All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 657
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NewsVoltage, Compadre partner on Good Kids
Fledgling content creator Compadre has teamed up with Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures to co-finance the coming-of-age comedy.
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NewsCrackle to make Joe Dirt 2
The Sony Pictures Television-owned content creator will begin production in Louisiana in mid-November on what it claims will be the first made-for-digital sequel to a major feature.
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NewsRelativity, 3C Media forge ties
Relativity Media will co-produce up four local-language productions a year as part of a strategic partnership with format rights and content provider 3C Media.
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NewsGuardians ventures into China
All eyes will be on the Asian mega market as the latest Marvel Studios blockbuster makes its debut.
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NewsJinga lures buyers to The Canal
On the eve of the US release, the UK genre specialist Jinga Films has licensed Ivan Kavanagh’s psychological horror to a number of territories including a deal with Kaleidoscope for the UK and Ireland.
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FeaturesIvan Kavanagh, The Canal
The director talks about Park Films’ deeply atmospheric Ireland/UK movie starring Rupert Evans, former Screen Star Of Tomorrow Antonia Campbell-Hughes and youngster Calum Heath.
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NewsLionsgate duo to head worldwide home ent
Lionsgate has promoted Jim Packer and Ron Schwartz to jointly head worldwide home entertainment operations. Separately, Robert Simonds has hired two more senior executives to his nascent studio.
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NewsPremiere to sell Christian Mingle
EXCLUSIVE: The LA-based sales company has added the faith-based rom-com to its roster heading into MIPCOM.
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NewsNew Regency, Walden Media ready Santa Is Real
Stephen Chbosky of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower fame is set to direct from a screenplay that Larry Stuckey will write.
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NewsHyena Road begins shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has commenced in Shilo, Manitoba, on Rhombus Media’s Afghanistan-set war film that Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada. WTFilms handles international sales.
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NewsThe Exchange gets Celebrated
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Brian O’Shea has launched a television division in the run-up to MIPCOM.
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FeaturesSadyk Sher-Niyaz, Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka is this year’s official foreign-language Oscar entry for Kyrgyzstan and recounts the story of one of the country’s most celebrated female leaders, who lived from 1811-1907.
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NewsMagnet boards female horror anthology XX
Heading into the AFM, Magnet Releasing is to fully finance and take worldwide rights to the project from producers XYZ Films. Separately, eOne will distribute After The Fall In North America and fresh cast have joined relationship drama The Choice.
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NewsGoTV, Latin Anywhere form Latin Everywhere
Jorge Granier’s Spanish language digital entertainment company GoTV has merged with Rich Hull’s Latin Anywhere and will be rebranded, Latin Everywhere.
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NewsPartners launch Merced Media
QED International CEO Bill Block and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes have teamed up with Merced Capital L.P. to launch a $500m-plus development, production and financing feature fund.
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NewsUniversal boards Baltasar Kormakur’s Vikingr
The Icelandic filmmaker’s latest venture with Universal will be based on tales of Nordic settlers and life in the Viking age.
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NewsFestival do Rio celebrates LGBT winners
Festival organisers presented the three inaugural awards on Monday (October 6) at Rio’s CCBB cultural centre to films that tackled LGBT themes.
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NewsRevolution buys Morgan Creek Int'l library
Revolution Studios, now owned by Fortress Investment Group following the reported $250m sale by Joe Roth earlier this year, has purchased the 64 titles comprising the Morgan Creek International film library.
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NewsTom Wilkinson joins The Choice
The Lionsgate drama is based on the Nicholas Spark novel of the same name. Good Universe handles international sales.
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NewsAtom Egoyan to deliver Los Cabos master class
Organisers at the third annual Los Cabos International Film Festival continue to build on the event’s affiliation with Canada.