All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 646
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NewsMongrel Int’l boards History’s Future
EXCLUSIVE: Mongrel International has added a late addition to its Toronto slate in the form of History’s Future from installations artist Fiona Tan.
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FeaturesJean-Baptiste Léonetti, The Reach
Three years after his feature directorial debut Carré blanc played at the festival in 2011, the French director who made his name in commercials returns to Toronto with thriller The Reach.
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NewsQED to sell Dirty Grandpa
TORONTO: QED International is introducing buyers to Dirty Grandpa starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron.
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NewsJulia Roberts in talks to join Eyes
Julia Roberts is in advanced talks to join Chiwetel Ejiofor and Gwyneth Paltrow on IM Global’s remake of Argentinian Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes.
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NewsVeronica Ferres joins Pay The Ghost
The German actress has joined Nic Cage and Sarah Wayne Callis in the supernatural thriller form Voltage Films and Midnight Kitchen Productions.
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NewsMichael Wright named DreamWorks CEO
Michael Wright will take over as CEO at DreamWorks in January 2015 following the departure of Stacey Snider for her likely next job at Fox.
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NewsVimeo, eOne sign pact
Vimeo has signed a deal to distribute digitally titles from eOne’s library including four day-and-date autumn releases.
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NewsAndrés Muschietti to direct Sony’s Shadow
Andrés Muschietti has signed on to direct the PlayStation game adaptation Shadow Of The Colossus for Sony.
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NewsIM Global shuffles UK office, Apsara
IM Global has hired Emil Elmer to head up its UK office as David Jourdan moves back to LA to oversee acquisitions for the Apsara label, among other tasks.
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NewsCandy Factory takes Alumbrones
Candy Factory Distribution has acquired North American rights to the Lost Boy Productions documentary Alumbrones.
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NewsEli Roth, Nicolas Lopez to deliver Fantastic Market keynote
The pair will give a keynote speech, present Fantastic Fest’s Latin American market’s first La De Dios award and talk about their Chilewood partnership.
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NewsBleecker Street staffs up
Andrew Karpen is staffing up his New York-based distributor and has hired a quartet of former Focus Features executives including new president of distribution Jack Foley.
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NewsGyllenhaal, Watts to star in Demolition
Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts will star in the romance for Jean-Marc Vallée, who jets in to Toronto for the Canadian premiere of Wild. Sierra/Affinity will kick off pre-sales in Toronto and CAA represents US rights.
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FeaturesParticipant Media: game changers
As Participant Media celebrates 10 years and 55 films, Jeremy Kay talks to CEO Jim Berk about the company’s growth and further global expansion.
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FeaturesMyriad Pictures: breaking out
Kirk D’Amico, founder of Myriad Pictures, tells Jeremy Kay about the move into Canadian distribution and prestige productions in the pipeline
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NewsADG announces rule changes
The Art Directors Guild (ADG), IATSE LOCAL 800 has unveiled changes for its annual Excellence In Production Design Awards set for January 31, 2015.
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FeaturesToronto: Cameron Bailey talks size and the Telluride policy
Toronto artistic director Cameron Bailey talks to Jeremy Kay about food trucks, not being a snob and the Tulluride policy
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NewsThe Exchange to sell Dear White People
The Exchange has acquired international rights to the Sundance entry and begins sales in Toronto.
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FeaturesToronto 2014: World premieres
A round up of the world premieres across TIFF’s programme, with details on each film including contact information.
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NewsChristian Limmer adapts Phenomena
EXCLUSIVE: The Munich-based writer is adapting the award-winning Norwegian fantasy book series for both big and small screens.