All Focus articles – Page 8
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NewsBad Words speaks to Focus
US buyers were getting into full gear on Saturday afternoon (7) as Focus Features is understood to have paid in the region of $7m for worldwide rights to Jason Bateman’s feature directorial.
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NewsDern to receive Chicago honour
Alexander Payne’s latest film Nebraska featuring an awards-buzz performance by Bruce Dern will screen on Oct 16 during the 49th Chicago International Film Festival.
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NewsDallas Buyers Club, Diana to open Nov 1
Two films expected to makes waves this awards season have been scheduled for US release on Nov 1.
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NewsMessenger starts shoot
Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Jeremy Renner thriller Kill The Messenger, Focus Features CEO James Schamus and co-CEO Andrew Karpen announced on Thursday [25].
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NewsFifty Shades gets August 2014 release
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of E L James’ bestseller will be distributed domestically by Focus Features.
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NewsTaylor-Johnson to direct Fifty Shades
Universal Pictures and Focus Features announced on Wednesday [19] that the British filmmaker will take the reins of their adaptation of EL James’ S&M thriller smash Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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NewsFFI reports Black Sea sales surge
Focus Features International has reported a strong response to Kevin Macdonald’s thriller starring Jude Law, led by a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition.
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NewsKarpen named Focus co-CEO
Andrew Karpen has been promoted to co-CEO of Focus Features and signed a new contract, as has CEO James Schamus, who will continue to lead the company.
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NewsFocus takes Dallas Buyers Club
The distributor has bolstered it awards season war chest and acquired the Matthew McConaughey drama for the US and Latin America in a deal brokered with CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
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NewsFocus sells out Messenger
Focus Features International (FFI) chief Alison Thompson’s team has virtually sold out the Jeremy Renner thriller at the EFM.
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NewsLaika, Focus unveil third partnership on Boxtrolls
Laika has begun production on its third feature The Boxtrolls. Focus Features holds worldwide rights while Universal Pictures International will distribute outside North America and eOne will release in Canada.
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Universal, Focus set Fifty Shades screenwriter
Kelly Marcel will adapt E L James’ erotic bestseller Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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Focus Features unveils Africa First filmmakers
For the fifth consecutive year five directors have been selected for the initiative targeted at emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence. Each will receive $10,000.
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NewsLouis Phillips joins Focus as evp physical production
Phillips [pictured] recently served as a production consultant at Lionsgate and was a co-producer on The Hunger Games and What To Expect When You’re Expecting.
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NewsEmil Elmer joins FFI as svp international sales
The executive will be based in London and reports to co-president of Focus Features International Alison Thompson in the run-up to a prestigious Cannes for the company.
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NewsFocus, Working Title sign Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall for thriller
The stars will play former lovers who must collaborate on the defence team at a terrorism trial. Focus owns worldwide rights and Focus Features International plans to commence pre-sales at the EFM next week ahead of April’s start of production in the UK.
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NewsFocus Features unveils early 2012 digital slate
President Andrew Karpen has announced the films selected for the first quarter of next year that will go out through Focus World, the digital platform that launched earlier this year to champion international filmmakers.
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Africa First Awards five emerging filmmakers $10,000 apiece
Focus Features’ Africa First programme has awarded five emerging filmmakers $10,000 each to finance pre-production, production and/or post-production on their short films.
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NewsJeb Brody named president of production at Focus Features
The executive arrives from his parallel role at Vendome Pictures and replaces John Lyons, who is returning to work as a producer and devoting more time to philanthropy.
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NewsFocus signs two-film deal with Coraline producers Laika
The first title is comedy thriller ParaNorman and will be released on Aug 17, 2012, with the untitled second project to follow in 2014.