All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 619
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NewsJillianne Reinseth on rise at eOne Family
Effective March 2, Reinseth will oversee linear content acquisition, development and production for the division.
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NewsMiami unveils Encuentros projects
Top brass at Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival announced on Tuesday (February 17) the five post-production selections.
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NewsEmmanuel Lubezki takes ASC honour
The Mexican’s triumph at Sunday’s (February 15) 29th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers awards for Birdman cements his status as favourite for the Oscar this weekend.
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NewsAdopt Films acquires Victoria for US
The distributor has picked up US rights from The Match Factory to Sebastian Schipper’s thriller following its world premiere in Berlin.
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NewsNetflix acquires all rights to Jadotville
The streaming giant has announced a major play that concluded in the final days of the EFM, flexing its mighty claws for all rights to one of the hottest packages in Berlin.
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NewsFifty Shades ties up US on $93m
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Universal’s smash S&M romance dominated North America on a confirmed $85.2m three-day debut that toppled The Passion Of The Christ’s 11-year February record and scored $93m over the four-day Presidents’ Day Weekend.
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NewsFifty Shades storms to $174m int'l
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey generated a confirmed $156m through Sunday rising to $173.6m through Monday from 58 territories via Universal to generate the biggest ever international launch for an R-rated or equivalent film. The worldwide tally already stands at $266.6m.
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NewsSamuel Goldywn Films picks up Tangerines
The distributor has acquired US rights to Estonia’s foreign language Oscar nominee.
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NewsARC finds See You In Valhalla
ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Jarret Tarnol’s coming-of-age story.
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CommentEisenstein In Guanajuato trailer
See the trailer for Peter Greenaway’s recent Berlinale world premiere.
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NewsDavid Unger forms Three Six Zero Entertainment
Talent agent David Unger has joined Three Six Zero Group co-founders Mark Gillespie and Dean Wilson to form Three Six Zero Entertainment.
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NewsArtsploitation snaps up Toro Loco: Bloodthirsty
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has announced from Berlin it has closed an all-rights North American deal for Chilean genre specialist Patricio Valladares’ action-comedy.
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NewsSundance Selects buys 45 Years
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to the Berlinale selection 45 Years starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Separately, The Orchard has acquired Cartel Land while monterey media will release Runoff.
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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.