All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 567
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NewsLive read to close LAFF
Eli Roth will direct a live read of Fast Times At Ridgemont High in what will be the first such event to close the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsA24, J.C. Chandor to develop ‘The Liar’s Ball’
The cutting-edge distributor has taken another stride into development, teaming up with Chandor and long-time producers Neal Dodson and Anna Gerb on the story behind New York’s G.M. Building.
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NewsDan Jahns joins Pacific Mercantile Bank
The company has brought on its new vp / business development officer at its entertainment industries division.
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NewsSculptor Media launches, invests in ‘Urge’
Warren Goz will serve as CEO at the New York and Los Angeles-based film and TV finance and production venture backed by an unnamed private equity source from New York.
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NewsAnia Trzebiatowska joins Visit Films
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales agent has announced the hire of its new manager of acquisitions.
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NewsPort Of Call to open NYAFF 2015
The 14th New York Asian Film Festival will launch on June 26 with the North American premiere of Philip Yung’s crime thriller.
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NewsNetflix acquires ‘War Machine’
The streaming giant has made its biggest statement yet with regard to studio-level production, swooping on world rights to the Brad Pitt satire and committing to a budget understood to be in the $70m range.
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NewsLikely Story bulks up
Anthony Bregman is expanding his bicoastal production company with hires in the feature and television divisions.
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NewsJustin Long joins ‘Lavender’
Principal photography is underway in and around Toronto on the psychological thriller from AMBI Group and Paradox Studios.
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News'The Princess' heads to Sundance labs
EXCLUSIVE: Fabula, Setembro Cine and Sudestada Cine’s upcoming drama has been selected for this summer’s Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Sound.
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News'San Andreas' shakes on $98m
JUNE 8 UPDATE: San Andreas stayed atop the international charts thanks to a confirmed $97.7m haul from approximately 24,015 screens in 68 markets.
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News'Spy' tops North America on $29m
JUNE 8 UPDATE: A confirmed $29.1m debut for Fox’s Melissa McCarthy action comedy was enough to consign San Andreas to second place as Entourage failed to ignite in fourth place.
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News‘The Dark Horse’ triumphs in Seattle
James Napier Robertson’s acclaimed New Zealand drama picked up a couple of honours as the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival came to a close.
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NewsAlchemy votes for 'The Runner'
Alchemy has acquired the political drama starring Nicolas Cage, while in a separate deal BBC Worldwide North America will present the theatrical premiere of We Come As Friends.
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NewsWolfe snaps up ‘All About E’
EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired North American rights to the Australian lesbian crime caper that will screen at Frameline and Outfest this summer.
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NewsStrand Releasing acquires ‘Mala Mala’
The distributor has picked up North American rights to the documentary by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles.
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NewsAwesomeness TV eyes theatrical
EXCLUSIVE: The online network and content creator is exploring theatrical distribution avenues as it builds an ambitious film business following the stunning social success last year of Expelled.
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NewsToronto Film Fest switches Telluride stance
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return to their prior policy of allowing films that receive their world premiere in Telluride to screen in the opening weekend in Canada – with one big string attached.
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NewsSKE to produce Alice + Freda Forever
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) has acquired rights to the non-fiction book and has set Jennifer Kent to direct following wide acclaim for her Australian horror hit The Babadook.
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NewsFilm underserves teens, conference told
STREAM MARKET: The president of Awesomeness TV identified a section of the Millennial demographic as woefully underserved during a panel at the two-day digital conference on Thursday.