All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1100
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.