All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 837
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NewsJon Stewart drama heads to Cannes
Sierra/Affinity will commence pre-sales in Cannes on Daily Show presenter Jon Stewart’s feature directorial debut Rosewater.
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NewsFox Searchlight takes Grand Budapest Hotel
EXCLUSIVE: Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide rights from Indian Paintbrush to Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom follow-up The Grand Budapest Hotel and has come on board as co-financier.
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NewsParticipant sets pivot launch
Participant Media top brass said on Wednesday [27] its cable service pivot would launch on Aug 1 with more than 40m subscribers and more than 300 hours of original programming in its first year.
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NewsSaint Tropez to open COLCOA
This year’s festival will host three international premieres, 11 North American or US premieres and 16 West Coast premieres.
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NewsMillennium, Gravitas sign distribution pact
Gravitas will handle digital distribution duties while Millennium will oversee DVD releases on a slate that includes Sundance 2013 entry Hell Baby [pictured].
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NewsParticipant hires Robert Kessel
Kessel will help manage the development, production, and acquisition of narrative features.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Watchtower
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Visit Film to Pelin Esmer’s Turkish drama and anticipates an autumn release.
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NewsIMAX strikes Indonesia deal
The giant screen pioneer has signed an agreement with the country’s largest exhibitor Cinema 21 to install eight theatres, bringing its commitment thus far to 10.
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NewsO-Scope acquires 12 O’Clock Boys
The recent SXSW premiere will next screen at the Hot Docs and Full Frame documentary festivals before Oscilloscope Laboratories takes it to additional festivals prior to theatrical, DVD and digital release.
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NewsVoltage acquires Paul Schrader’s The Canyons
EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures has acquired international rights to Paul Schrader’s much-publicised crowd funded thriller The Canyons starring Lindsay Lohan. IFC will distribute in the US in early summer.
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NewsFox runs Vine Wolverine ad
Hollywood continued to dip its toes in the viral marketing potential of the Twitter-owned platform on Monday [25] as director James Mangold launched a six-second clip of Fox’s upcoming superhero release.
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NewsOscars move to March in 2014
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has set the 86th annual awards show for Mar 2 2014 and the 87th show for Feb 22 2015.
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NewsLightning to sell The Reckoning
Jonathan LaPaglia and Luke Hemsworth have joined the cast of The Reckoning, which is set to begin shooting on Apr 29 in Australia. Lightning Entertainment will handle international sales.
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NewsTWC sets Grace for awards run
The Weinstein Company will distribute Nicole Kidman starrer Grace Of Monaco in limited release in the US on Dec 27, positioning the film for an awards season play.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, the comedienne and star of Safety Not Guaranteed, will receive the convention’s CinemaCon Breakthrough Performer Of The Year Award on Apr 18.
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NewsTribeca unveils community roster
The Tribeca Drive-In series will showcase The Birds, Beetlejuice and new festival selection Lil Bub & Friendz [pictured], while Family Screenings include a sneak preview of The Smurfs 2.
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NewsTugg, Codeblack free Angela
Tugg and Lionsgate-owned Codeblack Films will partner on the release of Free Angela And All Political Prisoners.
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NewsCroods tops US box office on $48m
The latest DreamWorks Animation family spectacle debuted top of the North American charts on an estimated $44.7m through Fox, followed by an impressive $30.5m launch through FilmDistrict for the Gerard Butler action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.
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NewsCroods rule int'l on $63.3m
UPDATED MAR 25: The first DreamWorks Animation film to open through Fox opened in fine style outside North America thanks to a confirmed $63.1m haul from 11,709 screens in 46 markets. Meanwhile, Django Unchained crossed $250m through Sony.