All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1135
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NewsFilm Independent unveils Filmmaker Forum panellists
Groundswell Productions founder Michael London, UTA agent Rich Klubeck and Mandalay Pictures’ Cathy Schulman will be among the panellists at Film Independent’s fifth annual Filmmaker Forum in October.
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NewsRussell Harvard, Shoshannah Stern join wrestler biopic Hamill
Russell Harvard and Shoshannah Stern will star in Film Harvest’s Hamill, based on the life of deaf championship wrestler and current UFC fighter Matt Hamill.
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News3D Entertainment takes global rights to prehistoric adventure Sea Rex
3D Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the prehistoric adventure Sea Rex 3D directed and written by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain.
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NewsFilm Movement takes North America on SXSW winner Mine
Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Geralyn Pezanoski’s SXSW audience award documentary winner documentary Mine.
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NewsSundance Institute expands theatre programme with two new labs
Sundance Institute has added two new labs to its theatre programme to support playwrights, directors, composers and librettists.
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NewsSPHE names John McMahon managing director, Europe
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has appointed John McMahon as managing director, Europe, as the company moves ahead with its regional development plans.
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NewsIFC Films teams up with Criterion Collection for prestige DVD series
IFC Films has signed a deal with The Criterion Collection licensing the prestige DVD label sell-through home entertainment rights for select IFC titles.
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NewsDerek Haas, Michael Brandt to adapt Shake for Bruckheimer Films
Wanted and 3:10 To Yuma screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will adapt Haas’ original short story Shake for Bruckheimer Films.
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NewsIsabel Hund to head Sony's German production division
Isabel Hund will join Sony’s German production division and European local production headquarters Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion as director of production starting October 1.
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NewsAcademy brings back preferential voting for best picture Oscar
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has introduced preferential voting to determine the best picture in the second radical transformation to affect the category.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Bong Joon Ho's Mother
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Bong Joon Ho’s Cannes Un Certain Regard hit Mother as well as the director’s 2000 film Barking Dogs Never Bite.
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NewsDisney buys Marvel in $4bn surprise deal
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America have new owners after the Walt Disney Co said it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction worth $4bn based on $50 per Marvel share.
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News2009 delivers record summer despite heavy second weekend drops
Summer 2009 has been declared the biggest in history as receipts through the end of August 30 totalled $4.17bn, beating the $4.16bn set in 2008.
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NewsThe Final Destination topples Basterds in North America
Horror dominated the charts as The Final Destination opened top for Warner Bros on an estimated $28.3m and Dimension Films/TWC’s Halloween II launched in third place on $17.4m.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms past $130m in global revenues
Inglourious Basterdsheld on to the overseas crown courtesy of an estimated $19.4m gross through Universal/UPI that was well ahead the rest of the pack.
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NewsCinemavault sells key territories on A Previous Engagement
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on the Juliet Stevenson comedy of errors A Previous Engagement.
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NewsPaula Le Dieu appointed BFI's digital director
The BFI has appointed new media specialist Paula Le Dieu to the newly created post of director of digital commencing on September 28.
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NewsAngels And Demons, T4 drive Sony past $1bn overseas
Sony Pictures Releasing International has crossed $1bn at the box office, marking the seventh time in the last nine years it has achieved the feat.
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NewsScreen names jury for Hollywood World Awards
Screen International has assembled a jury to vote for this year’s best non-US film comprised of critics and festival directors from around the world.
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NewsTucci to receive Aspen Filmfest's Independent By Nature Award
Stanley Tucci, currently co-starring in Julie & Julia, will be honoured with the Independent By Nature Award at the 31st annual Aspen Filmfest on October 3.