All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 736
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NewsFactory 25 snaps up Apocalypse
The distributor has acquired world rights to has acquired world rights to Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film by Hanley Banks.
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NewsWarners, Fox roll out big guns
The last two of the US majors to present their slate to attendees brought suitable star-power and razzmatazz to the final day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas (27).
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NewsProvincetown honour for Cronenberg
The Canadian auteur will collect the Filmmaker On The Edge Award at this year’s 16th annual festival on Cape Cod.
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NewsDodge College unveils Women In Focus
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts will present its 15th Annual Women in Focus Conference on April 11.
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NewsMagnolia takes world on Honeymoon
Magnet Releasing’s genre arm has snapped up Leigh Janiak’s feature directorial debut in a deal with ICM Partners.
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NewsNoah storms Australia on $750K
Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic claimed 55% market share on opening day in star Russell Crowe’s home turf of Australia (27), Paramount Pictures International reported.
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NewsRiverRun unveils honourees, jurors
Chicago-based Kartemquin Films will receive the North Carolina festival’s Master Of Cinema award.
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NewsGermanidi named Slamdance director
Germanidi has served as manager for the festival since 2012. President and co-founder Peter Baxter will continue to oversee the Slamdance organisation including the development of the Slamdance Studios distribution business.
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NewsNoah scores mighty Russia launch
Paramount Pictures International top brass said Darren Aronofsky’s film opened on $2.75m in Russia for the fourth biggest non-holiday debut in history.
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NewsCaptain America 2 eyes victory
Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the overwhelming favourite to usurp DreamWorks’ Need For Speed this weekend as it prepares to launch in around 33 markets through Disney.
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NewsMusic Box takes The Green Prince
Submarine and Global Screen have licensed all US rights excluding TV to Nadav Schirman’s psychological thriller.
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NewsCinemaCon: Nolan talks Interstellar
Christopher Nolan waxed lyrical about early influences like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey but gave little away about his upcoming sci-fi starring Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.
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NewsXYZ Films hires James Marsh
EXCLUSIVE: The company announced at Filmart (26) that it has brought on Asian-based acquisitions executive James Marsh.
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NewsMariangela Hall joins Rogers & Cowan
The international film publicist has joined global entertainment PR and marketing agency Rogers & Cowan.
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NewsJunction launches new investment platform
The San Francisco-based online platform takes advantage of the new JOBS Act allowing general solicitation of accredited investors.
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MEETS unveils 12th project
The final project selected to take part in the first Latin American Co-Production Market in Panama City from April 7-9 has been announced (26) during the the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival.
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NewsRemstar hears The Voices
The distributor has acquired Canadian rights to Marjane Satrapi’s recent Sundance world premiere.
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NewsTribeca adds two to festival
Alex Gibney’s work-in-progress Untitled James Brown Documentary and the world premiere of Björk: Biophilia Live will screen.
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NewseOne launches Séville International
Former Les Films Séville executive Anick Poirier will lead the new division as vice-president of international sales, effective April 1.
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NewsTwo Faces, Alex bookend SFIFF
The North American premiere of Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces Of January will open and Chris Messina’s directorial debut Alex of Venice will close the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival.