All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 711
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NewsAbu Dhabi reps court Hollywood
Leading lights in Abu Dhabi’s nascent film sector have told Hollywood executives they are ramping up efforts to create a Middle East media and content hub as the region invests in sustainable alternatives to an oil-based economy.
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CommentACE poll passes period purge
Breaking news from the annual meeting of the American Cinema Editors, two days after it broke at the annual meeting on June 10: they’ve been streamlining acronyms.
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NewsAlamo Drafthouse names brand chief
Christian Parkes has been appointed chief brand officer of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. effective June 16
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NewsBAFTA New York unveils board
The group’s recent electionn sees Open Road Integrated Media evp of production Luke Parker Bowles named vice-chairman.
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NewsFilmBuff, Dada team up on Miss Lovely
The digital curator has teamed up with MJ Peckos and Steven Raphael’s Dada Films on the US release of the retro thriller
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NewsPaladin takes The Man On Her Mind
Paladin has picked up US rights from Andrew Herwitz of the Film Sales Company to The Man On Her Mind, the latest film by filmmaker, author, and playwright Alan Hruska, it was announced by company president, Mark Urman.
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NewsSony, Marza plot Sonic The Hedgehog film
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marza Animation Planet are teaming up on a feature version of the hit Sega game.
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NewsTWC moves Paddington to Dec 25 slot
The live-action children’s adaptation was arguably the highlight of the Weinsteins’ Cannes sizzle reel presentation and has received a vote of faith as it moves from December 12 into prime holiday season.
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NewsBarney Thomson starts Scotland shoot
Principal photography has begun in the UK on Robert Carlyle’s feature directorial debut The Legend of Barney Thomson (formerly The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson). Myriad Pictures handles world sales.
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NewsLava Bear promotes duo
Lava Bear Films has promoted Jennifer Semler to vice-president of production and Allison Warren to creative executive.
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NewsRichard Crudo re-elected ASC president
The board of governors at the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) has appointed its new officers.
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NewsRyan Croy promoted at Fifteen Minutes
Ryan Croy has been appointed managing partner at Los Angeles-based PR film Fifteen Minutes.
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NewsVariance acquires Closed Curtain
Variance Films has picked up North American rights from Celluloid Dreams to the latest film from Jafar Panahi’s, the Iranian filmmaker who remains under house arrest and continues to defy a 20-year filmmaking ban.The film, winner of the Silver Bear for best screenplay at the 2013 Berlinale, will open theatrically ...
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CommentFirst-look: Regression
FilmNation has released the first image from Alejandro Amenábar’s upcoming Spanish-Canadian thriller, Regression, which has wrapped principal photography in Toronto.
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NewsPulse Films signs Ben & Katja
Pulse Films has added Brooklyn-based Ben & Katja to its stable of commercial directors.
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NewsACE sets 2015 Eddie Awards
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) has set the date for its 65th annual awards show, the ACE Eddie Awards.
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NewsKT Tunstall heads to Sundance Lab
The Scottish singer is among the directors and composers selected for one of two Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound, set to run from July 8-22.
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NewsOliver Stone bolsters whistleblower project
Oliver Stone and Moritz Borman have added more source material to their upcoming Edward Snowden feature.
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NewsSigourney Weaver returns to Avatar
Sigourney Weaver will appear in James Cameron’s next three Avatar films, the director has confirmed.
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NewsUni takes world on Coens' Caesar
Universal has picked up worldwide rights to Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest original screenplay, Hail, Caesar!