All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 804
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NewsSpike Jonze's Her to close NYFF
The world premiere of Spike Jonze’s Her starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Oct 13.
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NewsTIFF execs: get entry visas early
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival have urged visitors to get their travel arrangements in order as soon as possible in light of the ongoing strike by Canadian foreign office workers.
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NewsDWKs Animation hires Taubin
Dawn Taubin has joined DreamWorks Animation as chief marketing officer, replacing the recently departed Anne Globe.
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NewsBold lands $35m facility
Heading into Cannes the word was that Bold Films was about to ramp up operations and so it has proved to be as the hierarchy announced on Thursday [8] a revolving credit line with Comerica Bank.
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NewsTula: The Revolt to close Trinidad and Tobago fest
The slave uprising drama starring Danny Glover will close this year’s trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) on Oct 1.
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NewsJudge dismisses Lovelace suit
A New York federal Judge ruled in favour of Lovelace filmmakers and distributor RADiUS-TWC.
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NewsTIFF unveils Canadian line-up
Denis Villeneuve will have two films in the festival as it emerged that Canadian Features world premiere Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a man and his doppelganger [pictured] has joined the previously announced Prisoners, also starring Gyllenhaal.
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NewsGotham to honour Oliver
The Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will receive the 23rd annual Industry Tribute at the 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Dec 2.
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Full Moon to stream films
Full Moon Features has launched a subscription-based video streaming service to further monetise its library.
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NewsD Films finds Romeo & Juliet
The distributor has acquired exclusive, long-term Canadian rights in all media from Speranza13 Media to the Shakespearean tragedy adapted by screenwriter Julian Fellowes.
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NewsContinental sells Bela to UK
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed an all-rights deal with Tony Taglienti’s 4Digital Media for the vampire-serial killer story.
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NewsYale Chasin swells ranks at UTA
The international sales and distribution executive has left Relativity Media for UTA Independent Film Group.
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NewsFilmNation finds Good House
FilmNation has acquired film rights from Tribeca Productions’ Jane Rosenthal to The Good House, which will mark the reunion of Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro for the first time in 17 years.
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NewsMongrel gets Brother for Canada
Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Steve Hoover’s Sundance 2013 US Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner Blood Brother.
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NewsColor Force goes crazy for Asians
Nina Jacobson’s production entity has acquired feature rights to Kevin Kwan’s comedic bestseller Crazy Rich Asians.
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NewsCreatives, Sganzerla win at HBRFest
The Moving Creatures by Caetano Gotardo was named best narrative fiction award as the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) climaxed on Aug 4.
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NewsMcQuarrie to direct M:I5
Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions have announced that Christopher McQuarrie will direct the next instalment on the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise.
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NewsOddLot hires Rachel Shane
The new arrival joins as evp of production and reports to OddLot co-presidents Michael Nathanson and Bill Lischak.
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NewsBAFTA LA to honour Bigelow, Kingsley
Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Kingsley have been added to the honourees roster for the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Nov 9 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsKoch resumes PGA role
Hawk Koch has rejoined Mark Gordon as president of the PGA following his one-year term as president of the Academy.