All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 869
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AFM organisers announce second annual conference series
The events comprise a range of conferences scheduled to run from Nov 2-6 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.
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NewsDistribution round-up: Drafthouse takes Pietà
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Kim Ki-Duk’s South Korean Oscar foreign language submission and recent winner of the Venice Golden Lion. IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights to sci-fi thriller Crawlspace.
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Screen Gems closes deal to enter Black City
The studio is out to screenwriters to adapt Elizabeth Richards’ upcoming Romeo and Juliet-style young-adult fantasy series.
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NewsPaul Dano joins cast on Alcon’s Prisoners
Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to commence principal photography in early 2013 as Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson target an autumn release through the Warner Bros output deal.
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NewsAcademy receives record 71 foreign language submissions
The bumper haul vying for glory at the 85th Academy Awards includes the first ever entry from Kenya, while Cambodia returns to the fray for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Bron Animation announces key hires
The new division of British Columbia-based Bron Studios has added former Nickelodeon UK CEO Debbie Macdonald as creative consultant.
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Endeavor Pictures to introduce Maestro to AFM buyers
The classical music documentary centres on the multi-Grammy Award winning conductor Paavo Jarvi.
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Darrell Roodt to direct found footage tale Safari
Production is scheduled to commence in South Africa on Oct 15.
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NewsRon Perlman joins Octane remake Angry Little God
Daniel Stamm’s remake of the Thai horror film 13: Game Of Death has a new title and is ready to go into production on Tuesday (Oct 9). IM Global’s Octane genre division handles international sales and produces and finances. Dimension holds US rights.
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Arclight Films boards The Man Who Shook The Hand Of Vicente Fernandez
Ernest Borgnine’s final film is a coming-of-age comedy in the vein of Grumpy Old Men that centres on a has-been actor who dreams of becoming a Western movie cowboy.
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TLA Releasing signs strategic deal with Taiwan’s G’Day Entertainment
The first titles under the distribution and co-production partnership are the comedy Spork, rom-com The Love Patient, drama The One and Longhorns.
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Universal, Focus set Fifty Shades screenwriter
Kelly Marcel will adapt E L James’ erotic bestseller Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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Echo Bridge plans Moomins holiday release
The distributor has acquired Finnish transmedia property Moomins & Midsummer Madness for the US for all rights excluding broadcast. Beverly Hills-based sales agent House Of Film represents rights and is spearheading a global awareness campaign on behalf of the property owners.
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Luther Anderson scoops $50,000 Louisiana Film Prize Festival Weekend
Thomas Woodruff’s short film The Legend Of Luther Anderson beat out 19 other finalists at the weekend to win the inaugural high-value award.
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NewsMoviepilot names two senior hires
The film discovery platform has brought on Amy Elkins for the newly created role of evp of strategy and advertising and Amy Smith as its first US director of advertising.
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NewsMel Brooks to receive AFI lifetime honour
The veteran comedian and filmmaker [pictured] will collect the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award in Los Angeles on June 6.
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NewsBrian Goldsmith named co-COO of Lionsgate
Goldsmith [pictured] joins co-COO Steve Beeks and will report to CEO Jon Feltheimer on corporate management issues and continue to work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns and general counsel Wayne Levin on merger and acquisitions activities and capital structure.
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NewsTaken 2 restores faith in North American box office
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Liam Neeson as the protective family man with a very particular set of skills stormed to the top on an estimated $50m through Fox in what EuropaCorp sources called the biggest launch of a French film at the US box office.
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NewsEuropaCorp’s Taken 2 rules international on $55.2m
UPDATE: The Liam Neeson thriller sequel ran away with the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39.2m though Fox International and the remainder through producer-financier EuropaCorp.
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NewsChristian Bale reunites with David O Russell on untitled project
The Oscar winning star of The Fighter will join Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams on the ensemble drama.