All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 597
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NewsKino Lorber pounces on Sembene!
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has pounced on US rights to the documentary ahead of tonight’s screening in Cannes Classics.
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NewsCristina Gallego lines up next projects
EXCLUSIVE: The fast-rising Colombian producer – in Cannes with Directors’ Fortnight selection Embrace Of The Serpent set to premiere today – is pulling together her follow-up pipeline.
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NewsCinema do Brasil champions co-production
The support body attends Cannes this year promoting 31 companies as well as Cesar Augusto Acevedo’s Critics’ Week entry Land And Shade (La Tierra Y La Sombra) and João Paulo Miranda Maria’s short Command Action.
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NewsPhenomena producers in Cannes 'Best Seller' pitch
EXCLUSIVE: The producers behind the upcoming adaptation of the Norwegian fantasy book series will present the project to buyers tomorrow [May 16].
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NewsLD Entertainment boards ‘Anthropoid’
Charlotte Le Bon has joined Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy on the WWII story that Altitude is selling in Cannes.
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NewsThunder Road, CEG extend deal
Thunder Road Pictures has extended its deal with music financier Cutting Edge Group and CEG’s investment arm, Conduct, for an additional five films.
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NewsFilm Movement buys ‘Haemoo’, ‘The Automatic Hate’
The New York-based film distributor has picked up North American rights to Shim Sung-Bo’s South Korean thriller Haemoo from Finecut in Cannes.
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NewsUniversal starts shoot on ‘Lonely Island Movie’
Production has begun on Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie starring Digital Shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.
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NewsBening, Gerwig, Fanning joins '20th Century Women'
Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning have joined the cast of Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women, which Annapurna International is selling in Cannes.
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NewsWeinsteins in 'Southpaw' Cannes slot offer
The upcoming Jake Gyllenhaal boxing drama was accepted into Cannes however the Weinsteins decided not to proceed because the star had already committed to his jury role.
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NewsCargo, Radiant join forces
Cargo Entertainment has invested in Radiant Films International as the companies settle into Cannes under a strategic partnership to create a commercial slate.
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NewsFilmNation promotes executive trio
Jennifer Fradlin, Patrick Chu and Selena Saldana are all in Cannes attending the market.
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NewsHPI to show 'Geezer' footage in Cannes
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong makes his starring debut in the comedy and Hyde Park International president Eric Christenson will show footage here.
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NewseOne shines with 'Spotlight' sales
eOne has licensed a large swathe of the world on its Catholic Church abuse drama including a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA).
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NewsAbel Ferrara talks 'Siberia'
The director has shed more light on his $3m Jungian drama Siberia to star Willem Dafoe ahead of Monday’s Cannes press conference to promote a Kickstarter campaign.
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NewsSPC acquires Kore-eda Hirokazu’s 'Our Little Sister'
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights from Wild Bunch to Kore-eda Hirokazu’s drama that premieres in Competition on Thursday.
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NewsRobert Sheehan to star in 'Love At First Sight'
Mortal Instruments to star opposite Hailee Steinfeld.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire US on ‘Hands Of Stone’
The Weinstein Company closed a US deal at 6am on Thursday morning for boxing drama Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez and Robert De Niro.
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NewsElectric closes $20m production facility
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment, in town with a slate that includes Anthony Hopkins thriller Go With Me, has closed a $20m production facility with First Republic Bank (FRB) to finance the second season of TNT show The Librarians.
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NewsMyriad starts talks on 'Bare'
Dianna Agron and Paz de la Huerta will star in the drama, which premiered in Tribeca and Myriad Pictures has introduced to international buyers here.