All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 596
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NewsBad Robot extends Paramount deal
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has extended its first-look deal at paramount through July 2018.
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NewsVMI’s Kurt Cobain drama sells to Germany, Japan
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based VMI Worldwide closed a pair of major theatrical deals at the EFM on its Kurt Cobain true-crime drama.
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NewsCOLCOA to honour Michel Hazanavicius
Festival to honour The Artist director with encore presentation of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies.
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NewsHonig Im Kopf hits heights in Germany
The Warner Bros and Barefoot Films family drama starring Til Schweiger has become the studio’s biggest release of all time in Germany.
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NewsSXSW unveils complete roster
Award-winning producer and Killer Films co-founder Christine Vachon has joined the March roster of SXSW keynote speakers.
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NewsBill Thomas earns Art Directors Guild stripes
Executive previously served as national director of Electronic Media Services Division.
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NewsInferno cast bulks up for Imagine
Omar Sy and Irrfan Khan have joined Imagine Entertainment and Columbia Pictures’ third Robert Langdon thriller starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.
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NewsJillianne Reinseth on rise at eOne Family
Effective March 2, Reinseth will oversee linear content acquisition, development and production for the division.
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NewsMiami unveils Encuentros projects
Top brass at Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival announced on Tuesday (February 17) the five post-production selections.
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NewsEmmanuel Lubezki takes ASC honour
The Mexican’s triumph at Sunday’s (February 15) 29th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers awards for Birdman cements his status as favourite for the Oscar this weekend.
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NewsAdopt Films acquires Victoria for US
The distributor has picked up US rights from The Match Factory to Sebastian Schipper’s thriller following its world premiere in Berlin.
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NewsNetflix acquires all rights to Jadotville
The streaming giant has announced a major play that concluded in the final days of the EFM, flexing its mighty claws for all rights to one of the hottest packages in Berlin.
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NewsFifty Shades ties up US on $93m
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Universal’s smash S&M romance dominated North America on a confirmed $85.2m three-day debut that toppled The Passion Of The Christ’s 11-year February record and scored $93m over the four-day Presidents’ Day Weekend.
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NewsFifty Shades storms to $174m int'l
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey generated a confirmed $156m through Sunday rising to $173.6m through Monday from 58 territories via Universal to generate the biggest ever international launch for an R-rated or equivalent film. The worldwide tally already stands at $266.6m.
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NewsSamuel Goldywn Films picks up Tangerines
The distributor has acquired US rights to Estonia’s foreign language Oscar nominee.
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NewsARC finds See You In Valhalla
ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Jarret Tarnol’s coming-of-age story.
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CommentEisenstein In Guanajuato trailer
See the trailer for Peter Greenaway’s recent Berlinale world premiere.
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NewsDavid Unger forms Three Six Zero Entertainment
Talent agent David Unger has joined Three Six Zero Group co-founders Mark Gillespie and Dean Wilson to form Three Six Zero Entertainment.
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NewsArtsploitation snaps up Toro Loco: Bloodthirsty
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has announced from Berlin it has closed an all-rights North American deal for Chilean genre specialist Patricio Valladares’ action-comedy.
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NewsSundance Selects buys 45 Years
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to the Berlinale selection 45 Years starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Separately, The Orchard has acquired Cartel Land while monterey media will release Runoff.