All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 847
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AFM buyers seek quality and cast
UPDATED: Buyers may have been reporting high prices but this year’s American Film Market underlined the strength and resourcefulness of the independent space. Jeremy Kay analyses the market.
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Academy's tech council adds eight new members
Bring the council’s 2012–2013 membership roster to 25.
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Helen Hunt to receive Palm Springs honour
The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Helen Hunt with the Spotlight Award at its awards gala on Jan 5.
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PGA to bestow Selznick honour on Working Title
Co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will receive the Producers Guild Of America’s (PGA) 2013 David O Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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Sundance names Sarah Pearce and Laurie Hopkins co-MDs
The executives will report to Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam and will be situated in Park City, Utah.
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Remstar Films picks up Dallas Buyers Club
Montreal-based Remstar Films has acquired Canadian rights to Dallas Buyers Club.
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Lischak, Nathanson appointed co-presidents of OddLot
OddLot Entertainment has promoted long-time company executive Bill Lischak and hired Michael Nathanson to lead the production company as co-presidents.
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Norton Herrick joins Lone Survivor producers roster
Herrick [pictured] has come on board to produce Peter Berg’s action tale, which Mark Damon’s Foresight Unlimited introduced to international buyers in Cannes.
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Spitfire Pictures hires Michael Fassbender to narrate 1
The acclaimed actor [pictured] has narrated the upcoming Grand Prix documentary from Exclusive Media’s Spitfire Pictures label.
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Hard Drive commences shooting in Halifax
Production is underway in Halifax, Canada, on the coming-of-age drama Hard Drive.
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Anonymous Content, Electric Shepherd sign Philip K Dick deal
The partners have signed a first-look deal to develop film and television versions of the works of iconic sci-fi author Philip K Dick [pictured].
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Good Universe, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert partner on Angelfall
Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will serve as executive producers on the young adult property after they joined producers and longtime collaborators Raimi [pictured] and Tapert to acquire multi-picture rights to Susan Ee’s bestselling series.
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3net unveils maiden film and television slate
Partners Sony, Discovery and IMAX have unveiled the inaugural slate of original 3D and 4K TV series and specials to be produced by its fledgling production arm.
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VMI sells major territories on Blood Of Redemption
VMI Worldwide has licensed its upcoming production to star Dolph Lundgren and Vinnie Jones in multiple territories, including eOne Films North America for North America, Anchor Bay for the UK, KSM for Germany and Klockworx for Japan.
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Constantin sets Philip Kerr to adapt The Poison Kitchen
The British author will write the screenplay based on the chapter of the same name from Ron Rosenbaum’s bestseller Explaining Hitler.
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Focus World acquires US rights to The Deep
Baltasar Kormákur’s Icelandic foreign language Oscar submission and survival story premiered in Toronto and will open through Focus Features’ alternative distribution label in the first half of 2013.
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Maria Bello to star in James Wan thriller for Dimension
The studio made the announcement on Tuesday morning (13) and said shooting on The Untitled ‘James Wan Presents’ Thriller was scheduled to commence in January in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Distribution: Cohen takes Son, Cinema Guild to play Viola
Cohen Media Group has acquired US distribution rights and English language remake rights from Epithete Films to Gilles Legrand’s family drama YWBMS (Tu Sera Mon Filles) starring Niels Arestrup, Lorant Deutsch and Patrick Chesnais.
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Russian Cinema Fund partners on Generation P release
The Federal Fund For Social And Economic Support To National Cinematography (Russian Cinema Fund) has teamed up on the release with New World Distribution and producers Jim Steele and Victor Ginzburg.
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Industry moves: Panavision, Kodak announce senior hires
Kimberly Snyder has been named CEO and board member of Panavision and is replaced by Andrew R Evenski in her previous role as president and general manager of Eastman Kodak Company’s entertainment Imaging division.