All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 617
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NewsKino Lorber picks up Jafar Panahi’s Taxi
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to Jafar Panahi’s newly annointed Berlinale Golden Bear winner.
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NewsSundance pair find US buyers
The Orchard has picked up North American rights to the recent Berlin European premiere Nasty Baby, while in a separate deal The Film Arcade will distribute People, Places, Things in the US. Both films premiered in Park City.
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NewsBill Block leaves QED International
QED International founder and CEO Bill Bock is leaving the sales, financing and production company behind District 9, Fury and W.
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NewsTom Rothman in top Sony film job
The former Fox Filmed Entertainment chief who has been running TriStar Productions in the Sony fold has been named chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) motion picture group.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation to sell Glendale studio
Studio hierarchy announced the move in a call with analysts after the Q4 earnings report declared a $263.2m net loss.
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NewsSearchlight sets summer release for Me And Earl
The Sundance hit that triggered a world rights deal with Fox Searchlight and Indian Paintbrush will open on July 1.
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NewsNew Directors/New Films line-up announced
Marielle Heller’s Berlin Generation 14plus grand prix winner The Diary Of A Teenage Girl will open the 44th instalment of the New York-based festival, set to run from March 18-29.
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NewsVSC to release Road Hard in Canada
Video Services Corp has acquired from FilmBuff exclusive rights to Adam Carolla’s upcoming comedy.
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NewsPrime Time to kick off in Ottawa
The Canadian Media Production Association’s conference will explore the changing face of the entertainment business when it runs from March 4-6.
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NewsOscars 2015: Birdman wins best film, director
A memorable 87th annual Academy Awards for Fox Searchlight saw Birdman claim best film, director and two other statuettes to tie with The Grand Budapest Hotel’s four-strong haul.
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CommentOscars 2015: As it happened
Jeremy Kay’s live blog of the 87th Academy Awards from Los Angeles.
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CommentOscars 2015: analysis
If the 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony was devoid of the kind of shocks that fuel a week’s worth of water cooler conversations, it was not lacking in a creeping tide of subversion.
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NewsOscar nominees feel box office bump
American Sniper received the most dramatic box office ‘bump’ of all eight best film Oscar nominees following the Academy Award nominations.
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FeaturesGREAT British Film Reception
The GREAT and the good turned out for a reception at the London West Hollywood on Friday February 20 in honour of this year’s UK Oscar nominees.
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NewsFifty Shades stays top over Oscar weekend
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey dropped 74% in its second session as a confirmed $22.3m was still enough to stay top through Universal and Focus Features.
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NewsFifty Shades Of Grey crosses $400m global
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Universal’s Fifty Shades Of Grey reached a confirmed $405.1m worldwide and closed out the weekend as the leading film at the global box office for the second consecutive session.
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NewsBirdman, Boyhood rule Indie Spirits
The two awards season front-runners kept the race interesting through the final weekend as Birdman took best film and Boyhood’s Richard Linklater best director at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards.
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NewsSnowden drama begins shoot
Oliver Stone has begun principal photography in Munich on the Pathé Films drama about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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NewsRandom Media picks up two for summer
The distributor has acquired US rights to Camilla Dickinson and The Jokesters.