All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 667
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NewsBron adds two key executives
Aaron L Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert’s Vancouver-based Bron Studios, in town with Kritsen Wiig starrer Welcome To Me, has announced two key hires.
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NewsIndustry awaits TIFF deals
UPDATED: A torpid start to the market coupled with concerns over the desirability of acquisition titles has left buyers looking expectantly towards reportedly a $10m-plus deal for Top Five.
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NewsStarz picks up Just Before I Go
Starz has secured North American rights to Courteney Cox’s feature directorial debut Just Before I Go.
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NewsSearch Engine Films takes Guidance
John Bain’s Search Engine Films has acquired Canadian rights from Edyson Entertainment to the Discovery selection following its world premiere on Friday.
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NewsAbramorama, Arts Alliance form pact
Richard Abramowitz’s distribution company Abramorama has partnered with Arts Alliance to theatrically release a slate of titles including live events.
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NewsBreakthrough kicks off Culture High sales
EXCLUSIVE: Breakthrough Entertainment has launched sales in Toronto on marijuana laws documentary The Culture High, screening in the market.
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NewsLibertador named Venezuelan Oscar entry
Alberto Arvelo’s Simón Bolívar epic The Liberator – Libertador starring Edgar Ramírez will represent Venezuela as the foreign language Oscar submission.
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NewsRelativity snatches Kidnap for US
Relativity Studios has picked up US rights to Lotus Entertainment and Gold Star Films’ upcoming Halle Berry thriller.
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NewsFortitude talks up Daughter Of God
Keanu Reeves and his Knock Knock co-star Ana de Armas will reunite on the thriller Daughter Of God that Fortitude International represents in Toronto.
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NewsShoreline boards sales on W2 Ent library
Shoreline Entertainment has been appointed sales agent of the W2 Entertainment library of more than 60 features and is in talks with buyers here.
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NewsPartners travel down Hyena Road
EXCLUSIVE: Rhombus Media, WTFilms and Canada Company are teaming up on the Afghanistan war film, set to begin shooting in Manitoba in late September before relocating to Jordan.
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NewsElectric hires Jernej Razen
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has hired Jernej Razen as vp of acquisitions and development at the company’s international sales division.
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NewsDrive Productions launches in LA, Vancouver
Producers Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched development, production and financing company Drive Productions focused on elevated genre.
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NewsGuidance lands world sales agent
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).
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NewsTraverse to handle sales on Where The Road Runs Out
Traverse Media has come on board to represent US rights to Where The Road Runs Out, the first feature shot in Equatorial Guinea.
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NewsIFT gets to grips with Headlock
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.
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NewsMyriad tempts buyers with Heart Beats 3D
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.
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NewsJosh Greenstein to head Sony marketing
Former Paramount CMO Josh Greenstein is joining Sony as president of worldwide marketing and distribution.
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NewsRADiUS swoops on The Last 5 Years
The distributor has taken North American rights to Toronto world premiere The Last 5 Years starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
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NewsSaban Films pounces on Tracers
Saban Films has acquired its second film, taking North American rights to the Tayler Lautner parkour thriller. FilmNation handles international sales.