All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 835
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NewsArsenal Pictures, The G-Machine partner on new slate
The Los Angeles-based companies have teamed up with production company Content Aggregator to jointly produce, finance and sell a slate of films kicking off at the EFM.
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NewsVisit Films boards sales on Upstream Color
Shane Carruth’s follow-up to his acclaimed thriller Primer will receive its international premiere in Panorama on Sunday [10] following last month’s Sundance debut.
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NewsShoreline Entertainment checks into Geography Club
Morris Ruskin’s Los Angeles-based production and sales company has picked up world sales rights to Huffington Pictures’ coming-of-age drama.
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News2+2 a hot seller for Rud's FilmSharks
FilmSharks has closed multiple territories on Diego Kaplan’s swingers drama 2+2 (A Couple With A Couple).
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NewsTod Williams to direct Cell for Cargo Entertainment
Cargo Entertainment has attached Tod “Kip” Williams to direct John Cusack in the Stephen King adaptation Cell. Mark Lindsay is presenting the project to buyers company handles international pre-sales while Paradigm represents US rights.
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NewsDDA PR promotes Dana Archer to president and partner
CEO Lawrence Atkinson and COO John Stannard made the announcement on Friday [8].
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NewsContent boards A Long Way Home for EFM
Content has acquired worldwide sales rights to the Peter Dinklage epic adventure A Long Way Home and is introducing to buyers at EFM.
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NewsWeinstein acquires Grandmaster
The Weinstein Company has picked up key territories to Wong Kar Wai’s Berlinale opener The Grandmaster, taking all US and English-speaking Canadian territories from Annapurna as well as UK, Australian and New Zealand rights from Wild Bunch.
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NewsLaika, Focus unveil third partnership on Boxtrolls
Laika has begun production on its third feature The Boxtrolls. Focus Features holds worldwide rights while Universal Pictures International will distribute outside North America and eOne will release in Canada.
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NewsFocus, Random House snap up films rights to Longbourn
Random House Studio and Focus Features have moved on film rights to Longbourn, a revisionist take on Pride And Prejudice that tells Jane Austen’s story from the point of view of the Bennet family estate servants.
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NewsJinga closes territories on genre slate
UK-based Jinga Films has reported strong business on seven titles on the slate, led by a three-film deal with 101 Films.
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108 Media boards John Leguizamo’s Fugly!
108 Media has added John Leguizamo’s autobiographical comedy Fugly! to its EFM sales slate and plans a US release in the third quarter.
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NewsIM Global's Anthem unveils Tom Hardy thriller Locke
IM Global’s specialty label will fully finance the Tom Hardy star vehicle and is introducing to buyers at EFM. Paul Webster, Joe Wright and Guy Heeley’s Shoebox Films are producing and Steven Knight will direct from his original screenplay.
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Carrie Ferman earns Sony Pictures Television stripes
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed the executive to svp of business strategy and development, international production.
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NewsCohen Media Group takes May In The Summer
The US distributor has picked up all US rights from Elle Driver to Cherien Dabis’ Amreeka follow-up after its recent world premiere in Sundance.
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NewsParticipant PanAmerica to fund LatAm features
Participant Media has launched a development and co-financing initiative with Mexico’s Canana, Chile’s Fabula and Colombia’s Dynamo.
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FeaturesAaron Gilbert, A Single Shot
Canadian producer-financier Aaron Gilbert talks to Jeremy Kay about Berlin entry A Single Shot, his stable of film companies and upcoming projects.
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NewsSolar Pictures, Italia strike multi-territory output
Solar Pictures has closed a multi-year output agreement with Italia Film for the Middle East, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives.
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NewsExclusive Media confirm Charlize Theron Dark Places project
The late tumble of US sale product continued as Exclusive Media said it would produce and finance the Gillian Flynn adaptation alongside Theron’s Denver And Delilah Productions, Stephane Marsil’s Hugo Productions and Mandalay Vision.
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NewsFilmNation brings The Imitation Game to EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Glen Basner and his sales team will introduce The Imitation Game to buyers at the EFM. Benedict Cumberbatch is attached to star in the drama, which CAA represents for US rights.