All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 773
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NewsBAFTA/LA to honour Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award For Excellence In Comedy on November 9 in Los Angeles.
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NewsIFC Midnight enters The Station
The distributor has acquired US rights to Marvin Kren’s Midnight Madness entry about a group of scientists at a German Alpine research lab who encounter a horrifying biological force.
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NewsMillennium acquires Fading Gigolo
Millennium Entertainment has paid in the region of $3m for US rights to Fading Gigolo in the latest Toronto deal to emerge at the festival.
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NewsFilmBuff makes beeline for Buzz
FilmBuff has acquired US rights to TIFF Docs entry Burt’s Buzz and will release in theatres and on VoD in 2014.
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NewsTIFF momentum set to stay high
With two major $7m deals in the can and interest in Fading Gigolo, Horns and All Is By My Side, the Toronto momentum showed no sign of letting up heading into a busy Sunday night.
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NewsFilmSharks continues 2+2 sales
FilmSharks has closed further deals on Diego Kaplan’s swingers drama 2+2 (A Couple With A Couple).
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FeaturesPaul Haggis, Third Person
It took two-and-a-half years before Paul Haggis was happy with the script for Third Person, he tells Jeremy Kay.
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FeaturesEmanuel Michael and Cassandra Kulukundis, Unison Films
The Unison Films principals talk to Jeremy Kay about their Toronto premiere The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her [pictured].
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NewsSPWA swoops on Therese
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has licensed the UK and a raft of territories from Exclusive Media to the Toronto entry Therese.
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NewsPeriscope eyes German market
Submarine Entertainment, Dakota Group and NFP Marketing & Distribution in Germany have launched Periscope Pictures, a joint venture distribution imprint and label in Germany.
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NewsElysium tops int'l on $21.2m
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi action release added an estimated $21.2m from 10,630 screens in 52 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International to push the running total to $127.1m.
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NewsWorldview, Roth eye Inferno sequel
Fresh from Saturday night’s (7) world premiere of The Green Inferno, wheels are in motion on Beyond The Green Inferno. Exclusive Media will reprise its role as international sales agent and CAA arranged financing and represents US rights.
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NewsBiFrost lines up The Swimmer
Daniel Wagner’s BiFrost Pictures will finance and produce The Swimmer starring Ben McKenzie of TV hits Southland and The O.C.
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Raven Banner takes Battery
Toronto-based Raven Banner has acquired international rights to Jeremy Gardner’s elevated genre hit The Battery.
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NewsTWC buys Carney's Song
The Weinstein Company has closed a $7m deal with a $20m P&A commitment for US rights to Can a Song Save Your Life? following Saturday night’s hit world premiere that concluded a second early major deal after Bad Words.
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FeaturesMike Flanagan, Oculus
Mike Flanagan talks about his Midnight Madness entry Oculus, a chiller about a mirror that is “like a portable Overlook Hotel”. Jeremy Kay tries not to gulp too loudly.
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NewsBaja Fest plans key changes
Baja International Film Festival (BIFF) director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo announced on Sunday (8) that the 2013 iteration will launch on Nov 13 with Juan José Campanella’s Argentinian hit Foosball and unveiled key new elements to the upcoming event.
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NewsMyriad gets Keys To The Street
Myriad Pictures has introduced buyers here to crime thriller The Keys To The Street starring Gemma Arterton, Tim Roth and Max Irons.
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NewsTIFF hitch prompts Mandela switch
Toronto staff have scheduled an extra Saturday press and industry screening of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom after a technical glitch cut short an afternoon show. The film receives its public world premiere at 6pm.
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NewsPlummer joins The Forger
Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller The Forger. WME Global and ICM Partners represent US rights.