All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1067
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NewsFreestyle to release Bran Nue Dae in US theatres
Freestyle Releasing will handle the US theatrical release of the Australian hit Bran Nue Dae in September, Omnilab Media managing director Christopher Mapp announced.
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O-Scope acquires North American rights to John Cazale doc
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to The Matador director Richard Shepard’s documentary I Knew It Was You.
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Screen Gems appoints Loren Schwartz marketing chief
Creative advertising veteran Loren Schwartz has been promoted to executive vice-president of marketing for Screen Gems.
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Lionsgate to release Machine Gun Preacher in North America
Lionsgate today confirmed it will handle the North American release of Machine Gun Preacher, the real-life action story that was a marquee title for the company’s international sales division in Cannes.
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Sasha sounds right note for Strand Releasing
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Dennis Todorovic’s gay coming-of-age tale Sasha.
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Magnolia adds SXSW rom-com Barry Munday to US pipeline
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Far Hills Pictures, Stick N Stone Productions and Corner Store Entertainment’s romantic comedy Barry Munday.
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Babelgum, iThentic strike online alliance
Web and mobile video content platform Babelgum and online and mobile video producer and distributor iThentic have announced a partnership on two free streaming channels.
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Undertow, Mao's Last Dancer share Provincetown audience award
Javier Fuentes-Leon Undertow and Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer shared the HBO Audience Award Best Narrative Feature as the 2010 Provincetown International Film Festival closed.
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NewsToy Story 3 aims for infinity and beyond after $109m lift-off
Toy Story 3 blew away the opposition thanks to a superb $109m estimated launch in the US through Buena Vista that set a new opening record for a Pixar release.
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NewsToy Story 3 charms overseas market with $44.8m launch
Toy Story 3 soared to the top of the international charts, just as it did in North America, thanks to an estimated $44.8m launch weekend from 4,787 theatres in 35 territories.
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NewsSex 2 looks to score again in fourth weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) executives will be looking for a third consecutive weekend of overseas rule for Sex And The City 2.
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Shooting underway in Australia on sports drama The Cup
Production has begun in Melbourne, Australia, on sports drama The Cup starring Brendan Gleeson.
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Trans Atlantic Partners producer programme to kick off in Berlin
Strategic Partners and Germany’s Erich Pommer Institut have unveiled the participants in their second annual Trans Atlantic Partners producer trainee programme.
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Paul McGuire lands senior communications role at Warner Bros
Paul McGuire has been named senior vice-president of worldwide corporate communications at Warner Bros Entertainment.
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NewsMandate, Rough House line up comedy Bullies
Mandate Pictures has acquired Bullies based on an original idea from Danny McBride that will be written by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul and produced through Rough House Pictures.
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Chace Crawford joins Beresford's Peace, Love & Misnderstanding
Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford has joined Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener on the cast on Bruce Beresford’s Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding.
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FIND unveils inaugural Alfred P Sloan winners
Writer-director Jenny Deller and producer Kristin Fairweather have been chosen to receive FIND’s inaugural Alfred P Sloan grant.
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Luh promoted at Participant Media
Laurie Luh has been named senior director of human resources and office operations for Participant Media.
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Variance acquires US rights to Nunez's Spoken Word
Variance Films has picked up US rights to Victor Nunez’s Spoken Word starring Kuno Becker and recording artist Ruben Blades.
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Sundance Institute readies first East Africa theatre lab
Sundance Institute is preparing for its inaugural Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in East Africa, set to take place from July 9-29 on the island of Manda off Kenya.