All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1115
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FeaturesUnited States at AFM
New projects from Robert Redford, Catherine Hardwicke, Paul Haggis and Sofia Coppola.
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NewsMadman takes Australia, NZ on Good Hair ahead of AFM from CMG
Madman Entertainment has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights from Cinema Management Group (CMG) to the Chris Rock documentary Good Hair.
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NewsB D Fox Independent secures P&A fund for distribution pipeline
B D Fox Independent president and CEO Brian D Fox has secured P&A funding for a slate of films and is looking to acquire three to four completed titles for US theatrical distribution.
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NewsSPC acquires US rights to Mother And Child
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired US rights from WME Global to Rodrigo Garcia’s drama Mother And Child following its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsBattsek's Miramax departure chills specialty sector
In another sign that the US majors have little inclination for the specialty business, Daniel Battsek will depart his post as president of Miramax in January 2010.
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NewsJosh Berger named president and MD of Warner Bros Spain
Josh Berger has been appointed president and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment Spain, effective December 1.
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NewsCanadian Film Centre North-South Marketplace to promote US ties
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) has launched the CFC North-South Marketplace, a series of initiatives over the next three years designed to support cross-border relationships for Canadian talent and create a more vibrant local industry.
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Videograms Of A Revolution to open fourth Romanian Film Festival in New York
Corneliu Porumboiu’s Romanian foreign language Oscar submission Police, Adjective (pictured) will be among the line-up at the fourth annual Romanian Film Festival in New York City, called 4 Years, 3 Days And 2 Decades Later.
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NewsACI boards Amy Adams romantic musical Moonlight Serenade for AFM
Looking to capitalse on the growing popularity of films such as Mamma Mia! and High School Musical 3, LA-based American Cinema International (ACI) has boarded foreign sales rights to the romantic musical Moonlight Serenade starring Amy Adams.
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NewsCaleb Deschanel to receive ASC Lifetime Achievement Award
Caleb Deschanel, ASC will receive the American Society Of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award at the 24th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 27, 2010 in Los Angeles.
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NewsProduction underway in New Mexico on Overture and Exclusive's Let Me In
Production has begun in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Let Me In, Hammer Films’ English-language retelling of the Swedish vampire hit Let The Right One In that Overture Films will release in North America.
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NewsLA-based Clandestine Service hires Robert Aaronson and Roy Bodner
LA-based feature and television international distribution and sales company Clandestine Service has hired Robert Aaronson as executive vice president of acquisitions and Roy Bodner as chief operations officer.
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NewsKing of Pop reigns overseas as This Is It launches on $68.5m
The Michael Jackson tribute film This is It dominated the international market with the fifth biggest launch of the year thanks to a $68.5m weekend haul through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) from 9,200 screens in 108 markets.
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NewsStewart Till closes deal to buy Icon UK, Icon International
Stewart Till’s grand ambitions to establish an international distribution network have taken a big step forward with the news that the media arm of Len Blavatnik’s US-based industrial group Access Industries has finally closed its deal to buy the UK operations of Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s LA-based Icon Group.
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NewsCinemavault looks to score at AFM with football comedy Finding Lenny
Cinemavault has further bolstered its AFM slate as the market prepares to get underway this week with Neal Sundstrom’s South African football comedy Finding Lenny.
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NewsCRM launches FilmBuff VOD service in UK
Cinetic Rights Management (CRM) will distribute digital content through its FilmBuff VOD channel in the UK after signing deals with Blinkbox, Joining The Docs, and LOVEFiLM.
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NewsUK Film Council unveils 2009 Breakthrough Brits film-makers
The UK Film Council’s 2009 Breakthrough Brits programme will present 13 emerging black and Asian British film-makers and artists to Hollywood this autumn.
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NewsBleiberg boards Chris Pine drama Small Town Saturday Night for AFM
Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to writer-director Ryan Craig’s Small Town Saturday Night starring Chris Pine and will launch the film at AFM.
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NewsThis Is It heads into weekend as international box office favourite
Michael Jackson’s This Is It will dominate the international landscape this weekend if the $12.7m opening day gross through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) is anything to go by.
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NewsSummit to re-release Twilight for one day before New Moon
Summit Entertainment will re-release Twilight for one day on November 19, a day before the launch of the sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.