All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1093
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Cinetic co-founder Matt Littin launches ErGo Media Capital
Former Cinetic Media co-founder Matt Littin has launched ErGo Media Capital in New York.
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NewsSony to host Gareth Wigan memorial service on March 2
A memorial service for Gareth Wigan, the widely admired producer and studio executive who died on February 13, will take place on the Sony lot on March 2.
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FeaturesVinod Chopra, producer, 3 Idiots
Producer Vinod Chopra talks to Jeremy Kay about 3 Idiots, which stars Indian superstar Aamir Khan, and has taken more than $52m worldwide to date, making it the highest grossing Bollywood release in cinema history.
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James Schamus to receive San Francisco's Kanbar Awarad
Focus Features CEO James Schamus will receive the San Francisco Film Society’s Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting.
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LA Greek Film Festival appoints Matt Bolish programme director
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival has appointed former AFI Fest programming coordinator Matt Bolish as programme director for the 2010 festival.
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NewsIMAX crosses $200m in global Avatar ticket sales
Avatar has crossed $200m in IMAX theatres worldwide following an $8.2m global haul in the tenth weekend.
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NewsWerc Werk Works finalises cast on The Convincer
Elizabeth Redleaf and Christine Walker’s production company Werc Werk Works has completed casting on The Convincer.
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NewsFirst Independent takes US rights to Holy Rollers
Gary Rubin’s First Independent Pictures has acquired US rights to the Sundance premiere Holy Rollers starring Jesse Eisenberg.
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NewsMorgan Freeman to receive ASC's Board Of Governors Award
Oscar-nominee Morgan Freeman will receive the American Society Of Cinematographers’ (ASC) Board Of Governors Award.
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DDA Consulting to represent Paragraph's If I Were You
DDA Consulting, Dennis Davidson’s fledgling support service that advises on international sales, distribution, marketing and public relations, has signed an agreement with Paragraph Pictures to provide strategic consulting for If I Were You.
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NewsShutter Island exceeds expectations with $40.2m US launch
Paramount’s thriller Shutter Island soared to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $40.2m, setting opening weekend records for director and star.
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NewsTen out of ten for Avatar as $51m raises tally to $1.78bn
Once again Avatar flew higher than the competition and continued to break records as the extraordinary run showed little sign of slowing down in its tenth weekend.
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NewsBuyers close on mainstream pictures at a solid EFM
Mainstream genre titles ruled a generally solid European Film Market as leaner but more aggressive buyer contingents scoured the market for quality tentpoles.
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NewsChris Morris' directorial debut Four Lions to close SXSW
Chris Morris’ dark comedy Four Lions, about an attempt by British jihadis to devastate the London Marathon, will close the SXSW Festival next month.
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NewsVivarto SP ZOO takes Polish rights to Peepli Live
UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions have licensed the political satire Peepli Live to Vivarto SP ZOO in Poland.
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NewsIFC slots Berlinale premiere Puzzle into 2010 pipeline
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Natalia Smirnoff’s Argentinean drama Puzzle following its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale.
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NewsSPC enters Animal Kingdom for US, Latin America
Sony Pictures Classics has finally announced its deal for US and Latin American rights to David Michod’s Sundance World Cinema Jury Prize winner Animal Kingdom.
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NewsIFC Films picks up Ghobadi’s Persian Cats for North America
IFC Films has acquired the US rights to Bahman Ghobadi’s No One Knows About Persian Cats from Wild Bunch. It plans an April release.
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NewsMomentum climbs Arclight's Red Hill
Arclight Films has sold UK rights to Momentum on Patrick Hughes’ Australian thriller Red Hill, one of the hottest marketing screenings here following its world premiere in Panorama.
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Frankenstein to rise again through 1019 Entertainment
Ralph Winter and Terry Botwick’s Hollywood-based 1019 Entertainment today announced they have acquired the rights to author Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein.