All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 540
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News'Lost In Hong Kong' takes $100m
SEPTEMBER 28 UPDATE: The comedy (Gang Jiong) destroyed the Hollywood competition in another potent reminder of the might of China. Universal and Illumination’s Minions meanwhile crossed $800m.
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News'Hotel Transylvania 2' in US September record
SEPTEMBER 28 UPDATE: Sony’s animation sequel featuring lead voice work by Adam Sandler ruled the kingdom on a confirmed $48.5m and overtook its 2012 predecessor to register the biggest September launch.
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FeaturesAsha Lovelace, 'The Dragon Can’t Dance'
The Trinidadian filmmaker is at the Trinidad + Tobago film festival’s Caribbean Film Mart pitching her second feature, an adaptation of her father Earl Lovelace’s acclaimed novel of the same name.
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FeaturesStorm Saulter, 'Sprinter'
The Jamaican director burst on to the scene with his acclaimed 2010 crime drama Better Mus’ Come and attends the Caribbean Film Mart at the trinidad + tobago film festival to pitch his second feature.
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FeaturesMaking 'Bazodee'
The recent world premiere at the trinidad + tobago film festival of the musical romance culminates a nine-year journey by Claire Ince.
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NewsRaven Banner acquires 'Crabs!'
Pierce Berolzheimer wrote and directs the love letter to practical effects and old school creature features.
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NewsCanada selects 'Félix et Meira' for Oscars
Telefilm Canada announced on Friday afternoon that Maxime Giroux’s film will fly the flag as the country’s foreign-language Academy Award submission.
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Newsttff panel hears of producer balancing acts
Three professionals discussed their work at a Caribbean Film Mart panel on Friday and attempted to help an audience solve the age-old conundrum: what does a producer do?
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CommentSoca superstar Machel Montano charms ttff crowd with 'Bazodee'
The island nation’s soca superstar paid a heartfelt tribute to the excellence of local talent at the world premiere screening of his acting debut on Wednesday at the trinidad + tobago film festival.
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NewsAsia Society Southern California sets U.S.-China Film summit
Zhang Yimou will receive a lifetime achievement award at the sixth annual event on November 5 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Hollywood.
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Newsttff launches Caribbean Film Mart
“Today we are birthing the Caribbean film industry,” trinidad + tobago film festival creative director Emilie Upczak said upon the launch on Thursday of the regional industry initiative.
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News'Hotel Transylvania 2' to open in 35 territories
The animation sequel to the 2012 family hit arrives day-and-date with North America in 35 territories this weekend.
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NewsBreaking Glass picks up US rights to Brooklyn Bizarre
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has acquired from Visit Films Etienne Faure’s coming-of-age drama that screened in Panorama in Berlin earlier this year.
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NewsSPC acquires 'Maggie’s Plan'
The distributor has snapped up North America, UK, Australia, New Zealand, CIS, Hungary, Romania, China and various other Asian territories to Rebecca Miller’s recent Toronto world premiere.
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News'Below Her Mouth' begins Toronto shoot
Principal photography has begun on the new drama from Serendipity Point Films, whose Holocaust drama Remember screened in Venice and Toronto.
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NewsMusic Box acquires 'Francophonia'
The distributor has picked up US rights from Berlin-based Films Boutique to Alexander Sokurov’s recent Venice and Toronto selection. Separately, SPHE and Discovery have signed a home entertainment pact.
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NewsMichael Ryan returns as IFTA chairman
As previously reported exclusively on Screendaily, the GFM Films partner has been voted in for his third term as chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA).
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NewsA24, Jeremy Saulnier reunite on 'Hold The Dark'
Weeks after the New York-based distributor came on to release recent Toronto selection Green Room the parties are planning follow-up Hold The Dark.
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NewsVirgil Films picks up 'Becoming Bulletproof'
The North American rights deal with Preferred Content precedes a September 25 release at IFC Center in New York followed by Los Angeles and additional markets.
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Newsttff panellists discuss keeping costs down
Keeping costs low is often a case of “backing into a number”, one producer told trinidad + Tobago film festival’s Caribbean Film Mart attendees at a co-production session on Wednesday.