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All Editorial articles – Page 7
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NewsFilm Sales Company goes South Of The Border with Oliver Stone
Andrew Herwitz’ The Film Sales Company has signed on to represent North American rights to Oliver Stone’s documentary South Of The Border on the eve of the film’s US premiere.
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NewsHollywood Awards to fete Carey Mulligan, Lee Daniels
Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Renner, Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber will be honoured in the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s Hollywood Awards presented by Starz.
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NewsPrescience and Ralph Kamp form Metropolis, Timeless sales pact
UK financier Prescience has launched Metropolis International Sales and has announced a joint venture with Timeless Films, led by former Odyssey chief Ralph Kamp.
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NewsPromenade, ACI to distribute 3D animated Ollie The Otter
Promenade Pictures and American Cinema International (ACI) have taken rights to Northern California-based CritterPix Studios’ first animated 3D project, Ollie The Otter.
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New York Film Critics Circle sets annual vote for December 14
New York Film Critics Circle chairman Armond White announced the group will hold its annual vote on December 14.
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NewsPrecious takes coveted audience award at Toronto
Lee Daniel’s Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award as the 34th Toronto International Film Festival wrapped on the weekend.
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NewsAronofsky eyes Securitas heist thriller for XYZ, Time Inc Studios and Protozoa
XYZ Films and partner Time Inc Studios have joined Protozoa Pictures on a heist project about the 2006 Securitas robbery in the UK that Darren Aronofsky is eyeing to direct.
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NewsSPC acquires Toronto pair Lebanon, Get Low
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired two Toronto titles, taking all US rights to Samuel Maoz’ Golden Lion winner Lebanon and North American rights to Aaron Schneider’s Get Low.
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NewsUp flies high overseas for Disney as $200m beckons
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) celebrated a return to the top of the overseas charts as Up led the way on an estimated $13.7m.
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NewsSwitzerland submits Meier's Home to Academy
Ursula Meier’s feature debut Home has been selected by Switzerland to be entered for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
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NewsRezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars
Brazil has named Sergio Rezende’s true life drama Salve Geral as the country’s entry for the foreign language Oscar.
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NewsSony basks in sunny $30.1m launch for Meatballs
Sony’s 3D family film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs eclipsed the competition in a weekend that also saw Inglourious Basterds become Quentin Tarantino’s biggest domestic hit.
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NewsDick Cook steps down as Disney chairman
In a shock announcement buried late on Friday evening [18], Dick Cook said he was stepping down as chairman of Disney, effective immediately.
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NewsFilmNation's overseas buyers keep up with The Joneses
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has virtually sold out international territories on The Joneses, Derrick Borte’s social satire that received its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsNoel Clarke, The Works, Universal team up on 4.3.2.1
Noel Clarke has commenced principal photography on the heist thriller 4.3.2.1 for The Works UK Distribution and Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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NewsRed Riding Trilogy, Precious to play at MEIFF
Top brass at the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) have unveiled the selections that will screen out of competition in the World Cinema Showcase line-up next month.
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SPRI promotes Alex Kostich to vp creative advertising
Alex Kostich has been promoted to vice-president of creative advertising at Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI).
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NewsWeinsteins pounce on US, German rights for A Single Man
The Weinstein Company has paid a little under $2.5m for US and German rights to Tom Ford’s A Single Man following an all-night negotiating session.
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NewsMetrodome, Rialto buy I Am Love
UK distributor Metrodome Distribution has teamed with Rialto Distribution to acquire rights in UK/Ireland and Australia/New Zealand to Luca Guadagnino’s breakout Venice title I Am Love (Io Sono Amore) starring Tilda Swinton.
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NewsSigns of Toronto thaw as IFC takes US on Valhalla Rising
In the first major deal at Toronto IFC Films has bought US rights to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Viking action-adventure Valhalla Rising.