All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 683
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NewsMGM secures rights to I Am Pilgrim
MGM has obtained feature rights to Terry Hayes’ espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim.
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NewsWGA unveils awards timeline
The 2015 Writers Guild Awards will take place at simultaneous Los Angeles and New York ceremonies on February 14.
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NewsSTUDIO returns to TIFF
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival have announced the return of the year-round professional development programme.
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NewsGone Girl to open NYFF
The world premiere of David Fincher’s thriller starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike will open the New York Film festival on September 26.
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CommentMax Steel shows his mettle
The people behind Dolphin Films’ live-action adaptation of the Mattel property have released latest photos from the production as the stars and director prepare to descend on Comic-Con
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NewsDistribution: Corpus, River, Style find US homes
Breaking Glass Pictures has picked up the documentary Corpus Christi: Playing Wnith Redemption.
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NewsDogfish launches second accelerator
US producer Dogfish has launched the second cycle of Dogfish Accelerator offering networking support and $10,000 in financing and business development to film-makers and all content creators.
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NewsLionsgate, Village Roadshow extend pact
The parties have extended their multi-year output agreement in Australia.
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NewsFocus goes for gold with Race
Jason Sudeikis has joined Jeremy Irons and Stephan James in the true story of the Olympic legend. Focus acquired US rights in a deal with world sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment.
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NewsTime Warner rejects Murdoch bid
An $80bn initial offer by 21st Century Fox for Time Warner has been turned down, sending Big Media shares to historic highs.
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NewsDoug Belgrad earns SPE stripes
Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad has been promoted to president of the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) motion picture group.
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NewsRightsTrade marches on with new signings
Fortissimo, GK Films, Lightning Entertainment and Odin’s Eye Entertainment are the latest companies to sign up to the online entertainment rights licensing marketplace.
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NewsIM Global enters The Killing Pool
EXCLUSIVE: The LA-based production, sales and financing company will co-produce the Liverpool-set crime episodic with the UK’s Red Union Films and Pinewood Pictures.
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NewsDolby pledges $12m Academy gift
Dolby Laboratories is to provide a $7m gift for audiovisual technology in the Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures’ theatres and has committed an additional $5m to the Academy Museum’s capital campaign.
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NewsIra Sachs in Newfest honour
New York-based non-profit NewFest wil recognise the director with the third annual NewFest Visionary Award at its annual LGBT jamboree that runs from July 24-29.
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NewsReading Promise for Relativity, Walden
The companies will jointly develop, finance and produce a feature adaptation of Alice Ozma’s memoirs.
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NewsDisney discovers its Mowgli
A global search has resulted in the opportunity of a lifetime for 10-year-old New York newcomer Neel Sethi.
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NewsMarina Cordoni launches new venture
The executive producer and former Breakthrough Entertainment executive Marina Cordoni has set up her new venture and announced a partnership with Breaking Glass Pictures in the US.
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NewsTFI announces second StoryLab
The Tribeca Film Institute has announced the second annual New York-set StoryLab for film-makers in partnership with A&E IndieFilms.
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NewsTrumbull among TIFF speakers
The tech pioneer Douglas Trumbull headlines the Industry Conference, while Legendary East CEO Peter Loehr will give the opening address at the Asian Film Summit and Michael Moore will take part in a keynote conversation at Doc Conference.