All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1074
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NewsHyde Park closes sales on Cianfrance's Blue Valentine
Mimi Steinbauer’s Hyde Park International has closed a raft of deals on Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine, which The Weinstein Company acquired for North America and France following its world premiere in Sundance.
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Brazilian films snag p&a windfall
Film export agency Cinema Do Brasil is set to launch the first of two distribution grant schemes providing around $20,000 in p&a funds for the release of Brazilian films.
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Arrow takes on Somali pirates
Arrow Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Nordic territories, to Finnish documentary Pirates Of Somalia from Helsinki-based Hakalax Production Oy.
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Yelchin scores royal appointment
Anton Yelchin, riding high on the global success of Star Trek, has been cast opposite Milla Jovovich in Seven Arts Pictures’ period thriller The Winter Queen.
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NewsHrebejk, Menemsha pair up again
The prolific Jan Hrebejk whose Shameless was in Toronto and Kawasaki’s Rose opened the Panorama Special here, is set to begin his next film Innocence in Prague in the summer.
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Arclight harnesses Beresford's Zebras
Arclight Films is in discussions with EFM buyers on the Bruce Beresford project Zebras after picking up international sales rights.
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NewsIM Global and Reliance Big forge sales alliance
Stuart Ford’s aggressive US-based sales powerhouse IM Global has struck an alliance with Reliance Big to handle international sales on its films.
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NewsAvatar stays top overseas as $59m boosts it to $1.69bn
Avatar stayed top of the international arena for the ninth consecutive weekend as Fox International reported an estimated $59m weekend that raised the running total to $1.69bn.
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NewsArrow hears Calling, takes Journey
Toronto-based Arrow Entertainment principal Steve Arroyave has added drama The Calling and documentary Mythic Journeys to his EFM slate.
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XYZ Films closes deals with MPI, Cinemavault on The Last Lovecraft
MPI Media Group has acquired all North American rights to and Cinemavault has boarded international sales on The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu.
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Santa Barbara Festival announces winners
Klaus Haro’s Finnish entry Letters To Father Jaakob (Postia Pappi Jaakobille) was named best international film as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival came to a close.
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NewsValentine's Day rules the North American box office on $52.4m
Warner Bros’ ensemble romantic comedy Valentine’s Day led the pack as it opened top on an estimated $52.4m over three days leading into the Presidents’ Day holiday.
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FeaturesTributes pour in for Gareth Wigan
Gareth Wigan, the London-born executive who played an integral production role in such classics as Star Wars, Chariots Of Fire and Alien has died.
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Hurt Locker, Holmes, Avatar lead ADG winners
The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes and Avatar were the major winners at the Art Directors Guild (ADG) awards in Los Angeles on Saturday [13].
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NewsHBO snaps up Grenier's Paparazzo
HBO has acquired US television rights to Adrian Grenier’s crowd pleasing documentary Teenage Paparazzo, which has been drawing heavy interest from international buyers at the EFM.
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NewsOctane pushes genre titles
IM Global’s fast-rising Octane division is talking up its genre titles to international buyers here at the EFM.
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NewsFox goes Lubby Dubby for Russian comedy
Sanford Panitch’s Fox International Productions (FIP) has come aboard to co-produce Love Carrot 3 (Lubby Dubby 3), the latest entry in Russia’s hit bodyswap comedy franchise.FIP will partner with Interfest’s Renat Davletiarov and Alexander Kotelevsky on the film, a hot prospect given that the first instalment, released in 2007, grossed ...
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Shoreline Entertainment hits The Last Beat
Morris Ruskin’s Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has taken international rights to Gustave Reininger’s documentary Corso: The Last Beat.
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NewsEasternlight cuts deals on 14 Blades
Easternlight Films has closed key territories on the Chinese revenge tale 14 Blades, which has raced to more than $8.7m in its first four days at the Chinese box office.
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NewsForward Motion pitches Midgets Vs Mascots
Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired international sales on the Gary Coleman (pictured) comedy Midgets Vs Mascots, one of several new titles on its slate.