All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 631
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NewsGKIDS takes When Marnie Was There
The distributor has acquired North American rights to the upcoming Studio Ghibli animation following their collaboration on The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya.
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NewsCMG answers Operator call
Cinema Management Group (CMG) has acquired all international rights to the thriller starring Luke Goss and Mischa Barton and will commence talks at the EFM in Berlin next month.
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NewsUTV fuels Disney local BO in 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s local language films grossed a combined $236m in 2014.
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NewsDisney pushes The Jungle Book to 2016
The studio has moved Jon Favreau’s upcoming version of the family favourite from October 9 to next year.The Jungle Book will now open on April 15 2016 in 3D. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures executives have filled The Jungle Book’s initial slot with The Finest Hours, the Chris Pine Coast ...
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NewsAlchemy acquires Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
The crime thriller is the first acquisition to be announced by the company formerly known as Millennium Entertainment.
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NewsGuardians Of The Galaxy among VES nominees
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced on Tuesday (January 13) its nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards, set to take place on February 4 in Los Angeles.
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NewsRichard Linklater in first DGA nod
The front-runner and director of Boyhood earned his first Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) nomination on Tuesday (January 13).
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NewsCinema Audio Society unveils nominees
The group has announced nominees in six categories for the 51st Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2014 and the CAS Technical Achievement Award Nominations.
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NewsWolfe pounces on Boy Meets Girl, Tiger Orange
Wolfe Releasing, celebrating its 30th anniversary year, has acquired world rights to two coming-of-age films.
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NewsXLrator Media acquires The Diabolical
The supernatural thriller starring Ali Larter marks the first to hail from Campfire, the production company founded by Content Media and Ross M Dinerstein.
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NewsVisit Films brings quartet to Sundance
EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films has filled out its Sundance sales slate, adding international rights to People, Places, Things and The Strongest Man as well as world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand to Sam Klemke’s Time Machine.
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NewsStudioCanal hires LA-based Shana Eddy-Grouf
Shana Eddy-Grouf has been appointed svp of international production and development based in Los Angeles as the company deepens its commitment to global production and development.
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NewsEpic Pictures readies Tales Of Halloween
Epic Pictures Group has rounded out the cast of directors and actors on its upcoming horror anthology.
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CommentGolden Globes winners: analysis
We learned very little from the 72nd annual Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday night, which is to take nothing away from the joy of the occasion and its proud championing of independent cinema.
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NewsGlobes joy for Boyhood, Budapest
Boyhood flew the flag on a strong night for independent cinema as IFC Films’ coming-of-age tale prevailed in the motion picture drama, director and supporting actress categories at the 72nd Golden Globes awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday night (January 11).
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NewsLeviathan triumphs at Palm Springs
JANUARY 11 UPDATE: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Oscar shortlisted Russian film and Golden Globe nominee earned the FIPRESECI Prize while Eastern European cinema dominated the 26th Palm Springs International Film Festival’s juried awards.
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NewsTaken 3 storms US on $40.4m
Liam Neeson returned to the top of the North American box office thanks to an estimated $40.4m debut in 3,594 sites via Fox, while Selma expanded wide through Paramount and soared 22 places to number two on a $11.2m weekend haul.
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NewsMuseum 3 rules international on $45.9m
JANUARY 11 UPDATE: Fresh from its record-setting $5.5bn global box office haul, Fox continued to demonstrate its international potency as Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb ruled the roost, Penguins Of Madagascar crossed $200m and Taken 3 scored a $10.5m number one UK debut.
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NewsSearchlight takes Mistress America
The studio has taken Noah Baumbach’s imminent Sundance world premiere off the table, swooping on world rights to the comedy starring Greta Gerwig and newcomer Lola Kirke.
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NewsAlchemy hires Jim Jenkins
The executive has joined the rebranded company as svp of business development and mergers & acquisitions.