All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1104
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NewsMike Nichols to receive AFI's lifetime achievement award
Mike Nichols will receive the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute’s board of trustees chair Sir Howard Stringer announced over the weekend.
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NewsUp flies high above studio pack with $21m overseas haul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Up was back on top of Hollywood’s overseas elite at the weekend thanks to an estimated $21m haul that boosted the running total to $257.1m.
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NewsCouples Retreat offers hope for Universal with $35.3m US launch
The Universal comedy Couples Retreat gave the studio’s new regime a timely shot in the arm as it soared to the top on an estimated $35.3m over the weekend.
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NewsHaifaa Al Mansour wins Circle Conference's $100,000 Shasha Grant
Saudi film-maker Haifaa Al Mansour was awarded the $100,000 Shasha Grant for her screenplay Wajda as the Circle Conference came to a close in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsImagenation and Hyde Park team up with Singapore's MDA
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have extended their partnership to create a strategic alliance with Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA).
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NewsAFM to screen 445 films including 73 world premieres
A total of 445 films in 27 languages including 73 world premieres and 311 market premieres will screen during the 30th AFM, set to run in Santa Monica from November 4-11.
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NewsSitges to honour Metropolitan's Sammy Hadida with Maria Honorifica
Metropolitan chief Samuel Hadida will receive the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival’s Maria Honorifica honourary award this weekend.
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NewsSPWAG acquires Atom Egoyan's Chloe for US from StudioCanal
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has paid low seven figures for US rights to Atom Egoyan’s Chloe, the first international production fully financed by StudioCanal.
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NewsProduction starts on Melissa Leo 9/11 drama The Space Between
Production got underway in Los Angeles this week on TSB Films’ drama The Space Between starring Oscar nominee Melissa Leo and AnnaSophia Robb.
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Richard Mettler joins Peep Show as editor
Richard Mettler has joined London and New York post-production facility Peep Show Post Productions as editor.
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NewsRobert A Daly elected AFI board of directors chair
Former Warner Bros chairman and CEO Robert A Daly has been elected chair of the AFI board of directors.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes all US rights to Bluebeard
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Catherine Breillat’s Bluebeard ahead of its US premiere on October 9 at the New York Film Festival.
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NewsRena Ronson joins Rich Klubeck at UTA to co-head independent film group
Film finance and packaging expert Rena Ronson has resurfaced at UTA and will join Rich Klubeck in heading the independent film group.
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NewsHFF announces line-up, Hollywood Movie Awards nominees
The 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) will open on October 23 with Greg W Swartz’s drama Another Harvest Moon starring Ernest Borgnine, Piper Laurie and Cybill Shepherd.
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NewsAcademy announces narrowed shortlist of eight doc shorts
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced that the field of documentary short contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards has been narrowed to eight films.
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NewsHe can do good all by himself
Lionsgate’s relationship with prolific film-maker Tyler Perry is set to pay ever greater dividends.
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NewsNew LA-based RendezVous lines up French shoot for rom-com Kiss The Frog
Newly formed LA-based production company RendezVous launched by commercials director Kevin Dole has lined up its inaugural project, romantic comedy Kiss The Frog.
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NewsUp eyes top five berth among Hollywood's overseas elite
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) overseas champion The Ugly Truth will need to rely on strong holdovers to fend off the challenge of Disney/Pixar’s Up this weekend.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi, Parkes / MacDonald launch $10m development fund
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald of Parkes/MacDonald Productions have launched a development financing venture backed by an initial $10m investment.
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Babelgum to launch second season of Radar on October 28
Mobile and web content platform Babelgum announced the second season of its video series Radar will launch on October 28.