All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 662

  • Scherzo Diabolico
    News

    Fantastic Market unveils works-in-progress

    2014-08-28T22:56:00Z

    Fantastic Fest top brass have announced their work-in-progress selections and film previews for the second edition of the international genre co-production market, Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico.

  • Seymour: An Introduction
    News

    Seymour sells at Telluride

    2014-08-28T22:29:00Z

    Sundance Selects has bucked the trend at a festival not known for its deals, taking US and Latin American rights to Ethan Hawke’s documentary Seymour: An Introduction.

  • Rob Bromley
    News

    eOne acquires Force Four

    2014-08-28T22:16:00Z

    eOne has acquired Canadian producer Force Four Entertainment from partners Rob Bromley, John Ritchie, and Gillian Lowrey.

  • Li’l Quinquin
    News

    Kino Lorber acquires Li’l Quinquin

    2014-08-28T19:46:00Z

    Kino Lorber has acquired all US rights to Bruno Dumont’s Li’l Quinquin ahead of the North American premiere in Toronto on September 10.

  • Lee Waterworth
    News

    Yekra launches DIY theatre

    2014-08-28T14:00:00Z

    The digital distribution platform has announced its self-service, customisable digital theatre.

  • Caity Lotz
    News

    Content brings 400 Days to Toronto

    2014-08-28T09:00:00Z

    Content Film has acquired international rights to the sci-fi thriller starring Brandon Routh and Caity Lotz and will show first footage to buyers in Toronto.

  • Oscars
    News

    Hayao Miyazaki among honourary Oscar recipients

    2014-08-28T06:11:00Z

    The board of governors of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has voted (August 26) to present honorary awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will go to Harry Belafonte.

  • Hal Lewis
    News

    Executive trio joins Hot Snakes

    2014-08-28T05:17:00Z

    Hot Snakes Media founders Eric and Shannon Evangelista have announced three key hires.

  • Trash
    Comment

    First look at Trash trailer

    2014-08-28T04:43:00Z

    Universal Pictures International has released the first trailer from Working Title, PeaPie Films and 02 Filmes’ adventure directed by Stephen Daldry.

  • Amira & Sam
    News

    Drafthouse acquires Amira & Sam

    2014-08-28T03:21:00Z

    The distributor has acquired US rights to Sean Mullin’s romance starring Martin Starr, Paul Wesley and newcomer Dina Shihabi. Separately, The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have taken Love, Rosie and Level 33 has acquired Copenhagen.

  • Lava
    Comment

    First-look Lava trailer

    2014-08-28T00:26:00Z

    A romantic volcano? Who would have thunk it? Why those sharp minds at Pixar, of course.

  • Cherien Dabis
    Features

    Cherien Dabis, May In The Summer

    2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Following her noted 2010 debut Amreeka, Cherien Dabis swaps small-town USA for Jordan as a New Yorker returns to her native home in the run-up to her wedding.

  • David Frankel
    News

    David Frankel to direct Departure

    2014-08-27T23:55:00Z

    Billy Ray wrote the screenplay and Good Universe’s Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce alongside John Middleton and Roy Lee.

  • The Look Of SIlence
    News

    US deal for The Look Of Silence

    2014-08-27T23:44:00Z

    Drafthouse Films and Participant Media have jointly acquired all US rights to Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look Of Silence, set to premiere in Venice on Thursday (August 28). In other news, Open Road has dated Triple Nine, Millennium has acquired The World Made Straight and Lionsgate plans a Saw tenth anniversary ...

  • A Field In England
    News

    Vimeo signs slew of content deals

    2014-08-27T23:20:00Z

    Vimeo has expanded its library, signing deals with Drafthouse Films, Gravitas Ventures, Inception Media Group, MarVista Digital Entertainment (MVDE) and X-Treme Video, among others.

  • Nightcrawler1
    News

    Nightcrawler to close Fantastic Fest

    2014-08-27T23:17:00Z

    Organisers at the tenth anniversary edition have unveiled the second wave of programming at the event, set to run in Austin, Texas, from September 18-25.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy
    News

    Guardians crosses $500m worldwide

    2014-08-27T23:12:00Z

    Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy has earned $245.3m internationally and $255.2m in North America.

  • Sold
    News

    HFF unveils re-launch slate

    2014-08-27T21:07:00Z

    The re-launched Hollywood Film Festival (HFF), now under the auspices of Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald’s philanthropic CineCause, will run from October 16-19.

  • Cheryl Boone Isaacs
    News

    Academy president earns Chapman College role

    2014-08-27T18:20:00Z

    Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been named the Fall 2014 O L Halsell Filmmaker-in-Residence at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange County.

  • Saw
    News

    Lionsgate to re-release Saw

    2014-08-27T17:43:00Z

    The studio will roll out the notorious horror film on the occasion of its tenth anniversary.