market share of UK films at the global box office in 2009 was at an eight-year low according to UK Film Council figures.
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CommentChina: Film, Revenue Sharing, Sex
China Film Group reaps big profits from the country’s growing cinema audience, but there is a dark side when local authorities deem a film unpatriotic or too sexually explicit.
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FeaturesSigns of strength at FilMart 2010
Busy Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart) draws to a close with several deals completed and record attendance.
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NewsITV sells 100-film package to Italy's Rai
Also, ITV will introduce restored This Sporting Life to buyers at MIPTV.
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NewsO-Scope acquires The Maid for DVD, digital and VOD
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US DVD, digital and VOD rights to Sebastian Silva’s Chilean dark comedy The Maid.
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NewsArclight closes US deal with SPWAG for Berlin hit Red Hill
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all US rights from Arclight to the Berlin Panorama hit Red Hill.
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NewsCinema Libre goes South Of The Border with Oliver Stone
Cinema Libre Studio has pulled off a coup and acquired North American rights to Oliver Stone’s documentary South Of The Border.
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NewsArthouse Films acquires domestic rights to Basquiat doc
Arthouse Films has taken US rights to Tamra Davis’s film Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (pictured).
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UK Film Council extends digital marketing funding for distributors
After an initial trial of the digital innovation in distribution scheme, the UKFC is now offering seven more awards.
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NewsCoproduction Office strikes six deals for Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
The Shinya Tsukamoto film will have the world premiere of its final cut at the Tribeca Film Festival next month.
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NewsBritdoc, film-maker Franny Armstrong launch new distribution website
New film distribution website will allow the public to hold their own screenings of social action documentaries and keep the profits.
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NewsStacey Parks, Thomas Mai to host pre-Cannes masterclass
“Promote, Fund & Distribute 2.0” to take place in London from May 7 to 9.
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Star signs carriage deal with TMNet
Star Greater China has signed a multi-year non-exclusive distribution deal with Malaysian IPTV platform TM Net.Under the agreement, TM Net will distribute three of Star’s Mandarin-language channels – Star Chinese Channel, Star Chinese Movies 2 and Channel V Taiwan – on its IPTV platform effective from today (March 24).“Star is ...
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NewsAsian Film Archive to premiere restored Moon Over Malaya
Singapore-based Asian Film Archive, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, has announced the premiere of its newly restored and digitized version of the only surviving print of 1957 film Moon Over Malaya.The most acclaimed of the “Nanyang Trilogy,” the film was produced by Kong Ngee Company, the third ...
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NewsDouble Edge, China Film Group team on Black & White
Taiwan-based Double Edge Entertainment has taken international rights to $10m action comedy Black & White which is the movie version of a popular TV series of the same title.The film will be directed by Yueh-hsun Tsai, the director of the TV series and will star Taiwanese heartthrob Mark Zhao (Monga), ...
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NewsMusic Box acquires US rights to Millennium trilogy sequels
Music Box has picked up US rights to the two hit sequels to the Scandinavian smash The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (pictured) that just opened in the US and will release them in the summer.
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Fox signs European satellite distribution deal with SmartJog
Twentieth Century Fox and digital delivery company SmartJog have signed a non-exclusive agreement for satellite distribution of Fox’s digital films to European theatres.