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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 766
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NewsA24 rides with Locke
The New York distributor, tipped by many to be a significant player at the festival, has pulled off the first major on-site deal in Toronto, paying a low seven-figure advance and committing to a significant North American theatrical release for the Tom Hardy psychodrama.
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NewsLightning finds The Wonders
EXCLUSIVE: Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to Avi Nesher’s Contemporary World Cinema selection The Wonders, set to premiere on Sunday (8).
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NewsBuyers head into busy weekend in Toronto
Private screenings ramp up, including IM Global’s hot Venice premiere Locke.
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NewsTWC launches sales on The Giver
EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has launched into talks with buyers here on The Giver, its prestige new addition to the sales roster.
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NewsBrett Ratner to produce Madame Butterfly update
EXCLUSIVE: Agnieszka Vosloo’s Magnitude 9 is set against Japanese tsunami.
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NewsVIVA Pictures buys Antboy
VIVA Pictures has taken all rights to Antboy ahead of its world premiere in official selection on Saturday (7).
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NewsSubmarine, Hanway find Vivian
Submarine Entertainment and HanWay Select have teamed up to handle worldwide sales on Toronto documentary Finding Vivian Maier.
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NewsMagnolia falls for Right
Magnolia Pictures has snapped up US rights to Toronto entry The Right Kind Of Wrong starring Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Catherine O’Hara and Will Sasso.
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NewsHolly Hunter joins Manglehorn
Holly Hunter has signed on to star in Manglehorn, David Gordon Green’s follow-up to Venice hit Joe that is being financed and produced by Worldview Entertainment.
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NewsMyriad to sell Miss Meadows
Myriad Pictures has come on to sell international rights on the darkly comic Katie Holmes thriller Miss Meadows and is introducing to buyers here.
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NewsMirren to go on Journey
TORONTO: Participant Media and DreamWorks are reuniting on The Hundred-Foot Journey following their collaborations on Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, Lincoln and The Help.
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FeaturesColin Geddes, TIFF Midnight Madness
Jeremy Kay talks to the head of TIFF’s Midnight Madness strand ahead of its 25th anniversary.
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FeaturesPatrice Theroux, eOne
Patrice Theroux, eOne’s chairman of global film group, has spent his working life in the industry. He guides Jeremy Kay through mentors, mergers and the emergence of a Canadian powerhouse.
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NewsSackman, Baker to remake Shivers
Producers Jeff Sackman and Michael Baker have hired Denmark’s Rie Rasmussen to remake David Cronenberg’s classic first feature, itself the subject of a special screening at Toronto this year.
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NewsVoltage sparks to Eden
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures will start sales in Toronto on the thriller Eden produced by Non-Stop director Jaume Collet-Serra.
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NewsWorldview plans US distribution move
EXCLUSIVE: Worldview Entertainment, in town with six films in the festival, is preparing a move into US distribution that chairman and CEO Christopher Woodrow aims to finalise within the next few months.
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NewsFundamental plans spy thriller China Black Chamber
EXCLUSIVE: Shanghai-based producer and sales company Fundamental Films is out to Chinese and US cast on its new spy thriller China Black Chamber.
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NewsHighland includes Instructions
EXCLUSIVE: Instructions Not Included had huge US opening from Pantelion.
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NewsCinemavault takes Montreal pair
EXCLUSIVE: Cinemavault has acquired Montreal World Film Festival selections Brasserie Romantique and The Red Robin and will introduce sales in Toronto.