All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 486
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FeaturesIM Global, Tang Media chiefs discuss $200m deal
Five months after Tang Media Partners took a 60% stake in IM Global, Stuart Ford and Donald Tang tell Jeremy Kay about their ambitions for the company to become a world leader in content creation and licensing.
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NewsSony launches China Writers Initiative
The studio wants to host Chinese writers with the goal of creating successful co-productions and Hollywood films that appeal to Chinese audiences.
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NewsAFM: Premiere Entertainment Group takes 'You Were Never Here'
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based company arrives at AFM with international rights to psychological thriller starring Mireille Enos from executive producers Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson.
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NewsAFM: Myriad to launch sales on 'Paper Year'
First Generation Films has commenced production in Toronto on the drama starring Eve Hewson and Avan Jogia.
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NewsEd Rubin joins Scott Free London
The former Origin Pictures head of film and television will serve as managing director at Ridley Scott’s production company.
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NewsAFM: Brenton Thwaites joins 'Entry Level'
EXCLUSIVE: The rising star will play the lead in the action thriller from Practical Pictures, which 13 Films will introduce to international buyers this week.
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FeaturesAFM preview: Brexit set to dominate industry talk
The UK’s future exit from the EU will be a hot topic of discussion at the American Film Market (Nov 2-9), for the industry from both sides of the Atlantic.
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NewsUS Briefs: Amazon Studios to co-finance, distribute 'Brad's Status'
Amazon Studios will co-finance the dramatic comedy with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) and distribute in North America.
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NewsAFM: 108 Media unveils genre label slate
The Toronto-based sales agent on Monday announced the latest roster of international acquisitions under its 108 Madcap label.
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News'Inferno' up in flames on $14.9m US launch (update)
OCTOBER 31 UPDATE: Sony’s latest episode in the adventures of Robert Landgdon starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones fizzled out at the box office with a dismal confirmed $14.9m debut in 3,576 theatres.
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NewsAFM: Tom Hardy to star in Al Capone film 'Fonzo'
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Walton’s Bloom has introduced a major project on the eve of the market, injecting life into what has been an unusually slow build-up.
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NewsAFM: The Weinstein Company to introduce horror 'Polaroid'
EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company will begin sales in Santa Monica on the upcoming feature version of Lars Klevberg’s horror short.
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NewsSTX to grow production capabilities through The Young Astronauts deal
The Burbank-based company announced on Friday a deal with the Toronto interactive media producers to partner on original short-form content for music, celebrity talent and brands.
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NewsAFM: Rebecca Ferguson joins 'The Lady And The Panda'
The Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea has announced casting on the UK-China co-production ahead of the Santa Monica market next week.
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NewsAFM: Concourse Film Trade picks up 'Grass Stains'
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ company has acquired worldwide rights to the drama from Haven Entertainment and Bow and Arrow Entertainment starring Tye Sheridan and Kaitlyn Dever.
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NewsNorth American Briefs: 'Split' joins AFI FEST Special Screening roster
M. Night Shyamalan’s horror thriller stars James McAvoy as a kidnapper with multiple personalities.
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FeaturesRoger Mainwood, 'Ethel & Ernest'
The director talks about what it took to bring the latest Raymond Briggs story to the big screen ahead of the AFM and this weekend’s launch in the UK through Universal.
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News'Moonlight' finds French distributor
EXCLUSIVE: A24 has closed a key deal on Barry Jenkins’s awards season heavyweight.
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News'Doctor Strange' to cast spell over global box office
Marvel Studios’ latest adaptation starring Benedict Cumberbatch will almost certainly usurp Jack Reacher: Never Go Back when it launches via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International this weekend.
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NewsAFM: Casey Affleck to star in 'Villain'
Sierra/Affinity is launching sales next week on Black Bear Pictures’ crime drama to star this season’s Oscar frontrunner.