All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 666
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NewsBuyers flock to Dead Lands
EXCLUSIVE: Toa Fraser’s action-thriller sells to UK, Germany and China, among others.
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NewsHPI sells major territories on 99 Homes
EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International (HPI) has licensed Ramin Bahrani’s buzz drama 99 Homes to StudioCanal in the UK and VVS in Canada in a raft of major sales.
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NewsTIFF starved of domestic deals
As the second week of Toronto got underway, A24 pounced on While We’re Young and the hope remained that a deal for Top Five would inject life into what has been a muted event thus far.
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NewsCassavetes to direct Corsan's Expiration
Thriller centres on a poisoned former CIA agent turned assassin who has 20 hours to discover who wants him dead.
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NewsVSC, Kino Lorber ink distribution deal
Companies sign three-year multi-platform Canadian home entertainment distribution deal, launching with Man of the West [pictured] DVD/BR release in November.
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NewsSubmarine trades on We Are The Giant
Submarine has licensed all US rights excluding TV broadcast to Greg Barker’s documentary film to Music Box Films.
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NewsRaven Banner meets Todd
Feature-length version of Canadian TV series is currently in production.
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NewsStudio 8 closes Sony financing deal
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has signed a deal with Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 to release up to six films a year worldwide excluding Greater China.
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NewsFlixFling adds six films to pipeline
North American streaming service FlixFling has closed US distribution deals on six films including comedy The Infinite Man and crime thriller AB Negative.
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NewsLionsgate moves on Dirty Grandpa
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has snapped up US and UK rights in Toronto to the raucous comedy project, one of the sales sleeper hits of Toronto that QED International introduced to the market last week.
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NewsA24 takes US on While We're Young
In a rare on-site US deal in this year’s Toronto, A24 has acquired US rights to Noah Baumbach’s ensemble drama, which premieres on September 11 and has already screened for press and industry.
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NewsRADiUS swoops on Venice hit Goodnight Mommy
EXCLUSIVE: RADiUS has picked up North American rights from Films Distribution to the recent Orrizonti premiere.
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NewsHFF unveils Horizons strand
Jon Fitzgerald and his team at the reboot Hollywood Film Festival with its emphasis on socially conscious films have unveiled the line-up of features by first-time directors.
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NewsLucy rules int'l BO on $23.3m
Lucy stayed on top of the international chart thanks to an estimated $23.3m weekend haul that boosted the tally to $143.7m through Universal and $192.2m including EuropaCorp markets.
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NewsHighland to sell Boswell For The Defence
Steve Coogan will play the title role of James Boswell in an adaptation of the West End play Boswell For The Defence. Highland Film Group is in Toronto handling international sales.
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NewsBloom boards CIA thriller Unlocked
Bloom has introduced international buyers here to the upcoming Michael Apted thriller starring Michael Douglas, Orlando Bloom and Noomi Rapace.
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NewsGuardians stays top in dismal US session
Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy added an estimated $10.2m in its sixth weekend through Buena Vista to surge to $294.6m in the lowest box office weekend in two years.
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NewsJonathan Kier to head Sierra/Affinity sales
Sierra/Affinity principals Nick Meyer, Marc Schaberg and Marc Butan announced in Toronto they have promoted Jonathan Kier to president of sales and distribution.
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NewsCinema do Brasil trumpets Obra, Tower
Cinema do Brasil is in town promoting two titles in the festival – Gregorio Graziosi’s Discovery entry Obra and Fernanda Salloum and Carolina Markowicz’s Short Cuts International selection Tatuapé Mahal Tower.
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NewsArclight sells The Deathday Party
Arclight Films has taken on worldwide rights to the Chinese psychological crime thriller starring Archie Kao from Michael Mann’s upcoming Blackhat.