All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 811
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NewsVision, XII Tribes plot Canada slate
Worldwide sales agent Vision Films announced on Monday [Jun 3] it had struck a deal with Montreal-based Archeos Entertainment to finance development and production on a slate of Canadian films from XII Tribes Entertainment.
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NewsLock & Monkey readies Ruby
Producer-director Zoe Quist has cast Judd Nelson, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Ponickly and Antoinette Kalaj to play the leads in her upcoming Mining For Ruby.
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NewsAfter Earth debuts third at US box office
Fast & Furious 6 held on to its number one berth in a second weekend for Universal while Lionsgate’s mystery Now You See Me arrived in second place and Sony had to settle for third with Will and Jaden Smith starrer After Earth.
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NewsHangover 3 tops Fast 6 at int'l box office
The Hangover Part III usurped Fast And Furious 6 at the international box office thanks to an estimated $82.3m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International on close to 8,600 screens in 54 markets.
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NewsUPI roars past $1bn mark
Universal Pictures International has reached $1bn at the international box office in record time for the studio, crossing the target on May 31 to beat the previous mark of Jul 17.
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NewsDrafthouse takes Borgman for US
Drafthouse Films announced on Friday [31] that it has acquired North American rights to Alex van Warmerdam’s thriller and Cannes competition entry Borgman.
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Well Go takes Iceman, Ip Man
Well Go USA Entertainment announced on Friday [May 31] it has picked up all North American rights in Cannes to Wing-cheong Law’s Iceman and separately closed a deal to distribute Ip Man: The Final Fight.
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NewsFast 6 faces Hangover 3 int'l clash
UPDATED MAY 31: Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part III arrives in more than 50 territories this weekend and will have a fight on its hands to dislodge Universal’s reigning champion Fast & Furious 6.
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NewsBuyers respond to Silence
IM Global announced on Thursday [30] it had closed a raft of key territories in Cannes on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period drama financed by Emmett/Furla Films, Corsan Films and Len Blavatnik’s AI Film.
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NewsHunt on for Black Mass star
Cross Creek Pictures head Brian Oliver was on Thursday evening [30] actively seeking to replace Johnny Depp following the star’s abrupt departure from the upcoming crime drama.
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NewsCanana backs Fantastic Market
Fantastic Fest will host an international genre film co-production market to be co-produced by Mexico’s Canana and Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey network.
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NewsGKIDS, Cinedigm deepen ties
Family animation distributor GKIDS and Cinedigm plan to launch a multi-platform animation label.
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NewsAFI to honour Cornfeld
Producer Stuart Cornfeld will receive the AFI’s 2013 Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal on Jun 6.
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NewsLegendary East, China Film Co strike pact
Legendary East and China Film Co have signed a multi-year co-production deal in Beijing to produce tentpole films.
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Mertes to head JustFilms
Cara Mertes has been appointed director of The Ford Foundation’s JustFilms programme.
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NewsCBGB goes to XLrator
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to CBGB and has set a theatrical release to coincide with the CBGB Music Festival in New York in October. The Exchange handles international sales.
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NewsICFF to open with Benvenuto
Benvenuto Presidente will open the second Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) in Toronto on Jun 26.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Ilo Ilo
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Anthony Chen’s Camera D’Or winner, which last week became the first Singaporean film to win a prize in Cannes.
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NewsTribeca Film to release Circle
Tribeca Film has taken all US rights to Felix van Groeningen’s The Broken Circle Breakdown following its US premiere at Tribeca last month and will release the film later this year.
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NewsDisney unveils toon schedule
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures executives issued their latest 3D animation release schedule update on Wednesday [29] kicking off with Untitled Disney Animation on Mar 4 2016.