All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 817
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NewsFast 6 rules int'l on $160m
UPDATED MAY 28: The world belongs to Fast & Furious 6 as the action thriller grossed a confirmed $161.3m from 9,683 venues in 59 territories to deliver the biggest international opening weekend in Universal’s 101-year history.
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NewsFast 6 takes US pole on $120m
UPDATED MAY 27: Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 scored a rip-roaring $120m over a record four-day Memorial Day weekend at the North American box office that also set a new benchmark for a US holiday weekend.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires Like Father
Sundance Selects announced on Sunday [26] it had acquired US rights to Kore-eda Hirokazu’s jury prize winner Like Father, Like Son from Wild Bunch.
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NewsSPC bites into Jarmusch film
Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on North American rights to Jim Jarmusch’s vampire tale Only Lovers Left Alive in Cannes ahead of the world premiere on Saturday [25]. Hanway Films handles international sales.
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NewsBlanc Biehn to enter Woods
Blanc Biehn Productions announced in Cannes it has signed a deal with investor Hackybox Pictures to produce Hidden In The Woods.
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NewsMongrel takes four for Canada
Hungry Canadian buyer Mongrel Media has snapped up four more films in Cannes, taking the competition trio Jimmy P., Like Father, Like Son and Young And Beautiful as well as Un Certain Regard entry Bastards.
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NewsSundance Selects finds Selfish Giant
Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights from Protagonist Pictures to Clio Barnard’s Directors’ Fortnight entry The Selfish Giant starring Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.
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NewsDouble Dutch closes slew of deals
Canada’s Double Dutch International has licensed rights in Cannes to Level 1 Entertainment’s thriller Detour starring Neil Hopkins and Brea Grant, closing deals with IPA Asia Pacific for Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
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NewsCumberbatch to narrate Jerusalem
National Geographic Cinema Ventures (NGCV) announced on Thursday [23] that Star Trek Into Darkness star Benedict Cumberbatch will narrate Jerusalem.
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NewsWell Go gets On The Job
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired all North American rights from XYZ Films to Erik Matti’s Director’s Fortnight entry On The Job.
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NewsCannes 2013 buoyed by US buys
The tidal wave of product that swept up on Cannes’ shore on the eve of the market made buyers warier than ever, however the result was steady international trade punctuated by notable US buys.
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NewsChile readies first 3D film
EXCLUSIVE: Kiné recently came on board Jorge Olguin’s horror story Whispers of the Forest, Chile’s first 3D feature.
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NewsRussia's Paradise opening US cinema
The 10-screen luxury Five Stars multiplex will open in Glendale, Los Angeles, is scheduled to open on June 21 following an 18-month refurbishment.
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NewseOne falls for Naomi Watts' Diana
The trademark late cascade of US deals emerged on Thursday [23] as Cannes neared the finish line, led by eOne’s acquisition of US rights to hot market title Diana.
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NewsAFI DOCS to honour Errol Morris
The US premiere of AJ Schnack’s Caucus will close AFI DOCS and Errol Morris will be honoured at the festival’s Charles Guggenheim Symposium for his contributions to the documentary genre.
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NewsContreras lines up Language
Mexican director Ernesto Contreras is to direct I dream In Another Language based on an original story by his brother Carlos Contreras.
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NewsProvincetown adds 2013 honourees
Matt Dillon will receive the Excellence In Acting Award and Cinematographer Ed Lachman will collect the Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF).
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NewsCinedigm acquires TIFF premiere Visitors
Cinedigm has taken North American rights to Godfrey Reggio’s Visitors, set to receive its world premiere on Sept 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsVertical finds The Snow Queen
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the Russian 3D animated feature The Snow Queen. Wizart Distribution’s Diana Yurinova handled international sales in Cannes.
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NewsLionsgate acquires US on Blood Ties
In what the parties claimed to be the biggest US buy of the festival, Lionsgate/Roadside announced on Wednesday [23] they had acquired Cannes Competition entry Blood Ties.