All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 837
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NewsJames Cameron wins Avatar "theft" lawsuit
Twentieth Century Fox announced on Tuesday [5] that James Cameron has won a lawsuit against Gerald Morawski, who claimed that the film-maker had used his ideas to create Avatar.
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NewsPopulaire, Day Of The Crows among Rendez-Vous line-up
The 18th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Unifrance Films’ annual showcase French cinema, will run in New York from Feb 28-Mar 10.
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NewsFocus takes worldwide rights to Kill The Messenger
Focus Features International will commence sales at EFM this week on the Jeremy Renner investigative journalist thriller. The domestic division will release the film in the US.
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NewsContent shines with Rising Star
Content has picked up worldwide rights to the rom-com Rising Star and will kick off pre-sales in Berlin.
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NewsCinema do Brasil heads to EFM with trio of screenings
Brazil’s film promotion body is Berlin-bound with two features – Reaching For The Moon and Hélio Oiticica – and short film The Package.
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NewsBleiberg strikes deal with wrestling star Steve Austin
EXCLUSIVE: Bleiberg Entertainment has struck a two-film deal with wrestling star Steve Austin and will introduce the projects via its Compound B genre label to EFM buyers in Berlin this week.
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Cinedigm, Voltage sign output deal with Rapid Eye
Cinedigm and Voltage Pictures have signed a three-year, five-film output deal with Marco Weber’s new genre label Rapid Eye Film.
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NewsDistribution: IFC takes North America on Crystal Fairy
Sebastian Silva’s comedy about friends who take a drug-fuelled trip to the Chilean coast premiered at Sundance last month. Separately, Music Box has acquired César nominee Augustine.
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Paula Weinstein joins Tribeca Enterprises
Producer Paula Weinstein has been named evp of Tribeca Enterprises where she will focus on overseeing the organisation’s international partnerships.
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NewsAtom Egoyan’s Queen of the Night adds Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood has joined the cast of Atom Egoyan’s psychological thriller Queen Of The Night, which begun principal photography on Monday [4] in Sudbury, Ontario. eOne Films will distribute in Canada and handles international sales.
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NewsBankside picks up Philosophers in time for Berlin
Bankside Films has come on to handle international sales in Berlin on fantasy thriller The Philosophers starring James D’Arcy. Paradigm represents North American rights.
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NewsIncognito and Intuition team for Hitsville
Jack Selby and Scott Stone’s LA-based Incognito Pictures and Madrid’s Intuition Films have teamed up to produce the genre film Hitsville.
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NewsHighland taking The Culling to EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group (HFG) will commence worldwide sales in Berlin on Silver Lining Media Group’s supernatural thriller The Culling.
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FeaturesSundance deals: Big spenders
This year’s Sundance Film Festival (Jan 17-27) saw a flurry of pick-ups — with buyers paying a lot of money for the right films. Jeremy Kay reports
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NewsComing Of Age wins best int'l film at Santa Barbara
Gerhard Ertl and Sabine Hiebler’s German drama took top honours at the 28th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Sunday night [Feb 3].
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NewsWarm Bodies tops US box office with $19.5m debut
A languid session at the North American box office presented Summit’s new arrival Warm Bodies with easy pickings.
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NewsDjango chained to top of int'l box office with $158.2m
Django Unchained held on to pole position outside North America thanks to an estimated $30.6m weekend haul from 65 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International. The running total stands at $158.2m.
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NewsJohnny Depp to star in Black Mass for Cross Creek, Exclusive
The pedigree of Berlin-bound US sales titles continued to pick up as the casting development emerged over the weekend. Exclusive International will kick off sales at the EFM this week and Universal will distribute in the US.
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NewsIM Global sinks teeth into Blood Sisters
Mark Waters will direct the first in an anticipated franchise based on the Vampire Academy young adult books [pictured]. Reliance and IM Global jointly finance the project and Stuart Ford and Jonathan Deckter will kick off sales in Berlin this week.
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NewsBen Affleck wins Directors Guild top award
Argo’s tremendous late awards season surge continued apace on Saturday [2] as Ben Affleck won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Films.