All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 597
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NewsFifty Shades hits $37.2m global
FEBRUARY 13 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey is now active in 34 international territories and has climbed to $28.6m via Universal Pictures International, rising to $37.2m worldwide factoring in Thursday night’s (February 12) estimated $8.6m midnight grosses in North America.
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NewsLive From New York! to open Tribeca
Bao Nguyen’s documentary about the history of Saturday Night Live will kick off the 14th edition of the festival in New York on April 15.
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NewsBuyers find Sierra/Affinity's Gold
Sierra/Affinity has sold more than 30 territories at EFM on Black Bear Pictures’ red-hot Matthew McConaughey adventure package, set to start principal photography in June.
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NewsUniversal, Paramount strike home ent pact
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) has signed a deal to distribute Paramount’s physical Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment product.
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NewsWhere Hope Grows gets release date
Roadside Attractions and Godspeed Pictures have set a May 15 theatrical release for the 2014 Heartland Film Festival Audience Choice Award winner.
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NewsLionsgate, Starz in stock swap
Leading Starz shareholder John Malone earns seat on the Lionsgate board as the latter seeks to boost its TV business.
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NewsCinema do Brasil trumpets distribution prize at EFM
Cinema do Brasil’s seventh International Distribution Support Prize has opened for applications at the EFM.
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NewsShoreline boards Paid In Full
EXCLUSIVE: Shoreline Entertainment has picked up world sales rights at the EFM to the crime-thriller starring Jonathan Bennett, Nikki Shah and James Russo.
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NewsAbramorama to release An Honest Liar
Richard Abramowitz will guide the nationwide release of the documentary through his company.
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NewsBold launches London office
Gary Michael Walters, CEO of the production company behind Whiplash and Nightcrawler, has opened a London hub.
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NewsDistribution: Kino Lorber nabs Charlie Hebdo doc
Kino Lorber has taken all US rights to the documentary It’s Hard Being Loved By Jerks, about a legal battle between the French magazine and the Muslim French Council.
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NewsSXSW unveils Midnighters line-up
SXSW top brass have unveiled the Midnighters section and the complete short film line-up at the festival, set to run in Texas from March 13-21.
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NewsSubmarine boards Yayoi Kusama doc
Submarine has boarded the documentary Yayoi Kusama: A Life In Polka Dots.
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NewsSpotlight to sell Falsely Accused
EXCLUSIVE: Matt McCombs’ Spotlight Pictures has acquired world rights to Sydon’s Falsely Accused.
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NewsFilm Sales Company boards Sweetheart Deal
EXCLUSIVE: The Film Sales Company, in Berlin screening Forum selection H., has come on to produce the documentary Sweetheart Deal with Peggy Case and Elisa Haradon.
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NewsBerlin: Buyers strike gold at steady market
EFM attendees pulled a steady market out of the bag despite the exchange rate, the customary early-year scramble to assemble new product and buyer reluctance to pull out wallets before Cannes.
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NewsNovember Criminals sells across Asia
EXCLUSIVE: Lotus Entertainment has enjoyed a strong reception for its Sacha Gervasi thriller November Criminals starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort.
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NewsSSI picks up Final Vatican Conspiracy
Silver Sword International (SSI) has acquired all US, Canadian and UK rights to the Catholic Church corruption documentary Final Vatican Conspiracy.
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NewsRaven Banner takes The Stranger
Genre specialist Raven Banner has secured Canadian rights to Eli Roth Presents The Stranger, winner of the 2014 Fantastic Fest and Sitges Best Iberoamerican Film Award.
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NewsStrand buys In The Basement
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Coproduction Office to Ulrich Seidl’s In The Basement.