All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1080
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NewsSPC snaps up US rights to Winter In Wartime
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all US rights to the shortlisted Dutch film Winter In Wartime from High Point Films.
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NewsVoltage hopes sparks will fly at EFM over new horror comedy
Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures, riding high on a strong response at Sundance to the Midnight entry Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, has added another genre bending title to its Berlin slate.
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NewsWinter's Bone, Restrepo claim top jury prizes at Sundance
Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone rounded off a triumphant day as it claimed the Sundance grand jury dramatic prize at the awards ceremony on Saturday night, hours after Roadside Attractions acquired North American rights.
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NewsSundance sees flurry of deals as festival nears end
Winter’s Bone became the latest film to land a domestic deal following IFC Films’ acquisition earlier in the day for The Killer Inside Me (pictured) as Sundance approached the finishing post.
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NewsSundance road movie Obselidia wins Sloan Prize
Diane Bell’s US Dramatic Competition entry Obselidia has won the Sundance Alfred P Sloan Prize.
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NewsWeinsteins snag rights to Blue Valentine at Sundance
The Weinstein Company has made its first acquisition of Sundance, taking rights to Derek Cianfrance’s US Dramatic Competition entry Blue Valentine.
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NewsMPI Media Group's Dark Sky Films to produce Ti West horror follow-up
MPI Media Group, which acquired North American rights to Paper Man last week, will produce Ti West’s House Of The Devil follow-up through its Dark Sky Films label.
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FeaturesMartin Stitt, director, Family Jewels
Director Martin Stitt talks to Jeremy Kay about Family Jewels, which plays in the Sundance shorts programme.
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Oscar Shorts initiative returns to US circuit on February 19
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are returning with their Oscar Shorts programme in February.
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NewsGalano to head Warner Bros International Film Acquisitions
Camela Galano has been named to the newly created position of president of Warner Bros International Film Acquisitions.
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NewsAvatar approaches historic $2bn global box office frontier
Fox International top brass will look to Avatar to rule for a seventh consecutive weekend as the film surges towards the $2bn global mark.
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NewsDeal flow picks up pace as Sundance nears finale
Spencer Susser’s Hesher and Joel Schumacher’s Twelve were two of three Sundance domestic deals to play out on Thursday as the final weekend approached.
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FeaturesLinas Phillips, director, and Thomas Woodrow, producer, Bass Ackwards
Director Linas Phillips and producer Thomas Woodrow talk to Jeremy Kay about Bass Ackwards, which plays in Sundance’s inaugural Next programme.
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NewsSlamdance unveils jury and audience winners
Top brass at the 16th Annual Slamdance Film Festival announced their winners on Thursday night.
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NewsSundance announces NHK, short film winners
The Sundance Institute and Japan broadcaster NHK have announced the winners of the 2010 Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Awards.
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NewsVisit boards Trash Humpers, Vital Signs for Rotterdam
Visit Films has acquired two new titles screening in the Rotterdam International Film Festival as the New York-based sales company bolsters its slate in the run-up to EFM.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right hints at buried treasure in Sundance
Focus Features confirmed on Thursday that it had acquired domestic and select territories to Lisa Cholodenko’s Sundance selection The Kids Are All Right as the festival entered the final stretch.
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NewsMyriad lines up Notre Dame De Grace for EFM
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has acquired international rights to Jacob Tierney’s Notre Dame De Grace, currently shooting in Montreal.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires all US rights to Hugh Hefner doc
Phase 4 Films has acquired all US rights and DVD, VOD, PPV and digital rights in Canada, to the theatrical version of Brigitte Berman’s documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist And Rebel.
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NewsRamamurthy joins cast of Indian crime drama Shor
Sendhil Ramamurthy, who stars in Gurinder Chadha’s Sundance entry It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, will star in the English-language crime drama Shor (Noise) that is currently shooting in Mumbai.