All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 606
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NewsIFC Midnight acquires The Stranger
The US rights deal for Guillermo Amoedo’s ‘Chilewood’ genre film Eli Roth Presents The Stranger follows the recent world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
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NewsNicolas Cage to star in Army Of One
TWC-Dimension has picked up North American rights to Condé Nast Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment’s Osama Bin Laden satire.
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NewsFortitude International lines up Dive
EXCLUSIVE: Ariel Vromen will direct the submarine thriller that Fortitude International is fully financing.
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NewsCantinas launches distribution subsidiary
Cantinas Entertainment has acquired Mission Pictures to form Cantinas Distribution.
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NewsBlumhouse International, Sierra/Affinity strike pact
Sierra/Affinity will kick off pre-sales in Berlin next month on Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut thriller as part of its exclusive deal to license and service Blumhouse International (BHI) films not distributed via Universal Pictures International.
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NewsGravitas Ventures hires Griffin Gmelich
Gravitas Ventures has made changes to its team in the run-up to Sundance led by the hiring of Griffin Gmelich from hulu as svp of sales and business development.
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NewsACE to honour Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall will receive the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker Of The Year Award in Los Angeles on January 30.
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NewsCinedigm to release AIP remake package
Cinedigm has signed a 10-film deal with Lou Arkoff, Jeff Katz and Hal Sadoff to reinvent a series of American International Pictures (AIP) classics from the 1950s including The Brain Eaters and Girls In Prison.
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NewsO-Scope to release Mad As Hell
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired rights to the Hot Docs Film Festival world premiere and upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival selection.
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NewsSony: The Interview at $40m digital
The studio issued an unverifiable update on Tuesday (January 20) to say its controversial comedy had reached $40m via digital platforms and been viewed more than 5.8million times.
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NewsSTX secures Showtime window
Robert Simonds’ nascent studio has closed an exclusive, four-year premium television deal with Showtime starting this year as it moves ahead with its first four features.
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NewsBAFTA New York chief executive to step down
Christina Thomas will step down as chief executive of BAFTA New York on July 1 and the search for her replacement will begin in February.
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NewsElevation, Bleecker Street in distribution pact
Elevation Pictures will distribute the Bleecker Street slate in Canada, the company heads announced on Tuesday (January 20).
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NewsLatin Everywhere launches Pongalo
The Spanish-language digital rights holders of television and feature film content has launched the beta version of streaming portal and mobile app Pongalo.
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NewsPure Flix sets Do You Believe? for US release
The company behind 2014’s top independent faith-based film God’s Not Dead has announced the release for its follow-up.
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NewsSundance Institute unveils NHK 2015 Award winner
Sundance Institute and Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK have selected French actress and writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre as winner of the 2015 Sundance Institute/NHK Award.
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NewsEFM: Mongrel International to sell Prince
EXCLUSIVE: Mongrel International will handle international sales in Berlin on 100% Halal and VICE Media Benelux’s Dutch Generation 14+ opening night selection.
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NewsTelevisa USA boosts US operations
The division of Mexican titan Grupo Televisa is ramping up English-language production and distribution and has appointed Chris Philip to lead its new global distribution and production unit.
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FeaturesMark Titus, The Breach
In The Breach, Mark Titus examines depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest and what is happening to reverse their decline.
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NewsCoen brothers to head Cannes jury
Palme d’Or winners Joel and Ethan Coen will serve as presidents of the jury for the 68th Festival de Cannes.