All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 683
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NewsLionsgate duo to head worldwide home ent
Lionsgate has promoted Jim Packer and Ron Schwartz to jointly head worldwide home entertainment operations. Separately, Robert Simonds has hired two more senior executives to his nascent studio.
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NewsPremiere to sell Christian Mingle
EXCLUSIVE: The LA-based sales company has added the faith-based rom-com to its roster heading into MIPCOM.
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NewsNew Regency, Walden Media ready Santa Is Real
Stephen Chbosky of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower fame is set to direct from a screenplay that Larry Stuckey will write.
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NewsHyena Road begins shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has commenced in Shilo, Manitoba, on Rhombus Media’s Afghanistan-set war film that Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada. WTFilms handles international sales.
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NewsThe Exchange gets Celebrated
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Brian O’Shea has launched a television division in the run-up to MIPCOM.
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FeaturesSadyk Sher-Niyaz, Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka is this year’s official foreign-language Oscar entry for Kyrgyzstan and recounts the story of one of the country’s most celebrated female leaders, who lived from 1811-1907.
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NewsMagnet boards female horror anthology XX
Heading into the AFM, Magnet Releasing is to fully finance and take worldwide rights to the project from producers XYZ Films. Separately, eOne will distribute After The Fall In North America and fresh cast have joined relationship drama The Choice.
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NewsGoTV, Latin Anywhere form Latin Everywhere
Jorge Granier’s Spanish language digital entertainment company GoTV has merged with Rich Hull’s Latin Anywhere and will be rebranded, Latin Everywhere.
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NewsPartners launch Merced Media
QED International CEO Bill Block and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes have teamed up with Merced Capital L.P. to launch a $500m-plus development, production and financing feature fund.
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NewsUniversal boards Baltasar Kormakur’s Vikingr
The Icelandic filmmaker’s latest venture with Universal will be based on tales of Nordic settlers and life in the Viking age.
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NewsFestival do Rio celebrates LGBT winners
Festival organisers presented the three inaugural awards on Monday (October 6) at Rio’s CCBB cultural centre to films that tackled LGBT themes.
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NewsRevolution buys Morgan Creek Int'l library
Revolution Studios, now owned by Fortress Investment Group following the reported $250m sale by Joe Roth earlier this year, has purchased the 64 titles comprising the Morgan Creek International film library.
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NewsTom Wilkinson joins The Choice
The Lionsgate drama is based on the Nicholas Spark novel of the same name. Good Universe handles international sales.
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NewsAtom Egoyan to deliver Los Cabos master class
Organisers at the third annual Los Cabos International Film Festival continue to build on the event’s affiliation with Canada.
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NewsSlingshot, EuropaCorp TV sign pact
Slingshot Global Media has signed a non-exclusive television development venture with EuropaCorp Television Studios.
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NewsSummit sets Deepwater Horizon release
Summit Entertainment has set a wide September 30 2016 release for J C Chandor’s oil spill disaster film starring Mark Wahlberg.
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NewsBleiberg boards Club Life
EXCLUSIVE: In the run-up to AFM Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to the drama starring Jerry Ferrara from Entourage and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr.
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NewsFoxcatcher to close AFI FEST 2014
Bennett Miller’s psychological drama starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo will finally get its close-up at the festival after it was pulled from last year’s edition.
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NewsPicturehouse to release Gloria
The distributor has acquired all US rights to Gloria, the biopic based on the true story of Latin American pop icon Gloria Trevi. Universal will distribute in Latin America.
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NewsSundance unveils New Frontier Story Lab Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced six projects selected for the New Frontier Story Lab in Utah.