All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 615
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NewsSundance Selects acquires US rights to ‘Disorder’
The distributor struck the deal on Alice Winocour’s Un Certain Regard entry with Indie Sales Company.
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NewsHayden Christensen horror 'Untöt' sells for 13 Films
EXCLUSIVE: 13 Films has sold multiple territories on action horror film Untöt starring Hayden Christensen.
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NewsSPC nearing $6m 'Truth' deal
Sony Pictures Classics was last night understood to be paying $6m for US rights to Truth, RatPac Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment’s political thriller with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett.
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NewsDolan's 'End Of The World' draws buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Seville International has closed a raft of deals here on Xavier Dolan’s upcoming It’s Only the End Of The World (Juste La Fin Du Monde) featuring arguably the most prestigious cast of any film in the market.
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NewsNYAFF, Screen to honour Shota Sometani
The 14th New York Asian Film Festival in partnership with Screen International will honour the Japanese youngster with the International Rising Star Award on July 4.
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NewsMichael Dwyer joins IM Global
Michael Dwyer has joined IM Global from Screen Media as svp of international sales and distribution and will head sales from the 250-title library.
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NewsJack Black joins ‘Micronations’
Jack Black will star in Buffalo Film Company’s comedy from director Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame.
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NewsSierra/Affinity hails best Cannes market
Sierra/Affinity chief Nick Meyer has hailed the company’s best market ever after completing key sales on Shot Caller, A Willing Patriot and Comancheria, among others.
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NewsThe Solution strikes world sales on 'Bleed For This'
The Solution Entertainment Group has struck a multi-territory deal here with Sony on red-hot Miles Teller starrer following Open Road’s $4m swoop on US rights at the weekend.
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NewsRaven Banner cuts deals on 'México Bárbaro'
EXCLUSIVE: MPI/Dark Sky Films has picked up US rights from Raven Banner to the horror anthology.
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NewsSubmarine boards 'Chris Burden: Double Bind'
Submarine has come on to co-finance, co-produce and partner with Dogwoof on world sales to the documentary Chris Burden: Double Bind.
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NewsMagnolia acquires Desplechin's 'My Golden Days'
Magnolia Pictures has picked up all US rights from Wild Bunch to Arnaud Desplechin’s Directors’ Fortnight selection My Golden Days (Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse).
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NewsCorsan puts 'Western Front' remake in its sights
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Breuls’ Belgium-based company has come on to produce and sell the long-gestating remake of All Quiet On The Western Front with Roger Donaldson set to direct.
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NewsRightsTrade grows sales agency stable
EXCLUSIVE: The online film and TV marketplace has closed deals with Lakeshore Entertainment, The Solution Entertainment Group, QED International, GFM and Arclight.
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NewsBAM, IndieBo to overlap in July
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time ever a film festival will overlap the Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) in July as Colombia’s film chiefs look to turn the summer corridor into a creative and business platform for the country’s booming film industry.
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NewsVMI infiltrates Cannes with 'Riot'
VMI Worldwide has been tempting Croisette buyers with action titles Riot starring Dolph Lundgren and Perfect Weapon with Steven Segal.
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NewsVisit Films scores UK deal on ‘Krisha’
StudioCanal has acquired UK rights from Visit Films to the Critics’ Week selection.
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NewsTodd Haynes is ‘Wonderstruck’
EXCLUSIVE: Todd Haynes, the toast of the Croisette following last night’s rousing reception for Carol, is angling to adapt Brian Selznick’s children’s book.
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News‘Pitch Perfect 2’ rules US on $70.3m
Universal’s female comedy directed by Elizabeth Banks stormed to the top of the North American charts as Mad Max: Fury Road arrived in second place.
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News‘Mad Max’ pushes Warner Bros past $1bn
Mad Max: Fury Road opened in 68 markets on an estimated $65m powered by a string of number one debuts.