All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 492
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NewsJohn Turturro begins shoot on 'Going Places'
Principal photography has begun in New York on the dramedy in which the director-star is understood to be reprising his role as The Jesus from The Big Lebowski.
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NewseOne invests in Secret Location
The media giant based in Toronto, London and Los Angeles said on Wednesday it had completed its investment in the digital studio as it pushes into virtual reality and new format content.
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NewsFantastic Fest top brass expand market focus
EXCLUSIVE: The hierarchy has broadened the remit of next month’s Fantastic Market, maintaining the event’s historically strong ties with Latin American projects while expanding into a forum that addresses global genre.
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News108 Media acquires 'Crushed', 'The Weekend Sailor'
The Toronto-based sales and distribution company has acquired rights to five films.
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NewsParticipant Media to shut down Pivot
The Los Angeles-based company is winding down its struggling cable network as it seeks to focus on content creation and social impact amid a climate of TV network consolidation, rising programming costs and increasing consumer choice.
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NewsNorthern Banner acquires 'Hello Destroyer'
The Raven Banner specialty label has acquired Canadian rights to Kevan Funk’s film ahead of its world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section next month.
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NewsUS Briefs: Burn Later Productions, Killer Films cast 'Lemon'
Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera and Nia Long have signed on to Janicza Bravo’s drama.
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NewsSlamdance to expand DIG showcase
The Park City festival is building out its second Los Angeles showcase dedicated to emerging independent artists and storytellers working in hybrid, immersive and emerging forms of digital media art.
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NewsNate Parker 'sorrow' at news of accuser’s death
The star, writer, director and producer of awards season prospect The Birth Of A Nation took to Facebook on Tuesday after it emerged that the woman who accused him of rape in 1999 committed suicide in 2012.
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NewsToronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups
Nigerian metropolis Lagos is the focus of the eighth City To City showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as top brass anoint two international Rising Stars.
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NewsBron, Gloria Sanchez line up 'Friend of Bill'
Bron Studios is reuniting with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and producer Margot Hand on the dark comedy to star Lizzy Caplan.
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NewsToronto-bound Cannes hit 'Apprentice' scores US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Boo Junfeng’s second feature in the run-up to its North American premiere in Toronto next month.
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NewsDFCN moves to reinvent materials delivery
EXCLUSIVE: Online film rights marketplace Digital Film Cloud Network has launched a storage and delivery service, the latest element in a suite of tools it believes will transform the industry.
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NewsTribeca Film Festival sets 2017 dates
Top brass at the New York event announced on Monday the run dates as they prepare for the first time to make submissions open across all programming areas.
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NewsMark Boal attorney fights back at military ‘overreach’
The lawyer of the journalist and Oscar-winning filmmaker has filed a response challenging the U.S. Army’s efforts to force his client to hand over research materials.
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NewsRami Malek's Toronto-bound thriller scores sales deal
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz’s The Film Sales Company scores worldwide sales rights to Buster’s Mal Heart which will get its world premiere at Toronto.
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NewsUniversal, Eva Longoria sign first-look pact
The studio said has struck a two-year, first-look production agreement with the actress, producer and author and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.
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NewseOne realigns global leadership structure
The content giant that has come under intense scrutiny from prospective suitors has reorganised the way it runs its international regions and promoted Alex Hamilton, Troy Lum and Patrick Roy.
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News'Suicide Squad' clings to US crown on $43.5m
AUGUST 15 UPDATE: Warner Bros’ R-rated kept new arrival Sausage Party at bay despite a precipitous 67.4% drop in its second weekend that shows how top-heavy the demographic can be for comic book adaptations.
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NewsNate Parker addresses former rape charge
The Birth Of A Nation star has spoken out about a rape claim of which he was cleared 15 years ago as he and Fox Searchlight moved decisively to keep the awards season hopeful on track.