All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 830
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NewsSundanceNOW adds 5 Cameras
SundanceNOW has licensed Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras for its subscriber video-on-demand service Doc Club.
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NewsAnnihilator to get Hollywood treatment
Enchanted producer Barry Josephson and Magic Storm Entertainment will bring to life Stan Lee’s creation Annihilator.
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NewsMiami unveils Florida Focus
Organisers at the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) have announced the line-up of films shot and set in Miami. The festival is set to run from Mar 1-10.
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NewsOscar nominee in LAX mishap
Emad Burnat, the Palestinian co-director of best documentary Oscar nominee 5 Broken Cameras, issued a statement on Wednesday [20] after he was questioned by immigration officers at LAX following his arrival in advance of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony.
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NewsGotham teams up with Principal
Management and production company The Gotham Group has merged with talent management firm Principal Entertainment Los Angeles, effective immediately.
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NewsParticipant forms fellowship
Participant Media founder Jeff Skoll on Wednesday [20] launched the Jake Eberts Fellowship for Social Impact Filmmaking.
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NewsSchwarzenegger to open Busan West
Kim Jee-woon, Arnold Schwarzenegger and screenwriter and Dodge College alumnus Andy Knauer will open the Busan West Film Festival, set to run from Mar 8-10.
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Radar joins Wiseguy drama
Ted Fields and Radar Pictures have boarded the Chicago-based drama The Legitimate Wiseguy.
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RadioactiveGiant launches RG360
The Santa Monica-based multi-media development, production and distribution studio has formed a film and TV sales and distribution division.
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Rainmaker sets Escape follow-up
The Vancouver-based animation studio announced on Wednesday [20] it will commence production on its latest feature on Mar 4.
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NewsO-Scope hires publicity chief
Charlie Olsky has been named head of publicity at Oscilloscope Laboratories and will start work in his new post on Mar 4.
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NewsQED partners on Bruce Lee film
Bill Block’s QED International will fully finance and jointly produce with Michael London’s Groundswell Productions Birth Of The Dragon.
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NewsSilver Linings players reunite
David O Russell and Jennifer Lawrence will work together again on The Ends Of The Earth, worldwide distributor The Weinstein Company announced on Tuesday [19].
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NewsElWardi joins The Solution
The popular executive has left IM Global and joins Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s production, financing and distribution company as head of acquisitions and development.
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NewsCBS Films find Coen Brothers
The distributor has acquired US rights to the Oscar-winning film-makers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. StudioCanal holds international sales rights. Separately, Samuel Goldwyn has boarded Home Run.
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NewsO-Scope takes Disaster to Vine
Oscilloscope Laboratories said on Tuesday [19] it had become the first film distributor to release a feature through the Twitter-owned video-looping app.
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NewsDie Hard scores on $62m int’l
Fox International reported on Sunday evening [17] that Bruce Willis’ fifth outing as the indefatigable ex-cop grossed an estimated $61.5m from 9,595 screens in 63 markets.
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NewsDie Hard rules US on $25m
If the return of Fox’s John McClane drew the most film-goers in North America over Presidents Day weekend, it was only slightly more edifying than a second helping of Universal’s Identity Thief.
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NewsArgo among ACE winners
The American Cinema Editors group has announced the four winners of its major theatrical feature categories.
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NewsSubmarine sells Vivian Maier doc
Submarine announced it had closed pre-sales at the EFM on John Maloof and Charles Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier.