All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 534
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IM Global in animation sales deal with Marza, Pigmental
Stuart Ford’s Los Angeles-based company will handle international sales and broker US deals on animation projects developed by SEGA subsdiary Marza Animation Planet and Pigmental Studios.
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'Mockingjay 2' stays top in US on $19m
DECEMBER 7 UPDATE: Lionsgate’s YA adaptation held on to number one for the third consecutive weekend and climbed to a confirmed $227.4m while Universal’s Krampus arrived in second place on $16.3m.
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LAFCA awards best picture prize to 'Spotlight'
Tom McCarthy’s ensemble drama picked up an endorsement from a key critics group on Sunday that further bolsters its Oscar prospects.
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'The Look Of Silence' wins IDA award
Joshua Oppenheimer’s companion piece to The Act Of Killing earned the best feature award at the International Documentary Association’s 2015 IDA Documentary Awards on Saturday night.
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TriStar lands 'Trainspotting' sequel
Danny Boyle’s follow-up to his cult 1996 drug drama is headed for the Sony fold after it emerged late on Friday that TriStar Pictures had pounced on worldwide rights.
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PSIFF honour for Michael Fassbender
The star of Steve Jobs and Macbeth will receive the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) International Star Award.
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Northern Banner Plans an ‘Orgy’ at Whistler
EXCLUSIVE: The Toronto-based company’s specialty label has acquired the Canadian rights to Jeremy Lalonde’s How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town.
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US Briefs: FilmNation to fully finance 'The Big Sick'
Plus: Human People begins NYC shoot and Nas to producer soundtrack to Sundance entry The Land
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Peru's Tondero eyes US investment
In a sign of its growing profile outside national borders, the Lima-based powerhouse behind the Asu Mare franchise and At 40 as well as critical hits The Vanished Elephant and Maggallanes is in talks with DirecTV.
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Manolo Cruz, ‘La Ciénega: ‘Between Sea And Land’
The Colombian star’s first time behind the camera earned two Primer Corte awards at Ventana Sur this week and has drummed up plenty of buzz ahead of its premiere in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition strand in January.
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Blood Window winner entices Morbido head
EXCLUSIVE: The Mexican genre film festival’s general director has come on board Patricio Valladares’ Downhill, which screened and won an award in the Ventana Sur genre sidebar this week.
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Cary Joji Fukunaga on the perilous 'Beasts Of No Nation' shoot
Making Beasts Of No Nation was a long-held ambition for True Detective director Cary Joji Fukunaga. He talks to Jeremy Kay about overcoming the perilous shoot and the Netflix pay-off
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on the challenges of 'The Revenant'
For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, making The Revenant was comparable to Ernest Shackleton’s heroic exploration of the Antarctic. He tells Jeremy Kay about the challenges and rewards of endurance film-making
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Ridley Scott on why he landed on 'The Martian'
With The Martian, Ridley Scott has landed the biggest global hit of his career. The director tells Jeremy Kay about his initial reservations, working with Matt Damon and why he keeps so busy
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Sundance: New Frontier line-up revealed
Sundance top brass celebrate the tenth anniversary of the New Frontier programme with an exhibition of new work that includes VR projects involving Björk and Ridley Scott’s global hit The Martian.
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'La Cienega', 'The Romantic Barber' triumph at Primer Corte
The Ventana Sur awards were presented in Buenos Aires on Thursday, with several films earning more than one win.
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Sundance: US, World Competition titles revealed
Titles include Tallulah starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney, and Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (pictured); NEXT strand also announced.
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'Carol' scoops four NYFCC awards
The New York Film Critics Circle has restored momentum to Carol’s awards season run, awarding four prizes to Todd Haynes’ romantic drama.
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LATR announces screenplay competition results
Edgar Arturo Beltran Sandoval has been unveiled as the winner in Ventana Sur.
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US Briefs: Kevin Spacey joins MasterClass online teaching platform
Plus: Chile to be Focus 2016’s guest of honour at Visions du Réel; Jennifer Garner boards drama Wakefield; Well Go USA, Wolfe Releasing announce new acquisitions.