All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 581
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NewsA24 circling horror 'February'
The active New York distributor and DirecTV are reportedly closing on a US deal for the Vanguard selection.
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NewsUni shifts US 'Legend' release to November
The studio has moved its Kray Twins drama starring Tom Hardy off the original October 2 weekend when Fox’s popular Toronto selection The Martian will open.
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NewsToronto: Mongrel Intl scores more 'Goddesses' sales
EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Mickie and producers Gaurav Dhingra and Sol Bondy have announced further deals on the hot Toronto sales title.
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NewsIFP to honour Robert Redford, Helen Mirren
The actors, on the awards campaign trail for their roles in a number of Toronto selections, will attend the 25th anniversary IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York on November 30.
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NewsTWC acquires 'Doctor Thorne' mini-series
The Weinstein Company has licensed US and Canadian rights from Hat Trick International to Julian Fellowes’ mini-series ahead of MIPCOM.
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NewsA24 swoops on 'How To Talk To Girls At Parties'
The New York-based firm has acquired US rights to John Cameron Mitchell’s upcoming sci-fi to star Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Alex Sharp.
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NewsToronto: 'The Ardennes' finds French buyer
Diaphana Distribution has landed distribution rights to the Belgian thriller from Robin Pront and Bart Van Langendonck.
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NewsToronto: 'Land Of Mine', 'The Wave' find US homes
SPC has paid low seven-figures for US and Latin America on Land Of Mine, while Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to The Wave.
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NewsToronto: Paramount acquires 'Anomalisa'
The studio is understood to have paid more than $5m for worldwide rights to Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s Venice Grand Jury Prize winner.
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NewsAdrien Brody, Corsan plot 'Expiration'
The Oscar winner will star and produce the Toronto sales title through his Fable House Production for Corsan alongside Corsan CEO Paul Breuls.
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NewsEMA secures $50m production credit line
Hollywood-based Envision Media Arts (EMA) has struck a $50m credit facility with National Bank Of Canada to fund theatrical features in the $5m-$25m range.
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NewsColombia, Ireland unveil Oscar submissions
Ciro Guerra’s Embrace Of The Serpent will represent Colombia in the foreign language contest as another acclaimed South American title enters the fray.
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NewsGotham/Principal, Stellar Productions team up on 'Captured'
The producers of this week’s release Maze Runner: Scorch Trials have partnered with Bryce Zabel and Jackie Zabel on the alien abduction thriller.
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NewsTWC acquires 'Jane Got A Gun'
The Weinstein Company has picked up US rights to the Natalie Portman starrer after a lead attorney on the film pulled it from Relativity before the latter filed for bankruptcy on July 30.
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News'Angry Indian Goddesses' closes key territory
EXCLUSIVE: Mongrel International has slotted another piece into its international distribution jigsaw on Jungle Book Entertainment and One Two Films’ Toronto Special Presentation selection Angry Indian Goddesses.
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News'Beasts' director Cary Fukunaga lobbied for theatrical release
The Beasts Of No Nation writer-director personally lobbied for a theatrical component to the release of Netflix’s first original feature.
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NewsFilmSharks strikes further TIFF slate deals
Guido Rud’s Buenos Aires-based sales agent has announced another wave of sales from its Toronto slate.
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NewsMadRiver sets 'Six Minutes To Freedom' director
EXCLUSIVE: Marc Butan’s MadRiver Pictures and Laura Bickford Productions have partnered with Sesso Entertainment’s Samuel Franco on the action thriller Six Minutes To Freedom.
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NewsToronto wrap: market off pace after sluggish start
The arrival in Toronto of a hefty cluster of prestige titles with US distribution already in place presaged a sluggish buying scene and so it proved to be over the first five days.
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NewsIFC Midnight acquires US rights to 'Baskin'
The distributor has picked up Can Evrenol’s Turkish Midnight Madness favourite in Toronto.