All Distribution articles – Page 695
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NewsOptimism creeps back into AFM as market enters home stretch
After a brutal 12 months in the independent film business, a mood of cautious optimism is infusing business as AFM 2009 enters the home stretch.
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NewsDadi seals Asian deals on $23m biopic Confucius
China’s Dadi Entertainment has wrapped up a string of Asian deals on its $23m biopic Confucius, including sales to Korea’s J.L. International, Thailand’s Sahamongkol and Singapore’s Cathay Keris Films.
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NewsIM Global sells out on alien sci-fi thriller Area 51
IM Global is close to selling out the alien thriller Area 51, Oren Peli’s follow-up to the micro-budget smash Paranormal Activity that stands on the cusp of $100m in North America.
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NewsGenius, Alliance take North American rights to Tell-Tale
In separate deals, Genius Products and Alliance Films have acquired US and Canadian rights to the thriller Tell-Tale starring Josh Lucas and produced by Ridley and Tony Scott.
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NewsIFC acquires all US feature rights to Olivier Assayas' Carlos
IFC Films has picked up all US feature rights to Olivier Assayas’ Carlos, a mini-series about the terrorist Carlos The Jackal that will air on the Sundance Channel in spring 2010.
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NewsCinema Epoch takes US rights to L'Amour Cache
Cinema Epoch has acquired US rights to the Italian production L’Amour Cache (Hidden Love) starring Isabelle Huppert, Greta Scacchi and Melanie Laurent.
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NewsHuayi Brothers boards EMP’s Stool Pigeon
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation has boarded Dante Lam’s The Stool Pigeon, produced by Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), as an equity partner.
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NewsContentFilm's Ironclad slices up the world
Buyers are rallying to Ironclad, the historical action epic being sold by ContentFilm International at the AFM.
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NewsThe Works International, Mann Made team on The Drought
The Works International is partnering with Mann Made Films on The Drought, an ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world.
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NewsBeta Cinema takes on sales rights to Stolz's Goethe!
Blue-chip German outfit Beta Cinema has taken on international rights to North Face director Philipp Stölz’s next feature film, Goethe!, which comes billed as a “modern pop fairytale” biopic of Germany’s most celebrated writer in the vein of Shakespeare In Love and Amadeus.
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NewsChain Letter finds home at New Films International
New Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Deon Taylor’s horror film Chain Letter starring Nikki Reed and Brad Dourif.
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NewsToei pre-sells Memoirs to Hong Kong
Japanese studio Toei has pre-sold US-Japan co-production Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac to Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene.
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NewsUnited, M-Line seal German, Asian deals on Woochi
South Korea’s United Pictures and M-Line Distribution have pre-sold $12m action fantasy Woochi to Splendid for Germany and Benelux and Viscom Suraya for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
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NewsShowbox sells Take Off to Japan’s Amuse Soft
Korea’s Showbox Mediplex has scored a Japanese deal on local box office smash Take Off, which was snapped up by Amuse Soft Entertainment.
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NewsDistribution Workshop adds Monga to AFM slate
Hong Kong’s Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Monga, an edgy gangster drama from Taiwanese actor turned director “Doze” Niu Chen-zer.
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NewsMagnolia takes US rights to The Good Heart
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Dagur Kari’s The Good Heart starring Brian Cox, Paul Dano and Isild Le Besco and plans a 2010 VOD platform release under its Ultra VOD label before the theatrical rollout.
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NewsAntichrist gets Enlightened deal for home video in India
India’s Enlighten Film Society has bought home video rights to Lars von Trier’s Antichrist at the Reliance Big Entertainment-backed Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) which closed on Nov 5.
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NewsImage takes domestic rights to Accidents Happen
Image Entertainment, Inc. has snapped up all North American rights to Bankside Films’ bittersweet drama Accidents Happen starring Geena Davis.
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NewsTF1 buys Media Asia’s Chen Zhen for France
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Distribution has sold The Legend Of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau and starring Donnie Yen, to France’s TF1.
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NewsCameron's Avatar forces Chinese blockbusters to shift release dates
Four Chinese blockbusters have changed their January release dates to avoid competing with James Cameron’s Avatar, which will go out on January 1.