All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 786
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NewsUni restructures home ent operation
Following the arrival of Universal Pictures chief Jeff Shell, Universal has brought the physical and digital sales, marketing and distribution operations for film and television under one roof.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils Varda films
AFI FEST 2013 top brass have issued details of the four films selected by guest artistic director Agnes Varda.
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NewsRoboCop to get IMAX treatment
RoboCop will open in IMAX worldwide commencing February 7 2014, IMAX Corporation, MGM and Sony announced.
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NewsLionsgate, OddLot form pact
Lionsgate and OddLot Entertainment have formed a multiyear co-financing and distribution partnership kicking off with the Johnny Depp action comedy Mortdecai.
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NewsSFFS/Rainin unveil grant finallists
The San Francisco Film Society and Kenneth Rainin Foundation have selected the 14 finallists for the latest round of SFFS / Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants.
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NewsLorber buys Camille Claudel 1915
Kino Lorber has picked up all US rights to Bruno Dumont’s Camille Claudel 1915 starring Juliette Binoche.
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NewsMPAA appoints tech duo
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has added two executives to the office of technology.
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NewsWolf hot seller for XYZ
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has closed a raft of key European deals on Dutch crime thriller Wolf ahead of the film’s release in the Netherlands on September 19.
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NewsWrekin Hill finds Legendary
EXCLUSIVE: Wrekin Hill has acquired North American rights from GFM Films to the 3D Dolph Lundgren film Legendary, which shot in China earlier this year.
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NewsContinental sells Duke to VIVA
EXCLUSIVE: VIVA Pictures has secured US rights to Anthony and James Gaudioso’s crime thriller in a deal finalised in Toronto.
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NewsSacro GRA among Rio additions
Organisers at the Rio Film Festival have brought in an extra 11 titles ahead of the September 26 opening night gala screening of Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia 3D.
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NewsMagnet, IFC in TIFF deals
In a pair of North American deals to trickle from Toronto’s wake, Magnet Releasing has acquired North American rights to Ti West’s Vanguard entry The Sacrament while IFC Midnight will release Midnight Madness selection Almost Human.
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NewsMagnolia takes Moodysson's Best
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights from TrustNordisk to Lukas Moodysson’s We Are The Best!.
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NewsUPI crosses historic $2bn mark
Universal Pictures International (UPI) top brass announced the company has crossed $2bn within a calendar year for the first time in its 101-year history.
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NewsSearch engines in MPAA crosshairs
A report commissioned by the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) claims search engines play an “influential” role in leading consumers to so-called infringing content even if they are not looking for it.
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NewsHamptons to honour Working Title
Working Title Films co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will receive the Hamptons International Film Festival’s (HIFF) Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement on October 12.
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NewsSarandos to give FIND keynote
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos will deliver the executive keynote address launching the 2013 Film Independent Forum on October 26.
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NewsHertzberg remains IFTA chairman
CineTel Films president and CEO Paul Hertzberg will continue as chairman of the Independent Film & Television Association (IFTA) for a further two years.
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NewsDalian Wanda invests in Academy Museum
AMC Entertainment’s Chinese owner The Dalian Wanda Group has donated a $20m gift to the Academy’s $300m capital campaign for its Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures.
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