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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 902
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Sony Pictures names new corporate development head
Lauren Glotzer has been promoted to evp of corporate development at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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NewsCinemaCon: IMAX showcases prototype laser projector
The company began demonstrating the technology last week to a select group of exhibitors, institutions, filmmakers and studios.
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NewsMarketing chief Tim Palen signs long-term deal at Lionsgate
The 10-year company veteran has committed to the role of chief marketing officer hot on the heels of the $550m global success of The Hunger Games.
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Mark Padilla joins Myriad as vp sales and distribution
Padilla most recently served in the same capacity at Essential Entertainment and will accompany the team to Cannes.
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Universal moves 47 Ronin to Feb 8, 2013
The 3D action-adventure stars Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano and Rinko Kikuchi and was previously scheduled to open on Nov 14.
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NewsLambert Media partners, William Johnson launch Demarest Films
Lambert Media Group’s Michael Lambert and Sam Englebardt have teamed up with investor William D Johnson to provide senior and gap loans and preferred equity on film and TV projects
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NewsIFC Midnight takes US, UK on As Luck Would Have It
Alex De La Iglesia’s film played as a special screening at the Berlinale and receives its North American premiere in Tribeca.
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Maria Faillace to oversee production at CBS Films
The executive is promoted to evp of production and will take responsibility for the company’s homegrown slate. She most recently served as production svp.
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SEC probes US studio dealings with China
According to reports US regulators are investigating alleged improprieties in the way Hollywood conducts its business with the booming market.
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NewsLittle White Lies among MPI Pictures launch slate
MPI Media Group’s new arthouse distributor debuts with a seven-strong roster led by Guillaume Canet’s follow-up to Tell No One starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (pictured) and Marion Cotillard.
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New York Film Festival co-founder Amos Vogel dies
The academic and champion of American film culture has died in New York. He was 91.
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NewsNadine de Barros to join Jere Hausfater at Aldamisa Int’l
The former Voltage Pictures senior executive arrives on May 3 as president of international sales and distribution and will get to work on a Cannes slate that includes the Sin City and Machete sequels.
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NewsCinemaCon: Disney greenlights The Muppets 2, new Pixar film
In a lengthy and star-studded presentation at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Tuesday evening (24), studio top brass announced a Muppet Movie sequel and said the newest Pixar production is the undated Latin-themed Dia De Los Muertos.
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NewsCinemaCon: MPAA, NATO paint rosy picture for exhibitors
MPAA chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd and NATO president and CEO John Fithian used their keynote addresses on the second day of the Las Vegas convention to accentuate the positive in front of a packed house of attendees at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
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Chris Aronson to succeed Bruce Snyder as head of Fox domestic distribution
The studio announced on Tuesday (24) that Snyder will retire on Jul 6 after 36 years at the studio, having overseen distribution since 1989.
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NewsCrime Scene sets Owen Wilson for thriller The Coup
John Erick Dowdle will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales while CAA represents US rights.
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Inaugural Look East: Korean Film Festival hits Hollywood in June
The festival will run from Jun 23-24 and features South Korean screenings and VIP events. Hyundai Motors is the lead sponsor.
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NewsCinemaCon: Sony Digital Cinema unveils high frame rate upgrade
The company said all of its existing Sony Digital Cinema 4K customers would be able to experience “unsurpassed 3D image quality” through high frame rate playback without the need for complex hardware upgrades.
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Justin Lin picks up film rights to comedy Chinglish
The director behind Universal’s Fast And Furious franchise felt compelled to snap up rights after he saw David Henry Hwang’s Broadway play.
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Wolfe Releasing takes US rights to Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki’s SXSW comedy will open theatrically later this year in partnership with The Film Collaborative following a low six-figure deal.