All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 715
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NewsTelluride announces guest directors
Husband-and-wife team Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan will take the hot seats at the 41st annual event, set to run in Colorado from August 29-September 1.
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NewsNielsen, Fonda join The Runner
Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Batt and Wendell Pierce have joined Nicolas Cage and Sarah Paulson on Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures’ The Runner. Separately, it emerged on Wednesday that production on Sicario will take place at Albuquerque Studios.
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NewsCanton, Graphic India find Sadhu writer
Mark Canton and comic publisher Graphic India have hired Mukunda Michael Dewil to adapt the Indian superhero comic book series The Sadhu for the big screen.
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NewsHughes earns Lionsgate digital stripes
Thomas Hughes has been promoted to evp of worldwide digital distribution at Lionsgate.
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NewsIFC Films takes US on 5 To 7
Victor Levin’s romantic dramedy stars Anton Yelchin, Bérénice Marlohe, Olivia Thirlby, Lambert Wilson, Frank Langella and Glenn Close. The Solution Entertainment Group handles international sales.
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NewsColin Firth exits Paddington
Colin Firth has left StudioCanal’s Paddington Bear project midway through production.
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NewsPartners unite on Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Shout! Factory, The Film Collective, Dada Films, and Brainstorm Media will partner on the launch of EuropaCorp’s animated film Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart.
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NewsACISE-LA names entertainment reps
ACISE-LA, the Academy For Canadians In Sports And Entertainment, has announced three new entertainment ambassadors.
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NewsBreakthrough, Black Fawn strike pact
Toronto-based Breakthrough Entertainment and Chad Archibald’s Black Fawn Films have teamed up to produce eight genre features over the next two years.
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NewsSchuette named AFI Conservatory dean
The filmmaker and academic arrives from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin, where he has served as director since 2010.
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NewsCinelicious Pics officially launches
Film restoration expert Paul Korver and former American Cinematheque head of programming Dennis Bartok have thrown their hat into the distribution arena with Cinelicious Pics.
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NewsBowe Bergdahl projects in race to screen
Two very different projects centring on the US soldier at the centre of the recent POW swap with the Taliban are headed to the screen, according to reports in the Hollywood trade press.
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NewsCinedigm names key promotions, hires
Cinedigm has promoted two key employees and hired three managers as it continues to bolster its digital credentials.
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NewsSan Diego Film Festival sets dates
The 13th edition of the festival is set to run from September 24-28 and will feature more than 100 screenings.
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NewsTeresa Palmer to join Point Break
Teresa Palmer is in negotiations to join Alcon Entertainment’s re-creation of the 1991 action-thriller. Lionsgate International handles international sales. Separately, Emilia Clarke from Game Of Thrones will star in Voice From The Stone.
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NewsDisney sets key release dates
The studio has announced the slots for a pair of high profile Steven Spielberg projects.
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NewsCruise bids to Edge out rivals
With Edge Of Tomorrow not scheduled to debut in any new markets this weekend the pressure is on Warner Bros’ sci-fi to pull away from its $140m perch towards the $200m mark.
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NewsDistribution: IFC Films picks up Match
The company has picked up North American rights from ICM Partners to Stephen Belber’s drama starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard.
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NewsFilm Independent, UN launch series
Film Independent and the United Nations have launched their new Free & Equal Global Film Series at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsChristian Schwochow to attend West Q&A
German director Christian Schwochow will present his film West and participate in a Q&A on the opening night gala of KINO! Festival Of German Films in New York on June 12.