All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1075
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Peace Arch adopts Offspring
Peace Arch has acquired international sales rights to Moderncine’s Offspring: The Woman based on Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee’s upcoming horror novel.
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NewsGenz plots Terribly Happy English language remake
Henrik Ruben Genz is in talks to direct a $10-15m English language remake of his award winning Danish Oscar submission Terribly Happy.
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NewsSingapore’s MDA takes Bait
Arclight Films has slotted financing into place on its upcoming shark-attack film Bait 3D, in the first official Australia-Singapore project since the countries signed a co-production treaty in 2007.
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Madman takes Australian rights to Banksy documentary
Cinetic International chief Shebnem Askin has sold the Banksy documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop to Madman in Australia.
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Magnet attracted to XYZ's Indonesian thriller Merantau
Magnet Releasing has acquired North American rights from XYZ Films to Welsh film-maker Gareth Huw Evans’ Indonesian martial arts action-thriller Merantau.
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Perrier launches sales for Stonebrook International
Former Paramount Vantage and Odd Lot sales executive Delphine Perrier is in Berlin with a trio of projects in her new guise as president of sales at fledgling Stonebrook International.
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NewsCinesavvy lines up p&a spend on Frankie & Alice, Cell 213
Toronto-based sales company Cinesavvy says it has secured “considerable” p&a funding for two of its EFM premieres, Frankie & Alice and Cell 213 from LA-based company Checkmark Films.
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Sierra sends out SOS to buyers
Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is handling international sales at EFM on Michele Ohayon’s documentary SOS /State Of Security.
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NewsNonStop seeks to capiltalise on Moomins mania
Finnish production company Oy Filmkompaniet and Bjork are collaborating on the 3D project Moomins And The Comet Chase based on the beloved Scandinavian animated characters.
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NewsGrass named head of international production and acquisitions at UPI
Christian Grass has been named president of international production and acquisitions at Universal Pictures International (UPI).
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Magnolia takes North American theatrical rights to Countdown To Zero
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American theatrical and HISTORY has taken US broadcast rights to Participant Media’s nuclear disarmament documentary Countdown To Zero.
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NewsCinemavault brings Vietnamese action thriller Clash to EFM
Toronto-based Cinemavault has augmented its EFM slate with international rights to the Vietnamese action film Clash from director Le Thanh Son.
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NewsVisit Films believes in Journey doc
New York-based Visit Films will be showing early footage here from Ramona S Diaz’ documentary Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.
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NewsMark Austin kicks off new sales venture Breakaway Media
Former Capitol Films and THINKFilm head of sales Mark Austin will introduce buyers here to the inaugural slate from his new Breakaway Media.
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Seldin climbs aboard news sales venture Locomotive
Former Miramax executive Colleen Sedlin has resurfaced as head of Locomotive Distribution.
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Bleiberg launches sales on Panorama entry Phobidilia
LA-based Bleiberg Entertainment has picked up international rights to Panorama entry Phobidilia and will launch sales here.
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Veneziano to handle titles from Menemsha
Ariel Veneziano’s freshly minted sales company Recreation has entered into a deal to handle international sales on Neil Friedman’s Menemsha Films slate.
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Tucker & Dale sparks sales for Voltage
Voltage Pictures has reported ongoing sales on the Sundance crowdpleaser Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, which screens in the EFM tonight [12].
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IM Global takes After Dark octet
IM Global’s genre division Octane has struck a deal to handle the next series of eight films from Courtney Solomon’s horror label After Dark.
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Myriad adds Salvation Boulevard to prestige slate
Myriad Pictures has picked up international sales rights to the comic thriller Salvation Boulevard starring Pierce Brosnan and Ed Harris.