All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1124
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Focus Features International adds Mike Leigh to Cannes slate
Focus Features International has added Mike Leigh’s untitled new film to its Cannes slate after boarding worldwide rights excluding UK free television.
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East-West Fusion
India-US production consultancy Nuclear Mango is looking to bridge the gap between the Bollywood and Hollywood industries.
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MGM Networks launches localised HD Channel in Brazil
MGM Networks is launching a Portuguese-language version of its MGM HD Channel on SKY Brazil, offering a round-the-clock library of films in 1080i high definition.
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USC’s School Of Cinematic Arts to host Fever Pitch on May 4
USC’s School Of Cinematic Arts hosts its pitching session Fever Pitch on May 4 in Beverly Hills.
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Fantastic Films boards Sam Steele And The Junior Detective Agency
Luke Perry and M Emmet Walsh have joined the cast of Sam Steele And The Junior Detective Agency, which worldwide sales agent Fantastic Films International will introduce in Cannes.
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Shoreline brings Strength And Honour to Cannes
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Mark Mahon’s debut feature Strength And Honour and will commence sales in Cannes.
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TLA Releasing scales back distribution business
TLA Releasing US is looking to partner with a sales and distribution partner to cut operational costs.
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William Morris Endeavor Entertainment super-agency is born
Board members from William Morris Agency and Endeavor have agreed to merge the companies in a move that ends months of speculation and creates a super-agency to rival CAA.The new entity will be called William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment once the transaction is completed in the second quarter subject to ...
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Costa-Gavras scoops top prize as COLCOA draws to a close
Costa-Gavras’ Eden Is West was awarded the top prize by the jury of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association at the 13th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels, (COLCOA).
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Sundance names 12 for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Sundance Institute has announced the 12 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from June 2-26.
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Aardman, Sony line up pair of animated features
Stop-motion animation studio Aardman has begun production on its next two features,Arthur Christmas andPirates!to be distributed by Sony.
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Lionsgate and Relativity Media unveil US distribution deal
Lionsgate and Relativity Media have finalised their multi-year distribution deal that has been the subject of rumours for several weeks.Under the terms of the deal Lionsgate will acquire up to five titles per year from Relativity’s single picture business, building on a relationship that has already seen the release of ...
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Sita Sings The Blues, Children Of The Pyre share IFFLA honours
Nina Paley’s Sita Sings The Blues won the 7th Annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) grand jury prize for best narrative feature and Rajesh Jala’s Children Of The Pyre took corresponding documentary honours.
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SILVERDOCS to honour legendary documentarian Albert Maysles
The AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival will honour Albert Maysles at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, the centrepiece of the eight-day documentary festival that takes place in June outside Washington DC.
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Regent/Here take North America on The Art Of Being Straight
Regent Releasing and Here Media have acquired North American rights from Great Graffiti Films to Jesse Rosen’s comedy The Art Of Being Straight.
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Tribeca awaits first major deal as festival enters final week
As the first weekend of Tribeca drew to a close no major deals had been signed although sellers claimed several titles were in play and HBO was understood to be poised to announce an acquisition early this week.
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Screen Gems hits North American jackpot with Obsessed
Screen Gems’ thriller Obsessed starring Beyonce Knowles, Idris Elba and Ali Larter roared to the top of the charts on an estimated $28.5m over the weekend.
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Fast & Furious is overseas champ for third weekend and cruises to $170m
Universal’s Fast & Furiousheld on to the number one spot among Hollywood releases for the third consecutive weekend as an estimated $15.2m haul through UPI from 6,340 sites in 59 territories boosted the running total to $170m.
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Prospect of WMA-Endeavor agency merger draws closer
Following months of speculation, an announcement on the proposed merger between William Morris Agency and Endeavor is expected to materialise early this week.
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First Run acquires US rights to Tribeca doc Defamation
First Run Features has acquired US rights to Israeli director Yoav Shamir’s anti-semitism documentary Defamation, following its US premiere at Tribeca on Thursday night [April 23].