All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 649
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NewsIFC takes US on Hungry Hearts
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Saverio Costanzo’s Hungry Hearts from Mimi Steinbauer’s international sales agent Radiant Films International.
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NewsCloud-based marketplace DFCN launches
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ray Bell has announced the commercial launch at AFM of cloud-based online marketplace Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN).
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NewsFilmSharks touts animation Possessed
EXCLUSIVE: FilmSharks International has come on to sell worldwide rights to the stop-motion feature Possessed (Pos Eso) from former Aardman Animations animator Sam.
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NewsVoltage brings Standoff to AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures arrives at the AFM with international rights to the thriller Standoff starring Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane.
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NewsWoody, Quentin and Al align for AFM
EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation has begun talks at the AFM on the upcoming untitled Woody Allen project, one of several new titles to emerge on the eve of the market.
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NewsLotus stakes claim to Crucifixion
Lotus Entertainment kicks off pre-sales at AFM on the horror film from Xavier Gens and the producer behind horror hits Annabelle and The Conjuring.
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NewsMagnolia brings The Wrecking Crew to AFM
Magnolia Pictures is handling international sales on The Wrecking Crew, Denny Tedesco’s documentary about the group of studio musicians who played with Elvis, The Beach Boys and Frank Sinatra, among others.
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NewsUni plots next monster revival
The studio has set April 21 2017 as the date for a new monster franchise film from Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.
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NewsRelativity to distribute Lazarus in US
Relativity Studios has acquired US rights to the currently titled horror film Lazarus produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions. Lionsgate handles international sales.
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News20 animated features submitted for Oscars
The Academy has received 20 submissions for the 87th Academy Awards’ animated feature film category.
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NewsI Saw The Light adds cast
Cherry Jones and Bradley Whitford have joined Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen in I Saw The Light, Bron Studios/RatPac Entertainment’s biopic in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
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NewsAldamisa to sell City Of Strangers
Aldamisa Films has come on to handle international sales at AFM on the thriller.
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NewsScreen Media takes All The Wilderness
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Michael Johnson’s All The Wilderness starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Virginia Madsen, Danny DeVito, Evan Ross and Isabelle Fuhrman.
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NewsLightning adds two to AFM slate
Lightning Entertainment has bulked up its AFM war chest and will introduce buyers to The Blackout and Brookstreet Pictures’ horror-thriller GirlHouse.
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NewsRoss Dinerstein launches Campfire
Former co-CEO of Preferred Film & TV Ross Dinerstein has launched the production company backed by Content Media.
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NewsGuardian, Lightning land Turkey Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Guardian Entertainment International in collaboration with Lightning Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to Jon Hewitt’s action film starring Dominic Purcell.
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NewsIvanhoe hires Katherine Lee
Katherine Lee has joined Ivanhoe Pictures as head of production and development/Asia.
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NewsRelativity takes US rights to Autobahn
Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley star in IM Global’s thriller from director Eran Creevy.
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NewsIM Global, Antoine Fuqua line up Snow
Nightcrawler star Jake Gyllenhaal will re-team with director Antoine Fuqua on new AFM sales title The Man Who Made It Snow after the pair recently wrapped production on Southpaw.
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NewsJeff Deutchman joins Millennium Entertainment
The veteran most recently served as director of acquisitions at Paramount Home Media and arrives as vice president of acquisitions, effective immediately.