All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1103
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NewsFIND relocates 2010 Spirit Awards to downtown Los Angeles
FIND has announced that its 2010 Spirit Awards will relocate from its recent seaside berth in Santa Monica to the LA Live complex in downtown Los Angeles
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NewsDennis Maguire named global chief of Paramount Home Entertainment
Dennis Maguire has been appointed president of Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment Worldwide.
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NewsLakeshore's Fame overtakes US box office overseas
Fame grossed approximately $10m over the weekend for a $27.4m international running total, according to fresh data released by Lakeshore Entertainment.
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NewsA Single Man, Parnassus among AFI FEST line-up
The US premiere of Tom Ford’s A Single Man starring Oscar contender Colin Firth and Julianne Moore will close the slimmed down 23rd AFI FEST on November 5.
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NewsJere Hausfater steps down as Essential CEO
Jere Hausfater has stepped down as CEO of Essential Entertainment less than three years after he founded the financing, production and sales company with chairman and Palo Alto businessman Jim Kohlberg.
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NewsHilary Swank to receive HFF Hollywood Actress Award
Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank will be feted with the Hollywood Actress Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) and Hollywood Film Awards.
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NewsPhase 4, Submarine complete US theatrical deal on Order Of Chaos
Phase 4 Films has acquired US theatrical rights from Submarine Entertainment to Vince Vieluf’s thriller Order Of Chaos.
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NewsProduction starts on Perfect Weekend's Whitney Brown
Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on Perfect Weekend’s family comedy The Greening Of Whitney Brown.
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NewsAMC to handle distribution deal for education doc Ten9Eight
50 Eggs Productions has signed a direct distribution deal with AMC Entertainment Inc to handle Ten9eight: Shoot For The Moon during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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NewsVitagraph and FilmBuff take US theatrical and VOD rights to financial doc Collapse
Vitagraph Films and FilmBuff have signed deals to handle the US theatrical and VOD release respectively of Chris Smith’s documentary Collapse.
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Piracy, financing and DIY distribution on AFM seminar agenda
The state of the independent business, foreign investment, pitching and DIY distribution are among subjects up for discussion at the AFM seminars.
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NewsLightning strikes sales deal on Mexican Oscar hopeful Backyard
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has picked up all international sales rights excluding Latin America to Carlos Carrera’s Mexican foreign language Oscar submission Backyard (El Traspatio).
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NewsAnna Kendrick named 2010 Palm Springs festival's rising star
Anna Kendrick will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Rising Star Award in January for her performance in Up In The Air.
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NewsWFE boards rom-com Bitter/Sweet for AFM
Worldwide Film Entertainment (WFE) will handle sales on Thailand-based producer Urs Brunner’ romantic comedy Bitter/Sweet starring Josh Brolin and Kip Pardue.
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Gravitas Ventures expands VOD pipeline with slew of content deals
Digital entertainment content aggregator and distributor Gravitas Ventures has broadened its VOD pipeline through deals with The Film Sales Company, Submarine and others.
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NewsJulianne Moore, Ryan Kavanaugh among HFF honourees
Julianne Moore, Bradley Cooper and Ryan Kavanaugh are among the latest honourees to be feted at the upcoming 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) and Hollywood Awards.
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NewsSharon Stone, Carice Van Houten get Satisfaction with Media 8
Sharon Stone and Carice Van Houten are attached and Chris Evans is in talks to star in the drama Satisfaction, which Media 8 represents worldwide and will introduce to buyers at AFM.
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NewsFocus Features names five winners in Africa First Program
For the second consecutive year five film-makers have been awarded $10,000 apiece in Focus Features’ Africa First Program for short films.
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NewsFuture Weather wins FIND Sloan Producers Grant
Film Independent has awarded Jenny Deller and Kristin Fairweather its third annual Sloan Producers Grant for their project Future Weather.
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NewsDon't waste time looking for a US pre-buy, Jeremy Thomas tells film-makers
Independent international film-makers who come to the US in search of financing are making “a wasted trip”, the Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas said over the weekend.