All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 720
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NewsSing Street sells for FilmNation
EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation, coming off a strong Cannes market, is close to selling out John Carney’s upcoming Sing Street, featuring music from U2’s Bono and The Edge.
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NewsMaleficent, X-Men in BO battle
Disney’s fantasy romp starring Angelina Jolie stormed into the UK on May 28 ahead of a 47-market weekend invasion that will face off with Fox International’s proven juggernaut X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
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NewsMagnolia acquires White God
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor is understood to have picked up North American rights to Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó’s Un Certain Regard winner.
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NewsInception walks with Barefoot
EXCLUSIVE: Inception Film Partners has licensed rights in Cannes to more than 25 territories on the Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman rom-com Barefoot.
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NewsSelma shoot kicks off
Paramount Pictures and Pathé announced that principal photography has commenced in the US South on the Martin Luther King Civil Rights drama Selma starringn
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NewsUni commits to multicultural marketing team
Universal Pictures has announced “an intensified commitment” to its multicultural marketing division and promoted Fabian Castro to oversee the department and extended Talitha Watkins’ contract.
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NewsKino Lorber takes Riley
Kino Lorber has acquired from Le Pacte all US rights to Alain Resnais’ (pictured) final film The Life Of Riley.
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NewsAFI DOCS 2014 unveils roster
AFI DOCS will open with the world premiere of Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey and close with Life Itself.
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NewsPremiere sells Night Crew
EXCLUSIVE: Premiere Entertainment Group has closed a raft of deals in Cannes on The Night Crew starring Luke Goss, Danny Trejo and Bokeem Woodbine.
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NewsBloom strikes Sea Of Trees sales
Alex Walton arrived on the Croisette with a new company backed by Garmin heir Ken Kao and arguably the prestige title of the market – and the buyers have responded.
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NewsNIFF picks up Cannes duo
Veteran programmer Tony Watts has slotted two Cannes market titles into the upcoming inaugural Niagara Integrated Film Festival (NIFF) in Ontario, Canada.
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NewsHighland scores with The Trust
EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has reported a solid Cannes market and closed key sales on the Nicolas Cage crime thriller.
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NewsEl Americano flies around world
EXCLUSIVE: Animation features voice cast of Lisa Kudrow, Edward James Olmos and Cheech Marin.
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NewsPaula Vaccaro talks up slate
EXCLUSIVE: Producer is in Cannes with slate that includes a restored William S Burroughs doc and On The Milky Road.
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NewsSony to Rock The Kasbah
EXCLUSIVE: Sony acquires UK and select territories on Bill Murray comedy.
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NewsCannes 2014: No hyper Marché but solid sales
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded US activity, yet the market correction that has brought more real projects and less bombast augurs well for savvy operators.
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NewsSundance announces NEXT Fest dates
Sundance Institute will present the Sundance NEXT Fest summer event from August 7-10.
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SSI acquires Spitfire for Poland
Silver Sword International (SSI) has struck deal with Icebreaker Films to distribute Spitfire Liberator: The Alex Herbst Story in Poland.
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NewsSubmarine cuts deals on Illmatic
Submarine has sold a raft of territories on Tribeca opener Time Is Illmatic.
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Crowd sells to Curator Films
Fledgling Los Angeles-based distributor Curator Films has picked up North American rights from FiGa Films to Marcelo Gomes and Cao Guimaraes’s The Man Of The Crowd.