All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 792
-
NewsDuo on the rise at eOne
The reorganisation of the Canadian broadcast and digital division comes as svp of television and online at eOne Films Canada Naveen Prasad exits the company.
-
NewsBrown earns MGM marketing stripes
Michael Brown has been promoted to evp of worldwide marketing at MGM.
-
NewsAFI FEST lines up Banks, Foxcatcher
The Los Angeles event will open on Nov 7 with the North American premiere of John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr Banks - one day before the world premiere of Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher.
-
NewsMagnolia promotes buyer duo
Heading into Toronto, Magnolia Pictures has promoted Peter Van Steemburg to vp of acquisitions and John Von Thaden to director of acquisitions.
-
News
Lincoln Center unveils Views
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center announced the complete lineup for the 17th edition of Views From The Avant-Garde, set to run from Oct 3-7 in New York.
-
NewsOpen Road to release Max Steel
Dolphin Entertainment and Mattel have partnered to develop the live-action story based on Mattel’s toy and consumer product IP of the same name. n
-
NewsCBS finds Husband’s Secret
CBS Films has made a preemptive bid for exclusive rights to Liane Moriarty’s novel, published on Jul 30 through Amy Einhorn Books.
-
NewsCinedigm, Drafthouse forge home ent deal
The critically acclaimed films will go out across all home entertainment channels and kicks off in January 2014 with the pre-theatrical VoD release of SXSW hit Cheap Thrills.
-
News
Spinning Plates to open in US
The Film Arcade and Inception Media Group have acquired Joseph Levy’s restaurant documentary Spinning Plates.
-
NewsXYZ Films bites into Beth
EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles-based company will kick off international sales in Toronto on the all-star zombie comedy Life After Beth.
-
NewsBill Murray visits Kasbah
Barry Levinson is shaping up to be the man of the moment heading into Toronto with potentially two titles on the market, one of which has been announced as the Murray vehicle from QED, Venture Forth and Shangri-La Entertainment.
-
NewsVisit Films to sell Stay
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has come on board to handle international sales excluding Canada ahead of the Toronto world premiere.
-
NewsU.N.C.L.E. sets shoot date
Guy Ritchie will direct Warner Bros’ spy update starring Man Of Steel lead Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin.
-
NewsRio unveils Première Brazil
Top brass at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival have revealed the 11 features and eight documentaries that will compete for the Redentor prizes.
-
NewsAnchor Bay gets MURPH: The Protector
Anchor Bay Films has acquired all rights to Mactavish Pictures’ MURPH: The Protector.
-
NewsOpen Road picks up Testament
Open Road Films has acquired US rights to the supernatural thriller financed by Voltage Pictures and will release nationwide in the first quarter 2015.
-
NewsItem 7, Nguyen line up Origin
EXCLUSIVE: Montreal–based producers Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin are back in business with Kim Nguyen after their collaboration on this year’s Canadian Oscar nominee War Witch.
-
NewsVimeo dangles TIFF carrot
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor said the platform will offer $10,000 advances for a 30-day exclusive digital window on world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
-
NewsSummer box office tops $5.99bn
SEPT 3 UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: The aggregated gross of Hollywood’s summer exports has surpassed the freshly minted $4.7bn record North American session by at least 22%.
-
NewsAcademy to honour Gabriel Figueroa
Writer-director Gregory Nava, Gael García Bernal, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and Gabriel Figueroa Flores will celebrate the life and career of the renowned Mexican cinematographer on Sept 17.