All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 634
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NewsFilmTrack signs new clients
Bloom Media and Embankment Films are among a slew of new clients to sign on to the SaaS rights and content management specialists.
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NewsRiviera Maya Film Festival unveils slate
The fourth edition of the festival, set to run in Mexico from April 23-29, will feature three world premieres of Mexican productions and 53 international premieres.
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NewsBAFTA champions John Maclean in Brits event
The Slow West director will take part in the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts Brits To Watch: The Screenings series.
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NewsRound-up: Goldwyn gets ‘A Brilliant Young Mind’
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to Morgan Matthew’s feature directorial debut.
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NewsJim Tauber to leave film business
The president of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is stepping down after 10 years to set up a private psychotherapy practice with his wife.
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News'Four Colors' triumphs at IFFLA
Bikas Mishra’s drama Four Colors (Chauranga) earned the grand jury prize for best feature as the 13th annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) concluded on Sunday.
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NewsTWC plots ‘In Cold Blood’ TV series
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has optioned television rights to Truman Capote’s 1966 bestseller with Gary Oldman and Douglas Urbanski’s Flying Studios on board to produce.
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News‘Fast & Furious 7’ crosses $800m
APRIL 13 UPDATE: The action franchise that keeps on giving for Universal soared to $3.18bn worldwide thanks to an estimated $259.2m worldwide weekend haul that boosted the running total to $801.5m.
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News'Furious 7' stays top in US on $60m
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Universal’s global blockbuster – now at $801.5m – soared to $251.5m on the back of a confirmed $59.6m second weekend number one hold.
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NewsHBO, Films We Like swoop on 'Mavis!'
Brooklyn-based producer Film First announced a pair of deals on its documentary about music legend Mavis Staples.
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NewsUniversal, Mike De Luca sign first-look
A little over one week after announcing his departure from Columbia Pictures as president of production, the in-demand producer has closed a three-year deal with Universal Pictures.
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NewsLionsgate picks up 'Luckiest Girl Alive'
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea’s Pacific Standard will produce Jessica Knoll’s upcoming novel.
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NewsJim Berk departs Participant Media
In a shock development, the company’s CEO is stepping down after eight years.
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NewsGlendon Palmer joins IM Global
The veteran executive and producer arrives as senior vice-president of development and production and will immediately shepherd a rom-com about President Obama and the First Lady’s first date.
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News‘Fast & Furious 7' crosses $525m
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and the gang are expected to hold on to the global box office crown this weekend as the film reached $526.8m through Thursday morning.
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NewsLionsgate plots Comic-Con S-VOD channel
Busy Lionsgate made two significant and separate announcements on Thursday, lining up an S-VOD service with the organisers of Comic-Con and extending its Grindstone partnership with Emmett/Furla Films.
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News'Wasp' flies to Breaking Glass Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has picked up North American rights to the LGBT drama from Swiss feature directorial debutant Philippe Audi-Dor.
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NewsRightsTrade launches cloud-based deal service
The online global marketplace for film and television rights has unveiled DealWizard to handle complex data and terms and recognise the key role that relationships play in negotiating and closing deals.
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NewsAcademy dates Oscars through 2018
The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences and ABC Television Network have revealed dates for the next three Oscars shows.
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NewsD J Gugenheim joins Andrew Lauren Productions
The former Lotus Entertainment executive arrives as president of production and will get to work on a director-driven, commercial slate.