All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 477
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News'David Brent: Life On The Road' lands at Netflix
The streaming platform has acquired US and select international rights to Ricky Gervais’ upcoming film excluding the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsMenemsha’s 'Dough' hits $1m milestone
EXCLUSIVE: The feel-good hit starring Jonathan Pryce, Pauline Collins and Jerome Holder struck a blow for the limited distribution space as it crossed the threshold in North America on June 14.
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NewsVolker Schlöndorff named 2016 Telluride guest director
The German Palme d’or-winning director will select a series of films at the 43rd Telluride Film Festival, set to run from September 2-5 in Colorado.
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NewsRicardo Darín in Premios Platino honour
The Argentinian star will collect the lifetime achievement award during the third annual awards gala at the Punta del Este Conventions Centre in Uruguay on July 24.
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NewsUS Briefs: Universal Pictures dates 'Wicked'
Plus: American Cinema Editors sets awards show date; and more…
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NewsCMG adds 'Loving Vincent' sales in Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has reported robust sales on the Croisette led by its hotly anticipated ‘painted animation’ starring Saoirse Ronan.
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NewsUS Briefs: del Toro unveils casting on 'Trollhunters'
Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer and Ron Perlman have joined the family event series that DreamWorks Animation is producing for Netflix.
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NewsBlanc-Biehn Productions score trio of distribution deals
Founders Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and Michael Biehn announced on Wednesday they have secured a deal for the Hidden In The Woods remake from Chilean genre specialist Patricio Valladares.
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NewsMarina Cordoni Entertainment boards 'The Devout'
Canadian film-maker Connor Gaston’s first feature recently garnered seven Leo Awards in Vancouver honouring the best in British Columbian film, TV and web content.
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NewsDisney chief on ‘devastating’ resort alligator attack
Bob Iger on Wednesday issued a statement after law enforcement officers in Florida confirmed the two-year-old snatched by an alligator at a Disney resort on Tuesday night had been found dead.
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NewsMiramax picks up rights to Whitney Houston doc
The company is reteaming with Roadside Attractions to handle the US theatrical release on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming film.
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NewsIFTA chief lauds court ruling on net neutrality
Jean Prewitt, head of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), on Tuesday welcomed a move by the Court Of Appeals to uphold the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2015 Open Internet Order.
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NewsUS Briefs: ASC board votes for new president
The board of governors of the American Society of Cinematographers on Tuesday elected Kees Van Oostrum to lead the organisation.
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NewsBreaking Glass Pictures acquires 'Fall'
EXCLUSIVE: The Philadelphia-based distributor has picked up all US rights to Terrance Odette’s Catholic priest drama.
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NewsNetflix buys world rights to 'The Discovery'
The streaming goliath will launch Endgame Entertainment and Protagonist Pictures’ Rooney Mara starrer on its platform and in select theatres through undetermined partners sometime in 2017.
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CommentGoogle’s Spotlight Stories comes to Annecy
Virtual reality and immersive story-telling are all the rage and the Annecy Animation Festival is about to offer a taste when Google premieres a short from its Spotlight Stories series.
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NewsUS Briefs: FilmBuff snaps up 'Don’t Worry Baby'
The US rights deal will see the distributor release the paternity dramedy theatrically and across all major VOD platforms starting July 22.
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News'Girl Asleep', 'Captain Fantastic' among Seattle winners
The Seattle International Film Festival presented its award winners on June 12 as the 25-day event drew to a close after screening featured 421 films representing 85 countries.
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News'Conjuring 2' sparkles on $40.4m; 'Warcraft' lacks magic
JUNE 13 UPDATE: New Line’s horror sequel ruled the orcs over the weekend in North America as The Conjuring 2 opened top on a confirmed $40.4m and Warcraft arrived in second place on a dismal $24.4m.
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NewsUS Briefs: Sundance Institute receives two grants from Academy
Plus: Grasshopper Film acquires Lost And Beautiful