All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 511
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NewsKevin Spacey passes on Relativity chairman role
The actor has stepped away from the position announced in January as the company continues to wade through a restructure process, according to court documents.
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News'Room' sweeps Canadian Screen Awards
The Canada-Ireland drama dominated the awards show on Sunday night, picking up nine honours including best film.
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NewsIM Global names trio of new hires
The Los Angeles-based production, sales and financing venture, whose upcoming slate of releases includes Free State Of Jones, has bulked up its finance, business and legal affairs, and marketing and publicity divisions.
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NewsUS Briefs: Paramount pulls out of US release of 'The Little Prince'
Plus: Imax, UN in programme to effect change.
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NewsJohn Goodman joins 'Patriots Day'
The star of March 11 new release 10 Cloverfield Lane joins previously announced J.K. Simmons and Mark Wahlberg on CBS Films and Lionsgate’s Boston Marathon bombing drama.
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FeaturesAlex Taylor, 'Spaceship'
The British director’s SXSW short Kids Might Fly won a special jury prize in 2010 and he returns to Austin, Texas, with a story of alien abduction and teen angst.
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FeaturesAdam Pinney, 'The Arbalest'
Mike Brune stars in the SXSW Narrative Feature Competition selection as Foster Kalt, a toy inventor who reflects on his lifelong obsession with one Sylvia Frank.
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FeaturesMike Flanagan and Trevor Macy, 'Hush'
Director Mike Flanagan and producer and Intrepid Pictures principal Trevor Macy talk to Jeremy Kay about their latest horror film and Netflix acquisition ahead of its world premiere at SXSW on Saturday.
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NewsMarketing exec Christine Birch rejoins Sony
The executive previously served at the studio in senior positions for 12 years and returns in the newly created role of evp of domestic creative marketing strategy.
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NewsA24 picks up 'Free Fire' for the US
The cutting-edge distributor, fresh from its recent three-Oscar haul, has acquired US rights to UK wunderkind Ben Wheatley’s thriller.
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NewsNetflix buys SXSW premiere 'Hush'
The digital platform is understood to have paid low to mid-seven figures for global streaming rights to Mike Flanagan’s follow-up to Oculus ahead of Saturday’s world premiere in Austin, Texas.
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NewsChristina Kounelias lands Participant marketing role
The executive arrives from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences and will serve in the newly created role of evp of worldwide marketing and communications.
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NewsMichael Fisk joins Lionsgate international marketing
The 12-year Sony Pictures veteran has joined the studio in the newly created position of evp of international marketing.
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NewsUS Briefs: Golden Gate 3D, BBC Earth, Giant Screen Films go to 'Cuba'
Plus: Erik Lomis exits TWC, joins Annapurna; and more…
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NewsShoreline takes worldwide rights to 'Bodkin Ras'
EXCLUSIVE: Shoreline has acquired worldwide sales rights to Kaweh Modiri’s docu-fiction hybrid, which will receive its North American premiere at SXSW on Saturday.
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News'Zootopia' to hit $300m worldwide
UPDATE: Zootopia is shaping up to be the latest Disney hit at the global box office and stands at $299.7m worldwide.
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CommentTrinidad-based director of 'Moving Parts' turns to Kickstarter
American film-maker Emilie Upczak is appealing to backers to support a Kickstarter campaign for her human smuggling drama.
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NewsXYZ Films promotes Katz, hires Ardon
EXCLUSIVE: The LA-based company has promoted Mette-Marie Katz to director of feature and TV development after serving as the company’s director of sales.
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NewsIFC Films, FilmRise in Sundance swoops
Park City premieres Certain Women and The Greasy Strangler have found US homes.
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NewsRobert Redford, Jason Segel sign up for 'The Discovery'
The actors have joined Rooney Mara in Charlie McDowell’s sci-fi romance as it gears up for a production start later this month in Rhode Island.