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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 747
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All-girl horror XX heads to AFM
MPI/Dark Sky Films and XYZ Films have announced XX at AFM, styled as a “landmark all-female horror anthology” with each segment featuring a female director and female lead.
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NewsO-Scope finds Coherence
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights to James Byrkit’s feature directorial debut as Independent continues talks with international buyers at the AFM.
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NewsOlive launches Martini Entertainment
Olive Films used the AFM to announce its new division Martini Entertainment and unveiled Eric D Wilkinson as evp of production, development and acquisitions.
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NewsWell Go USA bulks up with Muscle
Well Go USA has acquired all North American rights to Snowfort Pictures and Automatic Entertainment’s American Muscle.
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NewsPSIFF honour for McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey, an Oscar frontrunner for Dallas Buyers Club, will collect the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Desert Palm Achievement Award on January 4 2014.
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FeaturesAFI Fest 2013’s welcome returns
AFI Fest director Jacqueline Lyanga talks to Jeremy Kay about a strong 2013 line-up, links to the AFM, and why directors such as Steve McQueen and Asghar Farhadi return to the festival.
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NewsUni denies Relativity-Focus reports
EXCLUSIVE: Relativity Media made enquiries last month to buy Focus Features after the corporate shake-up at Universal was announced, according to several well placed sources.
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NewsCymbeline sells wide for IFT
EXCLUSIVE: International Film Trust (IFT) announced at AFM it has closed key sales on Cymbeline including Koch Media for the UK and KSM for Germany.
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NewsFew Best Men sequel in works
EXCLUSIVE: Arclight has been talking to buyers on A Few Less Men, the sequel to its 2011 hit comedy A Few Best Men.
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NewsBanshee Chapter sells at AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Guardian’s international sales company Guardian Entertainment has announced at AFM a slew of further sales on Before The Door’s horror-thriller The Banshee Chapter.
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NewsCheerleaders secures Canada release
Video Services Corp (VSC) will release recent Toronto Midnight Madness premiere All Cheerleaders Die next spring in Canada through its output deal with Modern Distributors.
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NewsStar Wars VII gets date
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures have announced the release date for the next instalment in the iconic franchise.
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NewsSPC finds Third Person
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US, German and Scandinavian rights from CAA and Paradigm to Paul Haggis’ Third Person.
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NewsReclaim hot seller for Arclight
Arclight has closed sales on its thriller Reclaim starring John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachel Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman.
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NewsNas joins Continental's Dust
Continental Media’s AFM documentary Shake The Dust has received a fillip with news that hip-hop star Nas is on board as executive producer and will provide original music.
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Raven Banner picks up Beautiful People
Toronto-based Raven Banner has acquired worldwide rights to Doghouse Pictures Beautiful People and is talking up the project at AFM.
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NewsTribeca Film takes Starred Up
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights for a 2014 release on David Mackenzie’s prison drama Starred Up. Independent represents international sales at the AFM.
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NewsMyriad adds Frontera to AFM slate
Myriad Pictures has come on to handle international sales on Ocean Blue Entertainment’s Frontera starring Ed Harris, Eva Longoria and Michael Peña.
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NewsAcademy selects 10 animated shorts
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 86th Academy Awards.
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NewsSchlessel unveils Focus hires
Incoming Focus CEO Peter Schlessel has announced several senior hires ahead of the January 2014 launch of the reconfigured company.