All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 596
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NewsArsenal takes 'Walk Of Fame' to Toronto
EXCLUSIVE: Yarek Danielak’s Los Angeles-based distribution and production house has acquired world sales rights to the rom-com starring Scott Eastwood.
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News'War Room' closes US summer season on $12.6m
SEPTEMBER 7 UPDATE: The Christian drama climbed to the top of the charts as a dismal Labor Day weekend concluded the fifth biggest blockbuster season on record. Studios will report four-day numbers on Monday.
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News'Jurassic World' hits $1bn int'l
Studio executives have another cause for celebration in what has become a banner year as the monster hit joined an elite club at the weekend and the studio itself crossed $6bn worldwide.
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News'Terminator: Genisys' crosses $100m in China
BOX OFFICE: Paramount soars again as Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation reached $500m worldwide. Meanwhile, Universal executives celebrate $1bn milestone for Jurassic World
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NewsAMBI Group acquires bulk of EMG library
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have assumed control of the majority of the Exclusive Media Group (EMG) library that includes Memento, Donnie Darko and End Of Watch.
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FeaturesJennifer Peedom, 'Sherpa'
The Australian high-altitude director’s stirring counterpoint to Venice opener Everest tells the story of scaling the world’s most famous peak from the point of view of sherpas - the ace mountaineers and ethnic Nepali guides.
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NewsJudge blocks Telluride screening of Aretha Franklin doc
UPDATED: A Colorado judge has granted the soul legend an injunction to stop Friday’s screening of Amazing Grace.
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News'Sherpa' director plans Tenzing Norgay biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Peedom, whose stirring documentary Sherpa receives its international premiere at Telluride on Friday night, has revealed her upcoming plans.
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NewsVisit Films pounces on 'Mom And Me'
EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding Ireland to Ken Wardrop’s documentary ahead of its world premiere in Telluride this weekend.
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NewsGiulia Prenna rises at DDI
The executive has been promoted to vp of sales at Double Dutch International (DDI), effectively immediately.
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NewsTelefilm Canada, Birks honour women directors
For the third year in a row the partners will celebrate Canadian women in film during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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NewsIFP unveils Screen Forward programme
The Screen Forward: IFP Conference is set to run in New York from September 20-25 and will include workshops, case studies, discussions and networking events.
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News'Minions' reaches $700m int'l
Universal Pictures International’s (UPI) Minions from Universal/Illumination has grossed $700m and heads to Turkey.
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NewsVimeo, Latitude study highlights online viewing habits
The average viewer spends $32 a month on transactional or subscription VOD content, according to research conducted by Vimeo and consultancy group Latitude.
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NewsAbramorama, HBO swoop on 'Heart Of A Dog'
Abramorama and HBO Documentary Films have announced their pre-festival acquisition of Laurie Anderson’s Telluride selection, styled as a personal meditation on love, loss and terriers.
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NewsDavid Ansen named PSIFF lead programmer
The former Newsweek film critic recently served as artistic director of the Los Angeles Film Festival and joins the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), set to run from January 1-11 2016.
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NewsIrish Screen America launches with flagship bicoastal festival
The new promotional organisation will kick off later this month with the first in an annual festival roadshow in Los Angeles and New York.
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NewsCohen Media Group acquires 'Marguerite'
The distributor has picked up US rights from Memento Films International to the Venice competition entry by Xavier Giannoli.
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FeaturesRichard Abramowitz, Abramorama
The self-distribution pioneer heads to Telluride, Venice and Toronto with a handful of titles and a bucketload of advice for the filmmakers he meets all over the world.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires 'Mediterranea'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has secured North American rights from WME Global to the topical immigration drama that premiered in Cannes Critics Week earlier this year.