All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 636

  • 10.000 KM
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    Self Made, 10.000 KM among AFI FEST winners

    2014-11-13T20:07:00Z

    AFI FEST 2014 presented by Audi today announced this year’s jury and audience awards for features and short films included in the New Auteur and Shorts programmes.

  • Still Alice
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    Julianne Moore in PSIFF honour

    2014-11-13T14:00:00Z

    The star of Still Alice will attend the 26th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) to collect the Desert Palm Achievement Award on January 3.

  • R Gervais
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    SPWA gets Special Correspondents

    2014-11-12T22:38:00Z

    Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired rights from Protagonist Pictures to the Ricky Gervais comedy in multiple territories led by the UK.

  • Do I Sound Gay?
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    Sundance Selects goes for Do I Sound Gay?

    2014-11-12T22:37:00Z

    Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Do I Sound Gay? from first-time filmmaker David Thorpe.

  • Happy Ending
    News

    Eleventh SAIFF unveils line-up

    2014-11-12T21:30:00Z

    The 11th South Asian International Film Festival presented by HBO set to run from November 18-23 will open with the world premiere of Indian anthology X.

  • Wolf At The Door
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    Wolf At The Door to open HBRFest

    2014-11-12T18:40:00Z

    The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) has announced the complete programme line-up for its sixth instalment, set to run from November 21-23.

  • James Schamus
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    James Schamus readies directing debut

    2014-11-12T18:39:00Z

    The Former Focus Features CEO has written screenplays and directed a short but never a feature – now that is about to change with his Philip Roth adaptation Indignation.

  • CHARTIER_Nicolas
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    Voltage to make film on Blackwater founder

    2014-11-12T18:32:00Z

    Voltage Pictures has picked up life story rights to Blackwater founder Erik Prince, his book Civilian Warriors and Adam Ciralsky’s Vanity Fair article about him.

  • Jeffrey Katzenberg
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    DWA, Hasbro in early talks?

    2014-11-12T18:25:00Z

    Speculation was rife in Hollywood on Wednesday night (November 12) that Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation (DWA) was in early merger talks with toy giant Hasbro.

  • The_Descendants
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    PSIFF to launches screenwriting symposium

    2014-11-12T16:20:00Z

    Top brass at the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will host one-day event The Power Of Words: Book To Screen on January 8.

  • The Cult Of JT Leroy
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    FSC boards sales on DOC NYC trio

    2014-11-12T07:33:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: The Film Sales Company has picked up worldwide sales and distribution rights on a trio of films in advance of their premieres at DOC NYC this weekend.

  • Awake
    News

    AFM panel hails shock of the new

    2014-11-12T05:20:00Z

    Emerging digital and bespoke theatrical platforms give filmmakers and distributors a fighting chance of success in the new era, attendees at the AFM’s distribution panel heard on Tuesday (November 11).

  • Jaie Laplante
    News

    MiamiFF offers $10K Encuentros award

    2014-11-11T21:23:00Z

    Organisers behind the 12th Annual Edition of post-production development initiative MiamiFF Encuentros for Latin American and US Hispanic filmmakers are offering a $10,000 prize.

  • Backcountry
    News

    IFC steps into Backcountry

    2014-11-11T17:25:00Z

    IFC Midnight has acquired US rights to the Fella Films thriller.

  • The Conjuring
    News

    WB, Disney update release slates

    2014-11-11T16:34:00Z

    Warner Bros has set a 2016 release date for The Conjuring 2.

  • Felt
    News

    Amplify takes US on Felt

    2014-11-11T16:26:00Z

    The distributor has taken North American rights to Jason Banker’s AFI FEST selection and genre-bending film based on the life experiences of co-writer and star Amy Everson.

  • Nicholas Weiss
    News

    Nicholas Weiss earns Sony creative advertising role

    2014-11-11T15:32:00Z

    Sony Pictures Entertainment has appointed Nicholas Weiss svp of creative advertising.

  • A Summer's Tale
    News

    Cinema Guild in Big World VOD pact

    2014-11-10T20:02:00Z

    Cinema Guild has closed a deal to serve as exclusive VOD distributor for Big World Pictures, kicking off with an HD restoration of Eric Rohmer’s A Summer’s Tale.

  • Wrecker
    News

    XLrator revs up for Wrecker

    2014-11-10T19:57:00Z

    The distributor has struck a deal at the AFM with IndustryWorks Pictures for US rights to the truck horror thriller.

  • Brie Larson
    News

    Room goes into production

    2014-11-10T19:05:00Z

    Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen and William H Macy have joined Brie Larson on the cast of Element Pictures and No Trace Camping’s drama, which has started production. A24 holds US rights and StudioCanal will distribute in the UK. FilmNation sells internationally.