All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1093
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NewsThe Little Film Company boards Cleese-starrer Spud
LA-based The Little Film Company has boarded worldwide rights to the South African kids film Spud and will commence pre-sales at the EFM.
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NewsUniversal swoops on North American rights to Larry Crowne
The studio acquisition marked the second high profile domestic sale in one day for a key US project on the eve of EFM.
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NewsRoadside drawn to Hawaiian biopic Princess Kaiulani
Roadside Attractions has acquired all US rights to Marc Forby’s Hawaiian historical biopic Princess Kaiulani.
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NewsPhase 4 falls for romantic comedy Finding Bliss
Phase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to Finding Bliss by writer-director Julie Davis and starring Leelee Sobieski.
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NewsSummit picks up domestic on Untitled Seth Rogen / James McAvoy comedy
Summit Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Mandate Pictures’ comedy Untitled Seth Rogen/James McAvoy Project.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Beadie Finzi ballet documentary
Film Movement has taken North American rights to Beadie Finzi’s Portuguese language documentary Only When I Dance.
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NewsO-Scope swoops on Maurice Sendak documentary
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak.
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NewsFilming underway on Dark Sky, Glass Eye Pix' Hypothermia
Chicago-based Dark Sky Films has commenced production on James Felix 4K McKenney’s feature Hypothermia.
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Shorts International, Magnolia return with Oscar nominee screenings
For the fifth consecutive year Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are staging a series of screenings of the year’s Oscar-nominated Shorts.
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NewsAriel Veneziano launches Recreation sales company at EFM
Ariel Veneziano will be talking to buyers in Berlin under the auspices of his new international sales company Recreation, part of the Recreation Media consultancy he launched last year.
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NewsControversial Oscar nominee The Cove set for Japanese release
Louie Psihoyos’ documentary Oscar nominee The Cove is to finally get a release in Japan, more than a year since its world premiere at Sundance.
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NewsPeter Bogdanovich to adapt high-stakes social drama for Das Films
Peter Bogdanovich is partnering with Santa Monica-based Das Films for his latest project.
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Spitfire, Exclusive rev up on high-speed documentary for EFM
Exclusive Media Group’s (EMG) documentary unit, Spitfire Documentary Films, is teaming with Flat-Out Films and Diamond Docs on a non-fiction project.
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NewsNewly promoted Dana Archer to head up DDA PR's LA office
DDA PR’s Dana Archer has been promoted to senior-vice president and will head up the company’s new Los Angeles office.
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Voltage Pictures board Once Fallen ahead of EFM
Voltage Pictures has boarded worldwide rights to Freedom Films’ crime-drama Once Fallen and will be introducing to buyers at EFM.
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Bonnie Stylides earns svp business affairs stripes at Particpant
Bonnie Stylides has joined Participant Media as senior-vice president of business affairs.
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FeaturesRobust Sundance raises spirits
It is being hailed as the best Sundance in years by North American buyers and sellers, but what does it mean for the international market going into this month’s EFM in Berlin (Feb 11-21)? Jeremy Kay reports
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Redwind wraps production on Nancy Kwan documentary
Redwind Productions recently completed production on To Whom It May Concern, a documentary about the life of 1960s Hollywood Asian actress Nancy Kwan.
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NewsSolitary Man finds company at Anchor Bay in US deal
Anchor Bay has acquired all US rights to Millennium Films’ Solitary Man starring Michael Douglas.
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NewsDear John has too much for Avatar with $32.4m US launch
The Nicholas Sparks romance Dear John usurped Avatar for the first time in eight weeks as Screen Gem’s romance opened top on an estimated $32.4m.