All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 750
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NewsGravitas takes Bad Johnson
Gravitas Ventures has picked up the comedy Bad Johnson and will release theatrically and on VOD in spring. Salt Company represents international rights at the EFM.
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NewsIFC checks into Camp X-Ray
IFC Films has taken US rights to recent Sundance world premiere Camp X-Ray starring Kristen Stewart.
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NewsAmplify acquires God Help The Girl
Amplify has picked up US rights to Stuart Murdoch’s musical God Help The Girl ahead of its European premiere in Berlin’s Generation programme on Friday (7).
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NewsKevin Hoiseth joins IFT
LA-based sales company’s slate includes Cymbeline and Stephen King adaptation Cell.
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NewsLibertador sells in US, LatAm
Cohen Media Group has picked up all North American rights and Polar Star has acquired Latin American rights from Mundial to the Simón Bolívar drama Libertador.
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NewsActors circle Jim Gillespie's Take Down
With production set to start in April, Jeremy Sumpter [pictured] is among those in talks to star in the young adult thriller.
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NewsVera Farmiga boards Prima
Highland Film Group also announces further cast for romance Your Right Mind.
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NewsPaladin enters The Maid's Room
Michael Walker’s film [pictured] premiered at last year’s Hamptons International Film Festival.
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NewsRaven Banner closes Battery deals
Toronto-based Raven Banner has closed a raft of deals on Jeremy Garner’s elevated zombie film The Battery in the days running up to the EFM.
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NewsOpen Road to release Triple Nine
Open Road Films has acquired US rights to John Hillcoat’s upcoming heist thriller Triple Nine, which international rights holder Sierra/Affinity has introduced to buyers at the EFM.
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NewsSPC picks up Aloft
The distributor has acquired US and Latin American rights to Golden Bear winner Claudia Llosa’s Berlin competition entry starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Mélanie Laurent.
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NewsFister launches Angel Grace
US-based sales agency arrives with a slate including Meera Menon’s Farah Goes Bang.
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NewsCinemavault bulks up EFM slate
Toronto-based sales agent heads to the EFM with slate led by four StudioVault titles.
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NewsBuyers sail for Galapagos
EXCLUSIVE: Film Sales Company also completes deal with Kinosmith for Canada.
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NewsFilmNation sings for Carney, U2
EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation has bulked up its red-hot EFM slate with international rights to Sing Street, the latest project from John Carney.
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NewsMax Steel adds cast
Ben Winchell and Ana Villafañe join Dolphin Films’ EFM project and Mattel adaptation Max Steel.
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NewsDisney Q1 exceeds analyst forecasts
Strong performances by Frozen and Thor 2 drove first fiscal quarter 2014 results for Disney as revenues gained 9% on the same period a year earlier to reach $12.3bn, beating analysts expectations of $12.25bn
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NewsHeretic Films hires Sarah Scougal
US-based finance and production company Heretic Films has hired Sarah Scougal as vp of development and production.
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NewsFanning to star in Naranjo debut
Production on Miss Bala director Gerardo Naranjo’s untitled English-language debut for Verisimilitude and Lola Pictures is set to commence in Nevada in late March.
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NewsMagnet Releasing gets Stage Fright
Jerome Sable’s horror musical will open in the US after its world premiere in the Midnighters section at SXSW.