All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 885
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NewsJodie Foster to direct Money Monster
IM Global and The Allegiance Theater will jointly finance and produce the drama and IM Global will handle sales.
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NewsLooper grosses $16.7m in first ten days in China
Sources issued the numbers on Wednesday (10) after the independent sci-fi thriller was understood to have added approximately $7.5m in the second weekend through DMG Entertainment. Combined with the bulk of international grosses from mostly FilmNation licensees, the tally has reached $46m excluding second weekend results from Russia.
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NewsBernardo Bertolucci named AFI FEST guest artistic director
The iconic Italian has chosen four features for his special sidebar: Lloyd Bacon’s 42nd Street, Jean Renoir’s La Regle Du Jeu, F W Murnau’s Sunrise and Jean-Luc Godard’s Vivre Ca Vie.
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Well Go USA takes Not Suitable For Children
Ryan Kwanten stars in the comedy as a party animal faced with infertility. Well Go USA struck the deal with Arclight.
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DEG: UltraViolet to launch in Canada
Sony, Universal and Warner Bros are scheduled to release titles in the fourth quarter after home entertainment advocacy group The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) announced on Tuesday (9) the format would follow the US and the UK.
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NewsMarion Cotillard to receive Gotham career tribute
The French star of Rust And Bone (pictured) will collect the honour at the 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Nov 26.
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Animation Mentor to host two-day seminar
The online animation school “founded by animators for animators” announced the sessions on Tuesday (9) in partnership with Autodesk.
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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.