All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 802
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NewsThor to hit IMAX int’l arena
Disney-Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World will commence its international roll-out on IMAX 3D on Oct 30.
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NewsUniversal launches writing award
Those selected for the Emerging Writers Fellowship will work within the studio and gain access to Universal executives, producers and other key industry professionals.
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NewslevelFilm launches with Kaige
Former THINKFilm executives David Hudakoc and Michael Baker have launched the Toronto-based distributor, one of several new players that are expected to arrive in the wake of the eOne-Alliance merger.
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UltraStar, Letian plan theatres
US-owned UltraStar Cinemas and China’s Letian Entertainment have formed a joint venture to develop and operate theatres in China.
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NewsParticipant boosts doc unit
Elise Pearlstein has joined Participant Media as svp of documentary films.
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NewsHoward, Aquino to lead SAG-AFTRA
Ken Howard and Amy Aquino have been re-elected to lead SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsMadhavan joins Living Dead
Simon West Productions and the Graphic Film Company, in association with 2020 Entertainment and Indus Media and Entertainment, have signed Bollywood actor R Madhavan to Night Of The Living Dead: Origins 3D. Meyers Media Group handles international sales.
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NewsIFC Midnight gets Contracted
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with XYZ Films.
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NewsStrand acquires Branca’s Pitch
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Andrew Muscato’s baseball documentary.
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NewsFortissimo nets Linsanity deal
Fortissimo Films has secured Taiwanese distribution for Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary with Encore Film.
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NewsContinental, Los Banditos strike deal
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed a two-picture deal with Los Banditos Films.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn acquires Anita
Freida Mock’s documentary centres on Anita Hill, the law professor who 20 years ago testified against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in an infamous sexual harassment hearing.
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NewsLionsgate finds Life After Life
Kate Atkinson’s bestseller was published in April and explores the lives of a woman during World War II given the chance to begin from scratch.
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NewsShoot starts on Interstellar
Christopher Nolan has commenced production on his deep space wormhole project starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain in Alberta, Canada, for Paramount and Warner Bros.
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NewsDodd hopeful on US-China feud
The stand-off over outstanding payments owed to Hollywood studios by China appears to nearing resolution in light of comments made by MPAA head Chris Dodd.
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NewsStudios savour int'l BO results
The announcement by Paramount top brass that World War Z had delivered career-best box office for Brad Pitt served as reminder of the consistency of international markets this summer.
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NewsTIFF announces industry events
Panels on transmedia, direct distribution and keynote speakers including Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Jim Berk and documentary director Andrew Jarecki are among the highlights of Toronto’s industry programming.
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NewsSony, MRC line up Chappie
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and MRC are reuniting with director Neill Blomkamp on Chappie hot on the heels of the South African’s number one North American launch of Elysium.
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NewsUPI breaks int'l box office record
Universal Pictures International (UPI) top brass announced that as of Monday the company had reached $1.8bn - its biggest year at the box office.
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NewsToronto adds 75+ titles to line-up
World premieres of Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, Fred Schepisi’s Words And Pictures and John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo are among the TIFF line-up of galas and special presentations.