All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 500
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NewsToronto 2016 wrap
The biggest deal to emerge during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) came together before the event started, which says a lot about the acquisitions scene these days.
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NewsTIFF: US deals for 'The Journey', 'Heal The Living'
Two more Toronto deals emerged on Friday in a traditional late-festival acquisitions surge.
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NewsCovert Media lines up 'Forty-Six'
Emmy Award-winning cinematographer and director Alik Sakharov is attached to direct the political thriller.
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NewsLionsgate motion picture group co-chair Rob Friedman steps down
The executive has been named special advisor, office of the CEO.
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News'Neruda', 'Toni Erdmann' among GEMS line-up
Pablo Larrain’s Chilean foreign language Oscar submission and Maren Ade’s German submission will screen at Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival GEMS event that runs from October 13-16.
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NewsToronto deals continue to trickle in
Roadside Attractions confirmed on Thursday it had picked up North American rights in Toronto to Lady Macbeth, while Screen Media acquired US on The Bad Batch and Magnolia Pictures took North America on I Am Not Your Negro.
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NewsBritannia honour for Felicity Jones
The Oscar-nominated actor will receive BATFA Los Angeles’ Britannia Award for British Artist Of The Year presented by Burberry in October.
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NewsRyan Kampe gets behind film incubator
EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films founder Ryan Kampe has backed a project incubator called Pretty ____ Ideas to support “original, daring and challenging voices in contemporary cinema”.
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NewsRaven Banner to distribute 'The Autopsy Of Jane Doe' in Canada
The Toronto-based company has acquired André Øvredal’s supernatural horror, which receives its world premiere in Toronto Midnight Madness on Thursday night.
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NewsAmericas briefs: Festival do Rio unveils Première Brazil choices
Top brass at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival announced on Thursday the 2016 Première Brazil selection, comprising 14 features and six documentaries.
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NewsMusic Box acquires ‘A Quiet Passion’
The distributor has picked up US rights to Terence Davies’ Emily Dickinson biopic following its North American premiere in the Masters section at Toronto on Monday.
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NewsArianna Bocco on the rise at IFC / Sundance Selects
The industry veteran has been promoted to executive vice-president of acquisitions and production.
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NewsGravitas Ventures acquires 'American Anarchist'
The distributor has picked up worldwide rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Charlie Siskel’s documentary following its Venice Film Festival world premiere.
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NewsUS Briefs: Cast bulks up on 'Woman Walk Ahead'
Michael Greyeyes, Sam, Ciaran Hinds, Chaske Spencer and Bill Camp have joined Jessica Chastain on Susanna White’s Woman Walks Ahead.
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NewsIFC Films acquires 'The Bleeder'
Philippe Falardeau’s drama starring Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss and Naomi Watts has gone to IFC Films in a US deal in Toronto.
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News'Neruda' to fly flag for Chile at Oscar
Pablo Larraín’s biopic and current Toronto International Film festival selection has been selected as Chile’s foreign-language Oscar submission.
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NewsIMAX names Craig Dehmel head of global distribution
The executive arrives from Fox, where he most recently served as executive vice-president of international distribution.
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NewsLionsgate, Vimeo to launch partnership at MIPCOM
The companies will announce at MIPCOM on October 18 a deal whereby Lionsgate will become the first Hollywood studio to licence its content to Vimeo’s television store.
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NewsFantastic Market unveils final programming wave
EXCLUSIVE: Organisers have teamed up with marketing, distribution platform Nordic Genre Invasion on a series of events set to run from September 22-25 in Austin, Texas.
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NewsBen Younger to direct 'Isle Of Man'
Los Angeles-based Bold Films has come on to finance the action film that marks the next project from the director of Bleed For This.