All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 747
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NewsSiddarth triumphs at SAIFF
Richie Mehta’s Siddharth took home South Asian International Film Festival’s grand jury prize at the event’s awards gala on December 7 in New York.
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NewsSaratov to expand nationwide
Saratov Films, Three Coin Productions and Purdie Distribution announced on December 10 they will expand the limited run of the thriller.
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Parkes/MacDonald options Denial
Parkes/MacDonald Productions has acquired feature film and television rights to League Of Denial: The NFL, Concussions And The Battle For Truth.
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NewsSundance unveils Premieres
Festival top brass announced on December 9 the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections.
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NewsPalm Springs honours Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o, tipped for an Oscar for her supporting role in 12 Years A Slave, will receive the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Breakthrough Performance Award.
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NewsAFI unveils best of 2013
The American Film Institute has announced its 10 films of the year and TV programmes of the year.
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Latido picks up Seed
Latido Films has acquired international rights at Ventana Sur to Colombian director Felipe Cano Ibañez’s upcoming debut La Semila Del Silencio (The Seed Of Silence).
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NewsXYZ acquires The Dead Lands
XYZ Films has picked up world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand to the upcoming New Zealand-set action thriller featuring traditional Maori hand-to-hand combat.
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NewsWolfe boards Mankind's Anna
George C Wolfe has come on to direct Mankind Entertainment’s adaptation of playwright Nilo Cruz’s Broadway hit Anna In The Tropics.
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NewsFrozen skates to top on $32m
Heading into the holidays Buena Vista’s animation climbed one place to the pinnacle of the North American charts on an estimated $31.6m for $134.3m. Inside Llewyn Davis arrived on a superb limited debut.
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NewsCatching Fire adds $43m int'l
UPDATED DEC 10: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire generated a confirmed $42.9m through 83 Lionsgate international markets in its third weekend to push the running total to $340.6m. The global tally has reached $673.4m.
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NewsLAFCA honours Gravity, Her
Warner Bros duo share top prize from Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
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NewsRemstar picks up Drones
The Canadian distributor brokered the deal with Voltage Pictures, which produced the Andrew Niccol film and handles international sales.
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NewsSBIFF names Virtuoso honourees
Seven actors will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Virtuosos Award.
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NewsThe Square triumphs at IDAs
The International Documentary Association’s 2013 IDA Documentary Awards honoured Jehane Noujaim’s Egyptian activism story The Square with the best feature award on Friday night (December 6) in Los Angeles.
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NewsAmerican Hustle in PSIFF award
The cast of American Hustle will stop into Palm Springs to collect the 25th anniversary edition’s Ensemble Performance Award on January 4 2014.
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NewsDe Luca earns Columbia stripes
Captain Phillips producer Michael De Luca has been named president of production at Columbia Pictures, formalising a successful union spanning a number of years.
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NewsFocus pushes Selfless to 2015
Tarsem’s Ryan Reynolds thriller previously set up at FilmDistrict will now go through parent company Focus Features on February 27 2015.
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FeaturesRoger Deakins, Prisoners
Acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins talks to Jeremy Kay about creating a brooding, wet atmosphere for Prisoners.
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NewsAcademy names FX shortlist
Ten films remain in the running for the visual effects Oscar that will be handed out at the 86th Oscars Academy Awards on March 2 2014.