All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1151
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Donkis, Fehily team for new LA-based communications firm
Endeavor publicist Michael Donkis is leaving the agency to partner with former PMK/HBH senior vice president Joy Fehily on the new communications firm Prime.Prime will be based in the arts district of Culver City in Los Angeles and will support clients with strategic publicity and communications services. Each year the ...
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Waltz, The Class, Baader Meinhof make nine-film Oscar shortlist
Matteo Garrone's Sicilian crime epic Gomorrah failed to make the cut as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its shortlist of foreign language Oscar contenders today [January 13].The nine films chosen from the original list of 65 qualifying submissions that will advance to the next round of ...
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Slumdog, Button, Milk among nominees for Eddie Awards
The American Cinema Editors announced its nominations today [January 12] for the 59th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognising outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.The nominees for best edited feature (dramatic) are: Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button; Lee Smith for ...
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Basner's FilmNation buys GreeneStreet Films International
Glen Basner's fledgling FilmNation Entertainment has acquired GreeneStreet Films International ahead of Sundance and next month's EFM in Berlin and will serve as the exclusive international sales agent for GreeneStreet going forward.As part of the agreement with GreeneStreet, FilmNation will sell the films financed and produced by A Bigger Boat, ...
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Visit takes on the world for Sundance entry You Won't Miss Me
Visit Films boards worldwide rights to Ry Russo-Young’s second featureYou Won’t Miss Me thatgets its world premiere at Sundance on Jan 16.
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US deal for James Toback's Tyson confirmed with Sony Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has confirmed its acquisition of North American rights to James Toback's documentary Tyson, which won Un Certain Regard's Knockout Prize following its world premiere in Cannes last summer.Tyson will receive its North American premiere at Sundance and opens on April 24. NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony has boarded ...
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Shoreline buys worldwide on The Maid ahead of Sundance
Morris Ruskin’s Shoreline Entertainment has acquired the worldwide sales rights to Sebastian Silva’sdrama The Maid ahead of its world premiere at Sundance on Jan 17.
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Music Box takes US rights to Martin Provost's Seraphine
Music Box Films has acquired all US rights to Martin Provost's biographical drama Seraphine starring Yolande Moreau and Ulrich Tukur.Seraphine recounts the tale of the gifted self-taught French painter Seraphine Louis who lived from 1864-1942 and rose to prominence between the wars but eventually descended into madness and obscurity with ...
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Oscar shorts get US distribution via Shorts International
Shorts International will distribute this year's Oscar nominated live-action and animated short films in the US on February 6 before the 81st Academy Awards ceremony on February 22.This year's release will be supported in part by Magnolia Pictures. The Oscar Shorts programme will open in select theatres and expand to ...
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Focus sets 2009 dates for Coens, Mendes, Jarmusch films
Focus Features will release the Coen Brothers' upcoming black comedy A Serious Man starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Sari Lennick and Fred Melamed on October 2.The company announced release dates for its entire 2009 slate today [January 12], which CEO James Schamus called 'the most diverse line-up in the company's history.'Cary Joji ...
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Shoreline picks up documentary The Queen And I
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Nahid Persson Sarvestani's documentary The Queen And I, set to receive its North American premiere at Sundance on January 17.The topical documentary follows film-maker and Iranian exile Sarvestani as she talks with Farah Pahlavi, the former Empress of Iran and ...
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Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino races to top in North America
Warner Bros' awards contender Gran Torino directed by and starring Clint Eastwood expanded wide and stormed to the top on an estimated $29m that set a new opening weekend record for Eastwood and raised prospects of it becoming his biggest domestic hit.After a sensational limited run, the drama replicated its ...
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Madagascar 2, Seven Pounds lead in international markets
DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ruled the roost overseas for the fourth straight weekend and its fifth out of the last six as an estimated $15.8m weekend haul through PPI from 6,893 sites in 61 territories raised the tally to a boisterous $366m.The sequel launched in South Korea on ...
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Seven Pounds released in Germany, Australia, Italy, Mexico
DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will seek to hold on to its crown this weekend against expected challenges from Fox's Australia and Sony's Seven Pounds, which gets a significant push over the next few days.Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has amassed $348.6m through PPI and will rumble towards $375m through ...
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Warner Bros mounts anti-piracy campaign for Chandni Chowk
Warner Bros Worldwide Anti-Piracy Group will mount a targeted campaign to protect the worldwide release of its upcoming Bollywood kung-fu comedy Chandni Chowk To China, which will open day-and-date in more than 35 markets on January 16 as part of a 40-territory release.Chandni Chowk To China will open on more ...
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United States - Guerrilla tactics
In unwitting homage to the convoluted path trod by the legendary Latin revolutionary Che Guevara, screenwriter Peter Buchman took the circuitous route to working with Steven Soderbergh on the director's films Che: Part One and Part Two that IFC is releasing in North America this week.Through a series of stops ...
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Awards Countdown - Critics - The Critics have spoken
North America's national and regional critics' bodies have voted and the results are far from decisive. Whereas last year No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood emerged the best film victors, this year sees a spread of critical favourites including Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, Wall-E and Frost/Nixon, although ...
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Awards Countdown - Make-up - Age of beauty
Many years ago, a talented make-up artist called Greg Cannom was talking to various producers about working on The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Watchmen. Film technology had not reached a sufficiently advanced stage at that time, however, and both projects were put on hold.Fast forward 20 years and ...
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Quantum Of Solace is the number one 007 film in North America
MGM/Columbia Pictures' Quantum Of Solace has become the highest grossing James Bond film released in North America after reaching $167.1m.The 22nd entry in the 007 canon passed the previous high water mark of $167m set by its 2006 predecessor Casino Royale and has grossed a further $382.9m overseas, bringing the ...
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Netflix, Film Independent launch talent search for new director
Netflix and FIND (Film Independent) have launched a talent search called Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition to find an up-and-coming feature director.Josh Brolin will serve as honourary chair and panel judge and the winning feature length film will be distributed online by Netflix.The winner will own all rights to ...