All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1015
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NewsTayrona lines up major LatAm launch for Joffe's There Be Dragons
US financier-distributor Tayrona Entertainment has acquired Latin American rights to Roland Joffe’s There Be Dragons and has committed to a 1,000-screen release before the autumn.
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NewsRobbie Little, European producers launch Rialto International at EFM
Robbie Little’s The Little Film Company and an alliance of European producers have formed Rialto International and will be at the EFM to meet with potential partners.
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NewsLionsgate, Studiocanal, Miramax seal home entertainment deal
Lionsgate and Studiocanal have signed a worldwide home entertainment distribution deal with Miramax.
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Phase 4 kicks off VOD initiative with Sassoon, Brotherhood
Phase 4 Films is moving into VOD distribution with the launch of Vidal Sassoon The Movie and SXSW hit thriller Brotherhood.
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James Wan, Icon Entertainment International strike eight-film deal
Saw creator James Wan has closed an eight-film deal with Icon Entertainment International kicking off with House of Horror.
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Morgan Creek prepares Tupac biopic for spring / summer shoot
As Morgan Creek continues to find a way to assemble its ambitious sci-fi project Passengers the LA-based company announced it is moving ahead with its long gestating Tupac Shakur biopic.
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HSI lines up Wayne Wang's Einstein biopic
Wayne Wang is lining up an Albert Einstein biopic based on a script by Oscar winner Ron Bass which Hollywood Studios International Films president Eric Christenson is talking to buyers about in Berlin.
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Accelerator commences EFM talks on Malcolm McDowell thriller L.A. I Hate You
Little Film Company’s genre Accelerator Division label has boarded worldwide sales rights to the Malcolm McDowell thriller L.A. I Hate You.
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NewsK5 boards sales on Belafonte biopic Sing Your Song
K5 International has picked up international sales rights to Susanne Rostock’s Harry Belafonte biopic Sing Your Song following its recent Sundance world premiere.
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NewsDuBow's Opus acquires worldwide rights to Bad Behaviour, Septien
Ken DuBow’s Opus Distribution strides into Berlin with worldwide sales right to Joseph Sims’ debut feature Bad Behaviour and Michael Tully’s Sundance genre gem Septien.
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IM Global bolsters executive ranks heading into EFM
IM Global CEO Stuart Ford has bolstered his executive suite heading into EFM, expanding the role of London-based sales executive Tim Grohne and hiring dealmaker Michael Roban.
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NewsBuyers see the light as Visit starts sales on Cave
Visit Films has started talks with buyers on Werner Herzog’s 3D documentary Cave Of Forgotten Dreams after acquiring international sales excluding the UK, Japan and select television rights.
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NewsFilmNation reports roaring trade on Midnight's Children
Glen Basner’s FilmNation Entertainment has closed key territories on the upcoming Salman Rushdie adaptation Midnight’s Children, led by deals with eOne in the UK and Metropolitan in France.
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NewsDarclight feels the Monster Love from Dante
Arclight Films genre label Darclight will kick off sales at EFM on Joe Dante’s Monster Love, a teen comedy horror love story currently in pre-production.
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NewsQED International takes select territories on Soul Surfer
QED International has closed a deal with the producers to handle sales on the upcoming true-life drama Soul Surfer for the whole of Europe, Russia and Japan.
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NewsAttack The Block to receive SXSW world premiere
The world premieres of Joe Cornish’s UK action film Attack The Block (pictured), Xavier Gens’ US-Canadian horror The Divide and the US premiere of James Wan’s Insidious are among entries in the SXSW midnight section.
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Fubar: Balls To The Wall lands at Screen Media Films
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Michael Dowse’s comedy Fubar: Balls To The Wall.
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NewsParamount pushes True Grit into 15 overseas markets
Paramount’s Berlinale opener True Grit gets a big heave in around 15 new markets this weekend, among them the UK, Russia, Spain and Brazil.
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Magnolia picks up Point Blank for North America
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to French thriller Point Blank (A Bout Portant) from Gaumont.
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Bening, Freeman, Reiner spark to Voltage's Third Act
Oscar nominee Annette Bening has found her next project after The Kids Are All Right, signing up with Morgan Freeman for Rob Reiner’s TheThird Act.