All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1122
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NewsEasier With Practice wins top CineVegas prize
Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s Easier With Practice won the 11th Annual CineVegas Film Festival’s grand jury prize as the festival came to a close on June 14.
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NewsPeter Morgan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to write Bond 23 for EON, MGM
EON Productions and MGM have hired Peter Morgan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to write the screenplay for the 23rd James Bond instalment.
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NewsSony looks to extend overseas reign with Terminator, Angels & Demons
Sony Pictures Releasing International top brass are preparing for another successful weekend with the company’s two major active releases poised to cross significant milestones.
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NewsUK's E1, Germany's Tiberius lead sales on Cinemavault's Fight Night
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on Fight Night, Jonathan Dillion’s action film starring Rebecca Neuenswander and Chad Ortis.
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NewsDisneynature takes OceanWorld 3D for North America, Mexico
Disneynature has acquired North American and Mexican rights to 3D Entertainment’s OceanWorld 3D, the first feature-length nature documentary filmed in 3D.
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NewsWhatever Works, Peter And Vandy bookend Provincetown
Woody Allen’s Whatever Works and Jay DiPietro’s Peter And Vandy bookend the Provincetown International Film Festival, set to run in Massachusetts from June 17-21.
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NewsSenator considers next step in wake of Mark Urman departure
LA-based Senator Entertainment chief Marco Weber is continuing talks with potential distribution partners this week following the departure of Mark Urman.
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NewsSAG members in landslide vote to approve new contracts
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) membership voted overwhelmingly last night (June 9) to approve new theatrical and TV contracts, ending the 12-month stalemate and delivering a blow to the Guild’s hardline faction.
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NewsSundance Institute announces 12 annual doc film Fellows
The Sundance Institute has named its 12 documentary film Fellows and the six projects for the sixth Documentary Film Edit and Story Laboratory from June 21–28 in Utah.
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NewsMike Plante named Cinevegas director of programming
Mike Plante has been promoted to director of programming at the CineVegas Film Festival, set to run from June 10-15 in Las Vegas.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires North American rights to The Drummer
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Kennth Bi’s Mandarin and Cantonese-language action film The Drummer starring Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee.
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NewsSony rules overseas as Terminator Salvation surges towards $100m
Sony enjoyed a mighty weekend as Terminator Salvation took $67.5m and Angels & Demons became the first release of 2009 to cross $400m worldwide.
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NewsOutfest adds Funny Girl sing-along, Prayers For Bobby to line-up
Organisers at Outfest 2009: The 27th Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian Film Festival have added an outdoor sing-along screening of Funny Girl.
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NewsHollywood Je T’Aime, The Big Gay Musical bookend QFest
Jason Bushman’s feature debut Hollywood Je T’Aime will kick off this year’s Philadelphia QFest on July 9 while the world premiere of Casper Andreas and Fred M Caruso’s The Big Gay Musical will close the even on July 20.
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NewsIncoming ASC head pledges to raise bar on industry standards
Newly elected American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) president Michael Goi said the organisation was collaborating with other trade guilds to drive Hollywood towards “a higher quality bar” for the industry.
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NewsTakeshi Harada named MD of Geneon Universal Entertainment
Takeshi Harada has been appointed managing director of Geneon Universal Entertainment (GUE) in Japan, assuming control from interim managing director Taichi Fukuda.
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NewsBlue, The Tenant among Hollywood Black Film Festival winners
Ryan Miningham’s redemption tale Blue and Llewellyn Smith’s documentary Herskovits At The Heart Of Blackness took top jury honours at the 10th Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF).
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NewsGenArts and LucasFilm reveal digital partnership
Digital effects software provider GenArts and effects house Lucasfilm have expanded their long-standing relationship with a broad strategic alliance.
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NewsUp, up and away for Disney as Pixar hit bears down on $150m
Disney/Pixar’s Up narrowly beat two live-action challenges and soared past $135m after ten days as overall box office fell for the second weekend in a row.
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NewsMaya acquires US rights to Once Upon A Time In Rio
Los Angeles-based Maya Entertainment has acquired US theatrical rights to Breno Silveira’s drama Once Upon A Time In Rio.