All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 830
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NewsDiamond switches roles at QED
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Diamond has segued from president of international sales into a production deal with QED International. The first project under the deal will be the ensemble comedy Mothers.
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NewsDom Rep studio gets $20m investment
Pinewood Indomina Studios in the Dominican Republic has received a $20m investment from World Bank Group member IFC.
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NewsFocus takes Dallas Buyers Club
The distributor has bolstered it awards season war chest and acquired the Matthew McConaughey drama for the US and Latin America in a deal brokered with CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
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NewsRainmaker begins Ratchet And Clank
Animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment has teamed up with Blockade Entertainment to producen, based on Insomniac Games’ PlayStation video game.
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NewsBuscemi joins Khumba cast
Steve Buscemi and Anika Noni Rose have joined Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and AnnaSophia Robb on South Africa-based Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Annecy-bound Khumba.
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NewsProduce By Conference adds trio
Jerry Bruckheimer, Roland Emmerich and Curtis Jackson will participate as speakers at the 5th annual Produced By Conference on the Fox lot.
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NewsXLrator enters Warhouse
XLrator Media has acquired all US rights to the psychological thriller Warhouse for release later this year.
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NewsTall begins shoot for SPWA, AFFIRM
Principal photography started on Monday [22] in New Orleans on the high school football film When The Game Stands Tall, produced by Mandalay for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and its AFFIRM Films division.
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NewsSalem to handle Millennium sale
Millennium Entertainment’s management team has retained Los Angeles-based investment bank and wealth management firm Salem Partners to sell the company.
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NewsMagnolia takes Freda, GoDigital gets Motivation
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ryan White’s documentary about The Beatles’ lifelong secretary Freda Kelly, while separately GoDigital has swooped on Tribeca selection The Motivation.
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NewsNBR sets 2014 gala for Jan 7
Leadership at the National Board Of Review announced the date of their awards gala on Monday [22].
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NewsThe Attack prospers at COLCOA
Ziad Doueiri’s drama was the big winner as the 17th City Of Lights, City Of Angels French film festival concluded, earning the audience award, the Critics Special Prize and the Coming Soon Award.
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NewsNetflix closing on HBO subscriber level
Netflix said in a first quarter earnings call on Monday [22] that its US subscriber base grew by more than 2m in the first quarter of 2013, putting the service within range of HBO in the territory.
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NewsScorsese to talk Silence in Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: IM Global will commence pre-sales at Cannes on Martin Scorsese’s Silence as the Oscar-winning director gears up for a trip to the Croisette and mulls over a second deal with the same parties for The Irishman.
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NewsOblivion leads US on $38.2m
Tom Cruise returned to the top of the North American charts for the first time since December 2011 as Oblivion debuted on an estimated $38.2m from 3,783 sites.
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NewsG.I. Joe 2 storms China
The Asian market’s powerhouse status is nothing new, however its ability to shape the box office landscape continued to inspire awe as a $33m opening week single-handedly returned the international box office crown to Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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NewsCinedigm, BitTorrent unite for Newman
The companies have struck a deal over the release of Arthur Newman, whereby fans will be able to see an exclusive first seven minutes of the film prior to the Apr 26 release.
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NewsTFI unveils Heineken winner
Tribeca Film Institute and Heineken USA on Saturday [20] announced that the public had elected Ava DuVernay to receive the inaugural Heineken Affinity Award.
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NewsBron, Indigo line up Tumbledown
Bron Studios and Indigo Films are partnering on the rom-com starring Jason Sudeikis and Rose Byrne.
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NewsDavid O Russell named LAFF guest director
Los Angeles Film Festival top brass made the announcement on Friday [19]. Russell will also receive the Spirit Of Independence award during the festival, set to run from Jun 13-23.