All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1126
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NewsTaking Woodstock, Inglourious Basterds bookend Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
More than 300 films from more than 60 countries will screen over 15 days at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival starting on September 24.
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NewsUp flies high overseas for Disney as $200m beckons
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) celebrated a return to the top of the overseas charts as Up led the way on an estimated $13.7m.
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NewsSony basks in sunny $30.1m launch for Meatballs
Sony’s 3D family film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs eclipsed the competition in a weekend that also saw Inglourious Basterds become Quentin Tarantino’s biggest domestic hit.
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NewsDick Cook steps down as Disney chairman
In a shock announcement buried late on Friday evening [18], Dick Cook said he was stepping down as chairman of Disney, effective immediately.
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NewsFilmNation's overseas buyers keep up with The Joneses
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has virtually sold out international territories on The Joneses, Derrick Borte’s social satire that received its world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsSPRI serves up Meatballs in 23 territories
Warner Bros’ overseas champion The Final Destination will be showered with Sony’s challenger Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs this weekend.
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NewsMira Nair to speak at IFP Independent Film Week
Mira Nair, The September Issue director RJ Cutler and Away We Go producer and Big Beach Films co-founder Peter Saraf will address the IFP Independent Film Week conference in New York this week.
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NewsNATO elects key officers, restructures board
Kerasotes Showplace Theatres chairman and CEO Tony Kerasotes has been elected chairman of the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) following the group’s annual general meeting.
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NewsSPWAG takes US and most overseas rights to Defendor
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired all US and most international rights to Darius Films’ Defendor starring Woody Harrelson following its world premiere in Toronto last weekend.
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NewsNoel Clarke, The Works, Universal team up on 4.3.2.1
Noel Clarke has commenced principal photography on the heist thriller 4.3.2.1 for The Works UK Distribution and Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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NewsRed Riding Trilogy, Precious to play at MEIFF
Top brass at the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) have unveiled the selections that will screen out of competition in the World Cinema Showcase line-up next month.
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NewsHerwitz picks up US sales rights on Toronto premiere Cooking With Stella
Andrew Herwitz’ Film Sales Company has picked up US sales rights to Dilip Mehta’s directorial debut Cooking With Stella ahead of this evening’s (September 16) world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsThe Last Station, A Prophet among initial dozen in AFI FEST line-up
Organisers at the AFI FEST 2009 have selected Lee Daniels’ Precious as their first gala presentation.
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NewsWMM acquire Min-Sook Lee's My Toxic Baby
Women Make Movies (WMM) has acquired Min-Sook Lee’s documentary My Toxic Baby at Toronto.
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NewsWeinsteins, Vivendi sign home entertainment pact
The Weinstein Company has signed a deal granting Vivendi Entertainment (VE) exclusive home entertainment distribution rights to its library.
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NewsParticipant, Submarine agree documentary sales alliance
Participant Media has signed a deal whereby Josh Braun’s Submarine will handle North American sales and consult on its upcoming documentary slate.
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NewsIM Global does roaring trade overseas on A Single Man
Stuart Ford’s IM Global has closed multi-territory sales on A Single Man in the wake of the film’s North American premiere in Toronto.
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NewsWeinsteins pounce on US, German rights for A Single Man
The Weinstein Company has paid a little under $2.5m for US and German rights to Tom Ford’s A Single Man following an all-night negotiating session.
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NewsSigns of Toronto thaw as IFC takes US on Valhalla Rising
In the first major deal at Toronto IFC Films has bought US rights to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Viking action-adventure Valhalla Rising.
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NewsHigh Point and Pritish Nandy team up on The Accident
Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Media Group and Pritish Nandy’s Mumbai-based production company Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) are teaming up on horror title The Accident.