All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 455
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NewsEuropaCorp joins 'Shield Of Straw' remake
The company is partnering with All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW), Nippon Television and Chris and Paul Weitz’s production company Depth Of Field.
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NewsUS Briefs: Effie Brown tells producers forum, ‘Nobody has the answers’
The producer of Dear White People (pictured) and In The Cut delivered words of encouragement in her keynote address at the Film Independent Forum in Los Angeles at the weekend.
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NewsThe Exchange to sell 'The Lady And The Panda'
CEO Brian O’Shea announced the new signing on Monday ahead of next week’s AFM in Santa Monica.
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NewsSpotlight Pictures brings eight new titles to AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Founder and CEO Matt McCombs and his sales team head to Santa Monica with a sales roster featuring Gabriel Byrne and Harvey Keitel, among others.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'Sieranevada', 'Olli Mäki' win at Chicago
Cristi Puiu’s Romanian drama won the Gold Hugo for best film in International Feature Competition as the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival wrapped at the weekend.
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NewsAT&T in $85.4bn Time Warner bid
UPDATE: AT&T clarified in a Securities And Exchange Commission filing on Monday that it was pursuing Time Warner and not the cable operator Time Warner Cable.
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NewsMoonlight scores huge limited debut in North America (update)
OCTOBER 24 UPDATE: The first film to be produced and fully financed by A24 delivered a timely opening weekend heading into awards season as Lionsgate’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ruled the session on a confirmed $28.5m.
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NewsIFC Midnight acquires 'The Devil’s Candy'
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Snoot Entertainment’s horror film following the recent premiere in Tor
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NewsSPIP signs pact with Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman
Sony Pictures International Productions said on Friday it has agreed to a multi-year development deal with the Mexico and Los Angeles-based filmmakers.
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NewsUS Daily: 'Jackie' earns AFI FEST centrepiece slot
Fox Searchlight’s big awards season contender will screen at the festival on November 14.
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NewsUS Briefs: Tribeca, Chanel unveil second Through Her Lens
Tribeca Enterprises and Chanel have announced the second annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program to support new and emerging US-based female writers and directors of short-form narrative films.
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NewsMomentum Pictures acquires 'Brimstone'
The distributor has picked up North American rights from CAA to the western-thriller starring Dakota Fanning and Kit Harrington.
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News'La La Land' secures AFI FEST centrepiece slot
Damien Chazelle’s lauded romantic musical will screen at the festival on November 15.
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News'Manchester' dominates Gothams nominations
Kenneth Lonergan’s drama declared its awards season credentials on Thursday with four nods for the 26th annual IFP Gotham Awards.
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NewsKristen Figeroid joins Bloom
Heading into the AFM, Alex Walton has brought on the highly regarded executive as president of international sales and distribution.
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NewsVICE Films boards 'Lords Of Chaos'
The company will finance with Insurgent Media, 20th Century Fox and Chimney Pot the sensational story of Norwegian black metal band Mayhem.
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News'Neruda', 'The Untamed' to screen at AFI FEST
Pablo Larrain’s Chilean foreign language Oscar contender and Amat Escalante’s latest film will feature among the festival’s World Cinema selection.
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NewsUS Briefs: LeEco launches US consumer business
The Chinese consumer electronics company kicked off its US consumer business in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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NewsHungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles to celebrate 1956 revolution
EXCLUSIVE: The festival presented by Bunyik Entertainment will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution when it runs in Santa Monica at the Laemmle Monica Film Center from October 21-27.
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NewsCovert Media boards 'Resurface'
Paul Hanson’s Los Angeles-based company has hired double Oscar-winning effects ace Paul Franklin to direct the first film greenlit under the partnership with Broken Road Productions.