All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1022
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Lionsgate closes deal to take Toronto premiere Rabbit Hole
Lionsgate has finalised terms with CAA to acquire North American rights to Rabbit Hole following the world premiere in Toronto on Monday [13].
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Anchor Bay takes English-speaking on Bello, Dorff thriller Carjacked
Anchor Bay Films has acquired North American, UK and Australian rights to John Bonito’s thriller Carjacked set to star Maria Bello and Stephen Dorff.
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IFC picks up unauthorised Harvey Weinstein doc
IFC Films has made its third acquisition in Toronto, taking worldwide rights excluding Canada to Unauthorized:The Harvey Weinstein Project, Barry Avrich’s documentary about the Miramax founder.
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SPC back in business with Almodovar on The Skin That I Inhabit
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights from El Deseo to Pedro Almodovar’s (pictured) The Skin That I Inhabit (La Piel Que Habito.)
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Japan's Presidio prepares local language Paranormal Activity sequel
Japanese distributor Presidio Corporation is expanding into production with Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night, a local language sequel to the global box office smash.
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Fox's Nosso Lar shatters Brazilian local language records
Fox International Productions (FIP) has revealed that its spiritual drama Nosso Lar is not only the biggest local language release at the ten-day mark but became the fastest local title to reach one million admissions on its fifth day.
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Mantello ramps up production slate for 3D Entertainment Distribution
3D Entertainment Distribution and sister company 3D Entertainment Films have unveiled their slate of films in production and development.
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Dubai Film Festival-CRC deal to broaden access to Arab film world
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has formed a relationship with the film governing conglomerate Capital Regions For Cinema (CRC), opening doors for Arab film-makers to key European markets and increased access to Arab audience for European films.
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Conspirator, Submarine among flurry of deals at Toronto
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired US rights to Robert Redford’s The Conspirator on a frenetic day of deal-making that included Anchor Bay’s acquisition of English-speaking rights to Beautiful Boy and IFC Films’ swoop on Cave Of Forgotten Dreams.
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Tribeca Institute unveils documentary fund backed by HBO
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has launched the TFI Documentary Fund presented by HBO, offering more than $100,000 in fellowships and grants for character-driven documentaries.
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival announces 28 Sanad fund recipients
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has unveiled the first round of recipients of the new Sanad film fund.
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Production begins in smoke-free Moscow on The Darkest Hour
3D principal photography has got underway in Moscow on New Regency and Summit Entertainment’s The Darkest Hour after thick smoke from peat bog and forest fires delayed the shoot.
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Paramount to release Universal home entertainment slate in Spain
Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) has signed an agreement to handle Universal’s entire home entertainment slate in Spain.
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MRC, Shyamalan hire Stamm to direct second Chronicles film
Media Rights Capital (MRC) and M Night Shyamalan have announced the second of the three-film The NightChronicles series ahead of Friday’s release of Devil through Universal.
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CielEcran deal broadens Emerging Pictures' alternative content roster
Emerging Pictures continues to expand its alternative content roster following a deal to become the exclusive North American theatrical distributor of CielEcran’s live ballet programming.
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Perrier's Bounty to open 2010 LAIFF
Ian Fitzgibbon’s Perrier’s Bounty and a musical performance by Colin Devlin bookend the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival (LAIFF), set to run from September 30-October 3.
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Schell moves to Universal to head business development
Universal Pictures has named Jessica Schell to lead the studio’s business development efforts.
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IFC Midnight strikes first partnership with Fantastic Fest
IFC Films’ genre label IFC Midnight has announced its first partnership four months after launching.
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Lionsgate, Televisa target US-based hispanic dollar with Pantelion
Lionsgate and Spanish media company Televisa have launched Pantelion Films, a joint venture targetting the potentially lucrative hispanic audience in the US.
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Cinemavault in discussions with Toronto buyers for Donkey, Citizen Marc
Cinemavault has acquired worldwide rights to the mobster film Donkey and marijuana activist documentary Citizen Marc.