All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 550
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NewsAnchor Bay acquires 'What Lola Wants'
The distributor has picked up US rights to The Sheinberg’s The Bubble Factory upcoming feature.
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NewsReports link eOne, DreamWorks
According to a report on Tuesday Canadian entertainment giant eOne is lining up alongside Participant Media and Reliance Entertainment to inject cash into Steven Spielberg’s studio.
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NewsAlchemy enters Ben Wheatley’s 'Free Fire'
NOVEMBER 12 UPDATE: In a significant development at AFM that illustrates its ambitions, the distributor confirmed it has picked up US rights to the British wunderkind’s crime thriller.
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NewsUS Briefs: Jessica Chastain named Spirit Awards honourary chair
Plus… HBO Documentary Films acquires Body Team 12; SPHE unveils first 4K Ultra HD Disc releases; Timur Bekmambetov produces play… and more.
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NewsIllumination's 'Sing' to open December 2016
Universal has revealed that the project formerly known as Untitled Illumination Entertainment 2016 Project 2 will be called Sing and will open as previously announced on December 21 2016.
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NewsBlood Window unveils BWIP selections
Organisers at the Buenos Aires-based genre sidebar have announced the Bloody Work In Progress entrants.
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NewsFinnish agents talk up 'Snow White Trilogy'
EXCLUSIVE: AFM attendees have been in talks over a potential YA film or TV adaptation of another Scandinavian property to take the book world by storm.
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NewsDominant, GLG Capital strengthen ties
EXCLUSIVE: Financier Michael Gianfriddo of Dominant Entertainment and capital markets expert Greg Gantman of GLG Capital have launched a strategic partnership to provide asset-based alternative financing for the entertainment and media industries.
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US Briefs: Ewan McGregor to receive Los Cabos Protagonist Award
Plus… Magnolia acquires The Ones Below; IFC unveils first Screen Forward Lab fellows; and more.
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NewsChina's Le Vision acquires Lionsgate's 'Gods Of Egypt'; unveils 10-film slate
The head of Le Vision Pictures announced to a high-powered Beverly Hills crowd on Monday a deal to distribute Gods Of Egypt in China and unveiled the inaugural 10-strong slate from Los Angeles-based off-shoot Le Vision Pictures USA.
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NewsMundial, Alebrije Cine y Video sign output deal
Mundial, the joint venture between IM Global and Mexico’s Canana, has struck an exclusive output deal for the films of Mexican producer Monica Lozano’s Alebrije Cine y Video.
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NewsCross Creek makes home at Sony
Columbia Pictures has signed a three-year co-financing, production and distribution deal with Brian Oliver’s company.
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NewsBold Film strikes Red Hour deal
Days after Amazon Studios picked up US rights to The Neon Demon, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters have landed another coup and signed a partnership with Ben Stiller’s company on comedic and dramatic film, television and digital projects.
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News'Spectre' rules North America on $70m
NOVEMBER 9 UPDATE: A stirring debut saw the EON Productions, MGM and Sony’s James Bond saga take the box office by storm on an estimated $70m as Fox’s The Peanut’s Movie had to settle for second on a commendable $44m.
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News'Spectre' soars to $293m worldwide
NOVEMBER 9 UPDATE: The brand-new 007 episode from EON Productions, MGM and Sony maintained its stunning early form as approximately $117m saw it climb to $223.1minternationally – and close to $100m in the UK – to rank number one in all 77 of its active markets.
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NewsIan Hart joins 'Modern Life Is Rubbish'
The Exchange handles worldwide rights to the rom-com at the AFM.
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NewsSlow AFM eyes China, market shifts
While China’s high-level forays into Hollywood have dominated the conversation all week, the view at ground level at a quiet AFM is of a market in fundamental flux where lower tier companies are locked in a fight for survival.
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News'20,000 Leagues' dives into AFM
EXCLUSIVE: In its second bold statement of intent at AFM, the Los Angeles-based sales company has introduced 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea to the market, a rival project to Bryan Singer’s recently announced version of the timeless Jules Verne classic.