All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 853
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NewsNew Star Wars trilogy to be 'stand-alone' films
The Walt Disney Company is to explore Star Wars spin-off films based on individual characters from the overarching property.
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NewsContent to start sales on Sundance hit Crystal Fairy
On the eve of Berlin, Content has snapped up international sales rights excluding Chile to Sundance hit Crystal Fairy starring Michael Cera. As reported previously, IFC Films holds North American rights.
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NewsLionsgate to bring Reese Witherspoon Sudan drama to EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate International will commence pre-sales at the EFM on Black Label Media, Imagine Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment’s Lost Boys Of Sudan drama The Good Lie starring Reese Witherspoon.
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NewsRed Sea Media boards 7th Tear
EXCLUSIVE: Red Sea Media’s will introduce EFM buyers to action-adventure sci-fi The 7th Tear. CAA holds US rights.
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NewsMagnolia picks up Europa Report
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights from CAA to the sci-fi film Europa Report starring Sharlto Copley. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales at the EFM.
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NewsGood Universe adds trio of titles to EFM slate
EXCLUSIVE: Helen Lee-Kim and the sales team arrive in Berlin with a fresh slate of third-party fare that features Gold Circle’s In A Dark Place and The Unholy as well as The Safran Company’s Best Night Ever.
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NewsDreamWorks Studios boosts international distribution
DreamWorks Studios has struck 10 further output deals under its representation arrangement with David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment.
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NewsDartmouth to release Plague in UK
Ro*co Films has struck a deal with Dartmouth Films to release How To Survive A Plague in the UK. Sundance Selects previously released the Oscar-nominated documentary in the US.
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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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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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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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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.