All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 790
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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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NewsFilmSharks sells Noble Family
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has closed multiple territories on Mexican Gaz Alazraki’s hit Latin American satire The Noble Family.
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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.
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NewsIFC takes Duke Of Burgundy
IFC Films has picked up North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy.
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NewsThe Reach cast bulks up
Jeremy Irvine, who appears alongside Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman in Toronto premiere The Railway Man, has joined Michael Douglas on The Reach.
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NewsBad Words speaks to Focus
US buyers were getting into full gear on Saturday afternoon (7) as Focus Features is understood to have paid in the region of $7m for worldwide rights to Jason Bateman’s feature directorial.
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NewsNZ backs White Lies for Oscar
Dana Rotberg’s Maori-language feature is funded by the New Zealand Film Commission in association with NZ On Air. The Film Sales Company holds world rights excluding Australia/New Zealand.
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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.