All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 659

  • Jernej Razen
    News

    Electric hires Jernej Razen

    2014-09-06T03:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has hired Jernej Razen as vp of acquisitions and development at the company’s international sales division.

  • Teen Lust
    News

    Drive Productions launches in LA, Vancouver

    2014-09-06T00:49:00Z

    Producers Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched development, production and financing company Drive Productions focused on elevated genre.

  • Guidance
    News

    Guidance lands world sales agent

    2014-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Edyson Entertainment has closed a deal with Andrew Herwitz’ Film Sales Company for world sales rights to Guidance, which received its world premiere in Discovery last night (Sept 5).

  • Where The Road Runs Out
    News

    Traverse to handle sales on Where The Road Runs Out

    2014-09-05T23:05:00Z

    Traverse Media has come on board to represent US rights to Where The Road Runs Out, the first feature shot in Equatorial Guinea.

  • Mark Polish
    News

    IFT gets to grips with Headlock

    2014-09-05T23:00:00Z

    International Film Trust is handling sales in Toronto on Mark Polish’s solo directorial debut Headlock, the first of two from the director that Benaroya Pictures will fully finance.

  • Aimee Teegarden
    News

    Myriad tempts buyers with Heart Beats 3D

    2014-09-05T23:00:00Z

    Myriad Pictures is in Toronto with world sales on the Das Films and Sikhya Films Bollywood-hip-hop dance title from Step Up creator Duane Adler.

  • Josh Greenstein
    News

    Josh Greenstein to head Sony marketing

    2014-09-05T19:14:00Z

    Former Paramount CMO Josh Greenstein is joining Sony as president of worldwide marketing and distribution.

  • The Last 5 Years
    News

    RADiUS swoops on The Last 5 Years

    2014-09-05T18:14:00Z

    The distributor has taken North American rights to Toronto world premiere The Last 5 Years starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

  • Taylor Lautner
    News

    Saban Films pounces on Tracers

    2014-09-05T17:52:00Z

    Saban Films has acquired its second film, taking North American rights to the Tayler Lautner parkour thriller. FilmNation handles international sales.

  • Instructions Not Included
    News

    Pantelion, Eugenio Derbez strike pact

    2014-09-05T17:31:00Z

    Instructions Not Included director Eugenio Derbez has struck an exclusive first-look deal with that film’s distributor Pantelion Films.

  • Mae Whitman
    News

    Sierra/Affinity to sell int'l on The Duff

    2014-09-05T15:43:00Z

    Sierra/Affinity has come on to handle international sales on CBS Films’ The Duff starring Mae Whitman, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels and Ken Jeong.

  • Andrew Niccol
    Features

    Andrew Niccol, Good Kill

    2014-09-05T15:02:00Z

    In Good Kill, Ethan Hawke plays a conflicted former fighter pilot now operating drones from a base in Las Vegas.

  • Ben Browning
    News

    Ben Browning joins FilmNation

    2014-09-05T12:00:00Z

    The Wayfare Entertainment co-founder and former CEO has joined FilmNation Entertainment in the new position of co-president of production and acquisitions.

  • Rhys Ifans
    News

    Séville Int’l launches sales on Len

    2014-09-05T11:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Séville International will kick off talks with buyers in Toronto on the Anonymous Content drama Len And Company starring Rhys Ifans and Juno Temple.

  • A Hologram for the King
    News

    Hologram sells for Lotus

    2014-09-05T11:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Lotus Entertainment has reported a strong response from buyers to Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.

  • Fiona Tan
    News

    Mongrel Int’l boards History’s Future

    2014-09-05T11:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Mongrel International has added a late addition to its Toronto slate in the form of History’s Future from installations artist Fiona Tan.

  • The Reach
    Features

    Jean-Baptiste Léonetti, The Reach

    2014-09-05T09:00:00Z

    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.

  • Robert De Niro
    News

    QED to sell Dirty Grandpa

    2014-09-05T01:23:00Z

    TORONTO: QED International is introducing buyers to Dirty Grandpa starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron.

  • Julia Roberts
    News

    Julia Roberts in talks to join Eyes

    2014-09-04T23:28:00Z

    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.

  • Veronica Ferres
    News

    Veronica Ferres joins Pay The Ghost

    2014-09-04T23:03:00Z

    The German actress has joined Nic Cage and Sarah Wayne Callis in the supernatural thriller form Voltage Films and Midnight Kitchen Productions.