All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 825
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NewsFIP Germany readies Doctor, Rico
Fox International Productions (Germany) has lined up two films on the back of Matthias Schweighofer’s box office smash Break-Up Man, the top German release of the year so far on more than $24m.
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NewsFFI reports Black Sea sales surge
Focus Features International has reported a strong response to Kevin Macdonald’s thriller starring Jude Law, led by a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition.
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NewsCohen Media Group buys Tycoon
Cohen Media Group chairman and CEO Charles S Cohen announced in Cannes that the company has acquired National Book Award winner Edward Ball’s recently published The Inventor And The Tycoon.
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NewsMongrel acquires The Great Beauty
The buyer has acquired all Canadian rights to Paolo Sorrentino’s latest offering, set to premiere in competition here tomorrow [21].
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NewsRADiUS-TWC acquires Blue Ruin
RADiUS-TWC concluded an on-site buy of a festival film on Saturday night [18] as it acquired North American rights to Blue Ruin.
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NewsQED, Huayi strikes China alliance
In the latest US-China pact to take root in Hollywood, QED International and Huayi Brothers Media Company have formed a strategic distribution and co-production partnership.
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NewsRodencia sells for FilmSharks
Guido Rud’s Argentina-based sales company FilmSharks has closed deals on David Bisbano’s 3D animation Rodencia Y El Diente De La Princesa, which grossed more than $1m in Peru through Universal.
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NewsRelativity, EuropaCorp extend pact
One year after Relativity Media and EuropaCorp announced their coproduction and co-financing deal the parties are they will look to extend the relationship with a new slate of product.
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NewsIndomina Pinewood sets opening date
Dominican president Danilo Medina will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 10 to officially open what representatives called the “first stage” of Indomina Pinewood Studios in the Caribbean.
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NewsNFB behind Cross Media Corner
The National Film Board Of Canada (NFB) has launched in Cannes The Cross Media Corner, the first exploration of the intersection between film and interactive media in the market.
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Make My Movie scheme returns
Producer Ant Timpson has teamed up with MPI/Dark Sky Films evp Greg Newman and New Zealand Film Commission CEO Graeme Mason to announce the return of the New Zealand feature project, Make My Movie.
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NewsArclight sells Dead Simple
Arclight Films has launched sales on the Croisette of Dead Simple, the adaptation of Peter James’ bestselling crime novel.
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NewsShoreline boards sales on Outlaws
Shoreline Entertainment has introduced Cannes buyers to Stick ‘Em Up Productions’ Brendan Fraser comedy In With the Outlaws.
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NewsImage acquires I Am ZoZo
Image Entertainment has acquired US rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios.
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NewsLightning attracts High Fliers, BSkyB
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has reported a strong response to the slate led by a slew of UK deals with High Fliers, BskyB and Vertigo.
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NewsErer promoted at FilmNation
Tara Erer has been promoted to vp of international sales at FilmNation.
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NewsSnowfort, Dark Sky get Starry Eyes
Elevated genre production company Snowfort Pictures and MPI’s Dark Sky Films have started production on Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch’s Hollywood-set occult tale.
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NewsSteven Paul gets High Speed
Crystal Sky head Steven Paul is in Cannes talking up High Speed, a high-budget action project in the vein of the Fast And Furious series and Cannonball Run that top action director Vic Armstrong will direct
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Morisette, Sossamon find Desire
Alanis Morisette and Shannyn Sossamon will star in EG Film Productions Limited, Lightstream Pictures and Saga Film’s Eileen Gray film The Price Of Desire directed by Mary McGuckian.
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NewsIFC Midnight finds Raze
IFC Midnight has taken North American rights to Cinipix’s action thriller Raze following its Tribeca world premiere. Celluloid Dreams handles international sales in Cannes.