All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 849
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Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche fall for Words And Pictures
Fred Schepisi will direct the rom-com and Curtis Burch produces through his Latitude Productions in association with Gary Cogill of Dallas-based Lascaux Films.
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Tim Robbins attached to direct, star in Man Under
Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz will also star in the drama from EMJAG Productions and Film 360.
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TWC takes select territories on Kon-Tiki
The deal with HanWay Films covers North America, the UK and Italy. Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg’s film is Norway’s official foreign language Oscar submission.
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Skyfall surges past $320m internationally
The James Bond thriller reached the mark by the end of Tuesday and remains on course to finish well over $400m through Sony and MGM markets by the end of Sunday, not including its first three days in North America.
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Liz Mackiewicz joins Cohen Media Group
The veteran sales executive arrives as svp of international distribution.
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To The Arctic crosses $11.7m worldwide on IMAX
The 3D release from MacGillivray Freeman Films, IMAX Filmed Entertainment and Warner Bros launched on Apr 20 and has amassed
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Jacqueline Lyanga
AFI FEST director Jacqueline Lyanga talks to Jeremy Kay about the festival ahead of the closing night gala.
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Distribution round-up: SPWA snags Foxcatcher
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired Latin America, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, South Africa from Panorama Media to Bennett Miller’s (pictured) Moneyball follow-up. In other developments, Phase 4 Films has picked up North American rights to Long Time Gone, while Factory 25 has acquired world rights to The Sheik And ...
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MPAA honours Avex Group founder and TIFF chairman Tom Yoda
The ceremony took place on Nov 5 in Washington DC in recognition of Yoda’s “outstanding contribution to the Japanese filmmaking industry.”
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Jonathan Demme to receive CAS Filmmaker Award
The filmmaker will collect the honour at the 49th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards on Feb 16 in Los Angeles.
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Interactor Media unveils Cavemen as maiden project
Herschel Faber’s directorial debut rom-com will be the first to go under producer Cole Payne’s new Los Angeles-based film and television production, distribution and management company.
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AFM touts 6% buyer climb despite slow market
Market organisers on Monday projected data through the end of the market’s final day on Nov 7 and said the number of acquisitions executives rose from 1,523 in 2011 to 1,616.
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Here Media head Paul Colichman heralds advent of HTML 5
The next iteration of internet architecture will liberate filmmakers, cut out middle men and pave the way for potentially lucrative “differentiated content”, attendees at the International Film Finance, Production And Distribution Conference in Los Angeles heard on Monday (5).
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Last Vegas begins principal photography in Las Vegas
CBS Films and Good Universe’s comedy starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline has commenced shooting in Las Vegas and will continue on to Atlanta, Georgia.
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Benaroya on board to produce Felony as shooting begins
Benaroya Pictures made the announcement on Monday (5) and joins Goalpost Pictures Australia and Blue-Tongue Films on the drama, which The Solution Entertainment Group has been selling at AFM. Village Roadshow will distribute in Australia.
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Union Pictures takes Canadian rights to Ginger & Rosa
Sally Potter’s Telluride world premiere stars Elle Fanning, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Annette Bening and newcomer Alice Englert.
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IFC feels Java Heat from Margate House Films
The US deal on Conor Allyn’s action thriller starring Lutz and Mickey Rourke was announced on Monday (5).
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JuntoBox Films, Indiegogo joins forces to help filmmakers
The collaborative studio announced at AFM it has teamed up with the crowdfunding platform and greenlit Sharon Is Caring, the fourth project selected by JuntoBox co-chairman Forest Whitaker.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories hires Amanda Lebow
Lebow arrives from Submarine as part of an initiative to ramp up the digital department and will take the lead on digital and ancillary sales.
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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani to receive Cinema Italian Style Award
The prize goes to a person or people who have “promoted exchange between the Italian and international film industry.” Previous recipients include George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Terry Gilliam, Vittorio Storaro, Milena Canonero, John Turturro and Douglas Kirkland.