All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 709
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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.
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NewsFox 2000, Color Force forge pact
The studio announced on Tuesday (15) the three-year production deal with The Hunger Games producer and longtime champion Nina Jacobson and partner Brad Simpson.
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NewsLionsgate, Alibaba in stream deal
Lionsgate has struck a deal with e-commerce titan Alibaba Group to stream its content in mainland China in a service that is expected to commence in August.
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NewsAnna Friel joins The Master Cleanse
The British actress has joined the Bron Studios and Gilbert Films fantasy-horror and replaces replaces Chloë Sevigny who had a scheduling conflict. Production commenced in Vancouver on July 11.
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NewsChild 44 to open spring 2015
Lionsgate has set the release date for the Summit Entertainment thriller starring Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace.
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NewsTriCoast Worldwide expands into UK
The US distribution and production company has formalised UK partnerships to distribute its titles across multiple platforms.
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NewsSerendipity Points’ Remember starts shoot
Principal photography has begun on Atom Egoyan’s thriller starring Chrisopher Plummer, Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz.