All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 602
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NewsAcademy revises Oscars rules for 2016 show
Under new rules, qualifying producers for a best picture nominee must be eligible for a Producers Guild Of America award for the film or have appealed the PGA’s refusal of such eligibility.
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NewsTodd Solondz’s ‘Wiener-Dog’ starts shoot
Annapurna Pictures has commenced principal photography in New York City on the drama that will feature characters from the director’s 1995 cult release Welcome To The Dollhouse.
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NewsBeachside Films, Gilbert Films to produce ‘Miss Stevens’
Lily Rabe, Timothee Chalamet, Lili Reinhart and Anthony Quintal star in Julia Hart’s feature directorial debut, which has commenced production in California.
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NewsCinedigm acquires ‘Meadowland’
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to the recent Tribeca world premiere about the psychological toll of a tragedy on a New York couple.
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NewsSundance NEXT FEST unveils line-up
Top brass at the Los Angeles event set to run from August 7-9 in Los Angeles have announced the film and music roster.
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NewsLionsgate appoints Seth Laderman to head Comic-Con SVOD service
The multi-platform production executive has been hired as evp and general manager of the service that Lionsgate and Comic-Con International announced recently.
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NewsAmazon Studios, Bleecker Street buy ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Ted Hope’s expanding team at the digital platform alongside Andrew Karpen’s fledgling distributor have snapped up US rights with the latter in line to handle the theatrical release.
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News‘Tallulah’ begins NYC shoot
Tammy Blanchard and Zachary Quinto are among a slew of new cast to join Route One Entertainment and Ocean Blue Entertainment’s dramatic comedy Tallulah, which has begun shooting in New York City.
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NewsMatt Kaplan to head Awesomeness Films
AwesomenessTV is ramping up its film business in the wake of the 2014 social success of Expelled and has brought on the Chapter One Films founder as president of Awesomeness Films.
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NewsKathleen Kennedy joins USC film school board
The Lucasfilm president has joined the board of councilors of the USC School Of Cinematic Arts.
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NewsMarketing guru Tim Palen rises at Lionsgate
The long-standing executive has been named Chief Brand Officer and president of worldwide marketing.
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NewsOpen Road acquires Ricky Gervais' 'Life On The Road'
Worldwide sales agent eOne Features has struck a US deal on Ricky Gervais’ comedy charting the post-The Office life of mockumentary sensation David Brent.
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NewsUni soars past $3.8bn box office
Worldwide tickets sales for the year-to-date reached a new high for the studio of $3.819bn on Monday.
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NewsMarketing the 'Jurassic' beast
EXCLUSIVE: Universal heads orchestrated a precisely calibrated marketing campaign in support of the release that played a critical role in driving the tentpole past $1bn worldwide in record time on Monday.
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News‘Jurassic World’ hits $1bn global
Universal and Legendary’s juggernaut will become the fastest film in history to reach the milestone on Monday, its 13th day in release.
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NewsMarc Forster boards Stanley Kubrick war script
The Downslope will be the first in a trilogy that producers Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Reneé Wolfe are planning based on the iconic director’s unproduced original 1956 screenplay.
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NewsThe Orchard strikes Duplass Brothers deal
In a significant statement of its ambitions to forge ties with a stable of regular collaborators, the distributor has closed a deal with Duplass Brothers Productions on worldwide theatrical and ancillary rights to seven titles.
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News'Independence Day' sequel title unveiled
Roland Emmerich’s follow-up to his 1996 blockbuster that launched the film career of Will Smith will be called Independence Day Resurgence.
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NewsBGP acquires 'Dynamite: A 60's Love Story'
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to drama-thriller Dynamite: A 60’s Love Story starring Ian Harding and Evanna Lynch.
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News‘Carry On’, ‘Submarine’ among 2015 Palm Springs ShortFest winners
Festival brass hailed a record turnout for the renowned event and honoured a range of international filmmakers at the awards ceremony on Sunday night.