All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 580
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Cutting Edge, Conduct invest in six
Music financier Cutting Edge Group and investment arm Conduct has invested in six new films to bolster the growing music rights division.
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'Rock The Kasbah' trailer
Bill Murray being funny and tender and singing and goodness knows what else in Afghan-set feelgood comedy – what’s not to like?
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Matthew Broderick, Chloë Sevigny join ‘Look Away’
UK newcomer Shannon Tarbet will also star in Locomotive Media’s upcoming dark comedy.
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The Orchard, TFI strike sponsorship deal
Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has brought on the distributor as the new presenting partner of the TFI Documentary Fund.
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‘6 Days’ shoot begins in New Zealand
EXCLUSIVE: Production commenced in Auckland on Wednesday on the embassy siege action thriller from Toa Fraser that XYZ Films sells internationally.
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‘Star Wars’ heads to Comic-Con
The team behind Stars Wars: The Force Awakens will light up the hallowed Hall H in San Diego on July 10 with a “special look” at the upcoming tentpole.
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‘Spotlight’ lands awards season slot
Open Road Films has scheduled a November 6 limited release for Tom McCarthy’s thriller about the team of Boston Globe reporters that uncovered abuse within the Catholic Church.
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Universal hires production exec Mark Sourian
The new evp of production arrives from DreamWorks Studios where he served as co-president and most recently worked as an independent producer at the studio.
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Richard Crudo re-elected ASC president
The board of governors of the American Society Of Cinematographers has voted Crudo to return as president for a sixth term.
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Breaking Glass Pictures acquires ‘Lyle’
Stewart Thorndike’s psychological is styled as a modern-day lesbian ode to Rosemary’s Baby and stars Gaby Hoffmann.
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Kathleen Drumm named TIFF industry office director
Drumm arrives from Screen Australia and will oversee all the Toronto International Film festival’s industry activities.
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Industry mulls Netflix ‘War Machine’ deal
Film insiders are grappling with the potential ramifications of Netflix’s deal announced on Monday for the Brad Pitt starrer that Screen understands is in the $70m range.
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XLrator acquires North American rights to ‘Admiral’
XLrator Media has acquired North American rights from Arclight Films to the Dutch historical epic that premiered in Berlin earlier this year.
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SPC acquires Almodóvar's 'Silencio'
The team behind Sony Pictures Classics will collaborate with Pedro Almodóvar for the tenth time on the drama following a North American deal with El Deseo.
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DreamWorks sets record straight over ‘The BFG’ shoot
JUNE 9 UPDATE: The studio confirmed on Tuesday it has never shot nor does it plan to shoot its Roald Dahl adaptation on the Faroe Islands as an anti-whale hunt petition focused on the North Atlantic settlement neared 50,000 signatures.
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Live 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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A24, 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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Dan 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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Sculptor 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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Ania Trzebiatowska joins Visit Films
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales agent has announced the hire of its new manager of acquisitions.