All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 669
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NewsGravitas acquires Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus starring Zaraah Abrahams and Stephen Tyrone Williams. Separately, Cinema Guild has acquired Asghar Farhadi’s 2009 mystery About Elly.
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NewsNielsen to track Netflix data
The research company is poised to introduce a potentially game-changing metric that for the first time will provide data on TV viewership on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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NewsSFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant recipients unveiled
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) has announced the latest round of $300,000 in funding.
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NewsNetflix to launch in Australia, NZ
The company announced on November 18 that it plans to venture into its next two major markets in March – but held back on pricing details until “a later date.”
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NewsFactory 25 takes world on Little Feet
The distributor has acquired worldwide rights to Alexandre Rockwell’s drama and set a December 12 New York theatrical release. Separately, an alliance of companies is handling the US release of What We Do In The Shadows.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour JK Simmons
In what has become a reliable bellwether of Oscar nominations, the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present JK Simmons with the Spotlight Award, Actor at its annual awards gala.
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NewsUPI opens China office
Universal Pictures announced on November 17 the official launch of a China office in Beijing to be led by Jo Yan.
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NewsMagnet picks up [REC] 4: Apocalypse
Magnet Releasing has picked up US rights to [REC] 4: Apocalypse.
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NewsSteve Carell in SBIFF honour
The star of Foxcatcher will collect the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer Of The Year Award.
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NewsAMC, Paramount partner on unlimited Interstellar ticket
In the latest bid by the exhibition sector to stay relevant in the digital age, AMC has partnered with Paramount Pictures on a premium-priced Interstellar ticket that allows multiple use.
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NewsGüeros wins Los Cabos Competition
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ acclaimed film prevailed as the Los Cabos International Film Festival came to a close at the weekend.
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FeaturesGallery: AFM 2014 parties
After a hard day’s work at the recent market in Santa Monica, movers and shakers let their hair down
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CommentVilla Aurora hosts AFM German reception
More than 300 film industry personnel attended an event hosted at the end of the AFM by MFG Film Funding and the Animation Media Cluster Region Stuttgart.
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NewsDisney crosses $4bn global BO
Fired up by a quartet of heavy-hitters, the studio reached the milestone on November 14 to mark the second time it has done so and set a new company speed record in the process.
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NewsDumb And Dumber To rules US on $36.1m
NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE: Twenty years after Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels headlined the global comedy smash Dumb And Dumber the pair reprise their roles and get back to winning ways at the box office with the Farrelly brothers.
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NewsInterstellar steals int'l on $108m
NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE: A $41.7m five-day debut in China played its part as Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi used a confirmed $107.9m weekend haul to warp-drive to $225.8m overall.
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NewsBlood Window unveils six projects
Organisers behind Ventana Sur’s genre works-in-progress sidebar have announced their selections.
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NewsSelects finds gold with Spandau Ballet doc
Sundance Selects has acquired US rights to George Hencken’s Soul Boys Of The Western World ahead of this weekend’s screening at Doc NYC.
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NewsDaniel Bruhl joins Marvel universe
The Spanish-German actor has landed a role in 2016 summer tentpole Captain America: Civil War.
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NewsSPWA takes world on A Man In The Dark
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has wasted little time jumping on Good Universe’s recent AFM sales title from Ghost House Pictures and Fede Alvarez.