All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 883
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NewsPuppet Master X: Axis Rising among Full Moon AFM roster
Charles Band’s [pictured] genre distributor will introduce buyers to a packed slate that includes the tenth instalment in the killer puppets thriller.
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NewsLightning Entertainment takes int’l rights to Drugs
How To Make Money Selling Drugs premiered in Toronto where it became one of the must-see docs at the festival. Lightning will commence sales at the AFM later this month.
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NewsCMG to screen new Sarila footage at AFM
Nancy Florence Savard directed The Legend Of Sarila and Cinema Management Group head Edward Noeltner plans to show a trailer of the 3D family adventure.
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Cinedigm signs deal with Caribbean Cinemas
The first large-scale deployment outside the US is part of an international expansion plan underway at the digital conversion specialist and independent cinema and alternative content distributor.
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NewsO-Scope catches Wasteland, Virgil takes Boateng doc
Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up US rights to Rowan Athale’s feature debut Wasteland [pictured] following a deal with Bankside Films.
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CAA form joint venture with Indian talent agency KWAN
The new company will represent local talent on the sub-continent and throughout South Asia across a slate of portfolios that includes entertainment, sports consulting, licensing, merchandising, live events and business developments.
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NBA all star Chris Webber, Hoop Dreams producer Peter Gilbert form Webber Productions
The film production company will make fictional and documentary features focused on the intersection of sport, culture and society.
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NewsHelen Lee-Kim, Brent Jack join Good Universe
In a timely development before AFM that ends months of speculation, co-founders Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane announced on Wednesday (17) that Lee-Kim has arrived as partner and president of international sales and Jack will serve as head of international marketing and publicity.
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NewsDiane Kruger, Anton Yelchin attached to 5 To 7
EXCLUSIVE: Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn of Mockingbird Pictures are producing the rom-com and The Solution Entertainment Group will commence pre-sales at AFM.
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NewsAdrien Brody, Maria Bello join Corsan's Third Person
Paul Haggis will direct the ensemble drama which as previously announced also stars Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, James Franco and Kim Basinger.
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SXSW unveils first wave of 2013 conferences
New highlights include entrepreneur and investor focus Startup Alley and content creation Come & Capture Film Factory. The full conference line-up will appear in early 2013.
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Robert De Niro to receive SBIFF Kirk Douglas Award
The actor and Tribeca Film festival co-founder will collect the Santa Barbara’s excellence in film honour from Douglas himself on Dec 8.
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DreamAgo, Hamilton International reunite for AFM screenwriting workshops
The non-profit and the Swiss watchmaker will host Hamilton Helps DreamAgo Connect during the AFM.
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NewsElizabeth Banks to star in Lakeshore, SKE’s Walk Of Shame
EXCLUSIVE: FilmDistrict will distribute the comedy in the US and Lakeshore International and Sierra/Affinity will jointly handle pre-sales when they introduce the project at the AFM.
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JA Bayona to receive Chicago Fest’s Emerging Visionary Award
The Spanish director of The Impossible, which shattered four-day opening records in Spain last weekend when it debuted on $13.3m through Warner Bros, will collect the honour on Oct 18.
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NewsSony, Discovery and IMAX launch 3net
The global television production and distribution division will be led by president and CEO Tom Cosgrove and currently has 15-20 projects in active development.
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NewsFactory 25 acquires worldwide rights to New Jerusalem
Rick Alverson’s film has screened at Rotterdam, SXSW, and Sarasota and stars Will Oldham and Colm O’Leary.
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NewsNew York Film Critics Circle to vote on Dec 3
The group has moved back its decision day after last year’s vote took place on Nov 28 as members jockeyed to be the first to announce winners and in the process excluded Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (pictured) from consideration.
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NewsParamount takes North America on Wolf Of Wall Street
After several rounds with the US majors, financier Red Granite has found a domestic distributor for its upcoming Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio reunion, teeing up what is expected to be a deluge of interest from international buyers at AFM.
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NewsCinedigm strikes distribution support deal with FilmDistrict
The digital conversion specialist and alternative content distributor has licensed its Theatrical Distribution System (TDS) to FilmDistrict and expects to implement the technical platform in time for FilmDistrict’s November release of Red Dawn [pictured].