All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1100
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NewsSPWAG, E1 Entertainment in step with Inner City's dance film Beat The World
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquires raft of rights to Inner City Films’ Beat The World.
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Image Entertainment investors acquire control of company
Image Entertainment’s investors have acquired control of the company and a new board of directors and management team has been appointed.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils 3D plan for Clash Of The Titans, Harry Potter 7
Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced last night [February 2] that the studio will release Clash Of The Titans worldwide in 3D on April 2.
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NewsLionsgate, Crest Animation team up on Norm Of The North
Lionsgate and Burbank-based Crest Animation Studios will co-produce the stereoscopic 3D animated family feature Norm Of The North.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi joins Fox Star Studios on My Name Is Khan
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has boarded My Name Is Khan alongside Fox Star Studios in the run-up to the release starring Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
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NewsLakeshore teams up with Underworld duo on I, Frankenstein
Lakeshore Entertainment is eyeing a new franchise in the shape of I, Frankenstein with its Underworld associates Kevin Grevioux (pictured) and Patrick Tatopoulos.
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NewsAvatar powers Fox International past $1bn in 2010
Fox International has crossed the $1bn box office mark in 2010 after less than one month – earlier by far than any studio in history.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires The Freebie out of Sundance
Phase 4 Films acquired North American rights late on Sunday night to Katie Aselton’s The Freebie, which premiered in the Next section at Sundance.
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NewsMenemsha to handle sales on Panorama entry Kawasaki’s Rose
Neil Friedman’s Menemsha Films has acquired worldwide sales rights ahead of the EFM to Czech director Jan Hrebejk’s Kawasaki’s Rose (Kawasakiho Ruze).
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Allen Blackwell joins E1 Entertainment US' in-house video label
E1 Entertainment US has hired Allen Blackwell as senior director of urban film and comedy for its in-house video label E1 Entertainment.
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NewsAvatar adds $30m in US to close on Titanic record
Avatar stayed top in its seventh consecutive weekend on an estimated $30m and will eclipse Titanic’s last remaining record within days to become the biggest North American release ever.
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NewsDGA win puts Bigelow in pole position for Oscar glory
In the latest twist in a fascinating duel for the best director Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow (pictured) was reinstated as favourite after she won the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) top prize on Saturday night [30].
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NewsAvatar crosses astonishing $2bn in global ticket sales
Fox’s sci-fi epic Avatar has achieved the unthinkable and grossed more than $2bn at the worldwide box office.
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NewsBanksy film exits Sundance en route to Berlin
Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Banksy’s hit documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop will screen out of competition in Berlin this month.
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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.