All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 824

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    First Run buys Paul Bowles

    2013-02-11T17:49:00Z

    In a lively day of US acquisition announcements, Artsploitation has acquired three horror titles, Inception Media Group pounced on a trio of genre titles and there was activity from a consortium of Brainstorm Media and The Film Collective.

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    Jacob goes to Horizon Movies for US

    2013-02-11T16:54:00Z

    Kino Lorber’s Horizon Movies label has picked up North American rights to horror-thriller Jacob.

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    Cohen Media Group acquires On My Way

    2013-02-11T16:04:00Z

    Chairman and CEO Charles Cohen negotiated US rights with Adeline Fontan Tessaur of Elle Driver for Emmanuelle Bercot’s French-language road movie.

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    XLrator finds faith in Apostles

    2013-02-11T15:22:00Z

    XLrator Media has acquired all worldwide rights to the faith-based stand-up comedy feature Apostles Of Comedy: Onwards And Upwards.

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    Before Midnight sells out at EFM

    2013-02-11T15:11:00Z

    Richard Linklater’s Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy romance has sold out at the EFM ahead of Monday’s [11] international premiere at the Berlinale.

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    eOne unveils Canadian leadership

    2013-02-11T14:38:00Z

    In the wake of the formal conclusion of the Alliance Films acquisition in January, eOne’s global film business head Patrice Théroux has confirmed that David Reckziegel will continue to oversee all North American Film operations.

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    Focus sells out Messenger

    2013-02-11T14:15:00Z

    Focus Features International (FFI) chief Alison Thompson’s team has virtually sold out the Jeremy Renner thriller at the EFM.

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    ASC honours Skyfall's Deakins

    2013-02-11T09:14:00Z

    Roger Deakins prevailed in the feature film competition for Skyfall at the 27th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) awards ceremony on Sunday night [10].

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    Premiere sells The Outsider

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Premiere Entertainment Group has received plenty of attention on action thriller The Outsider starring Jason Patric, James Caan, Craig Fairbrass and Shannon Elizabeth.

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    Lightning gets chills for Freezer

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has bulked up its EFM portfolio with international sales rights to the thriller Freezer starring Dylan McDermott and Peter Facinelli.

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    Freestyle buys Love Sick Love

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    Ellen Wander of Los Angeles-based Film Bridge International and producer Anne Estonilo MouseRoar Productions have confirmed that Freestyle Releasing has acquired US rights to Love Sick Love.

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    MMG boards Law & Disorder

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    Meyers Media Group has been in the thick of talks with buyers on Law & Disorder and holds worldwide rights.

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    Lava Bear thrills to Walker

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: David Linde’s Lava Bear has teamed up with producers Chris Morgan and Paul Walker to develop an untitled action-thriller from writers Brandon and Kurtis Birtell. 

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    Basner promotes FilmNation four

    2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

    FilmNation CEO Glen Basner has announced four key promotions.

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    Django Unchained nears $200m

    2013-02-10T19:15:00Z

    Django Unchained brought in a further $18.7m from 65 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International as the running total climbed to $187.1m.

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    Thief rules US on $37m

    2013-02-10T18:53:00Z

    The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy led the North American session thanks to a $36.6m debut through Universal.

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    VMI sells US, Japan on Gallowwalkers

    2013-02-10T15:15:00Z

    Wrekin Hill has picked up US rights from VMI Worldwide to the upcoming Wesley Snipes supernatural action thriller Gallowwalkers.

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    Buyers taste IM Global's Blood

    2013-02-10T14:24:00Z

    UPDATE: IM Global has virtually sold out the world on its young adult adaptation Blood Sisters, licensing rights to TWC in possibly the biggest US buy in recent EFM history and closing a slew of major international deals.

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    Venus And Serena joins K5 sales roster

    2013-02-10T12:54:00Z

    K5 International has acquired international sales to Maiken Baird and Michelle Major’s documentary Venus And Serena.

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    Aniston, Wilson reunite on She's Funny That Way

    2013-02-10T09:36:00Z

    Jennifer Aniston is attached to star alongside Owen Wilson in Peter Bogdanovich’s comedy, which Red Granite International has dropped into the EFM.