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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1116
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NewsLionsgate, Paul Haggis reunite on The Next Three Days
Lionsgate has set Paul Haggis to direct the thriller The Next Three Days after acquiring remake rights to the 2008 French release Pour Elle from Wild Bunch and Fidelite Films.
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NewsBox office flops cloud Lionsgate results as full-year revenues rise
Lionsgate, facing an ongoing takeover threat from corporate raider Carl Icahn, has reported a $163m loss for the year to March 31 despite seeing rises across its theatrical, home entertainment, TV and library divisions.
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NewsLa Mission, Dare bookend LA Outfest 2009
Peter Bratt’s drama La Mission starring Benjamin Bratt and Adam Salky’s debut feature Dare starring Emmy Rossum, Alan Cumming and Zach Gilford bookend Outfest 2009.
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IFP names ten narrative projects for summer Lab
IFP has selected the year’s ten rough cut narrative projects to participate in its Independent Filmmaker Lab in New York next week.
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NewsFilm Movement takes US rights to Golden Bear nominee Storm
Film Movement has picked up US rights to Hans-Christian Schmid’s German-Danish-Dutch political thriller Storm from TrustNordisk.
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NewsPhiladelphia gay & lesbian festival relaunches as Philadelphia QFest
In its 15th year the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has been rebranded the Philadelphia QFest as organisers announced other changes ahead of the July 9-20 event.
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NewsParamount Vantage rounds up buyers for Eisner's Crazies
Paramount Vantage saw strong sales in Cannes for director Breck Eisner’s The Crazies, the reinvention of George A Romero’s 1973 horror thriller that has just wrapped production.
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FeaturesWas the Marché the real deal?
Buyers on the Croisette were decisive — and surprisingly plentiful — for international sales companies with solid projects.
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NewsOscilloscope takes on Gondry's Thorn In The Heart
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Michel Gondry’s documentary The Thorn In The Heart(L’Epine Dans Le Coeur).
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NewsArthouse Films takes Picasso & Braque To The Movies
Arthouse Films has acquired worldwide rights, including North America, to Arne Glimcher’s documentary Picasso & Braque Go To The Movies.
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NewsSony Pictures takes US video and TV rights to St Trinian’s
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired US video and television rights to St. Trinian’s and will collaborate with NeoClassics Films on the theatrical release.
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Wolff, Ross launch new distributor Entertaining Pictures
Economist Joe Barber has joined film executives Richard Wolff and Richard Ross to launch Philadelphia-based distributor, Entertaining Pictures.
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NewsSPC acquires US rights to A Prophet
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired North American and other territory rights to Jacques Audiard’s Palme d’Or frontrunner A Prophet from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsMoore's "roots of recession" doc gets October release
Michael Moore’s still untitled documentary will be released through Overture Films in North America on October 2.
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NewsNew Moon shines as Cannes buyers snap up commercial fare
As Cannes 2009 approached its final days a clear picture emerged of the haves and have-nots, as streamlined teams of buyers focused in on broadly commercial fare with theatrical potential.
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NewsSilverdocs reveals 2009 competition line-up
Silverdocs has announced its competition films for this year’s event, which runs from June 15-22 on the East Coast.
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NewsPremieres from Wai Ka-Fai and Sion Sono bookend NY Asian fest
The world premiere of Wai Ka-fai’s Hong Kong drama Written By will open the New York Asian Film Festival, set to run from June 19-July 5
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NewsDimension Films buys remake rights to A Matter Of Size
Dimension Films has acquired all remake rights to A Matter Of Size from United Channels Movies (UCM).
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NewsIFC scores US rights to Loach’s Looking For Eric
IFC Films has swooped on US rights from Wild Bunch to Ken Loach’s competition crowd-pleaser Looking For Eric following its world premiere on Monday (May 18).
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NewsThe Weinstein Company takes on The Fighter
David Glasser, president of international at The Weinstein Company, has acquired The Fighter in selected territories from Relativity Media and is close to finalising deals for Germany, France, Spain and South Korea.