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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 927
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Zeitgeist Films acquires US rights to Sundance-bound Payback
Jennifer Baichwal’s will screen in the World Cinema Documentary Competition and is based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling book, Payback: Debt And The Shadow Side Of Wealth.
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Anchor Bay picks up North American rights to Maximum Conviction
Steven Seagal and Steve Austin star in the action film about a former Special Forces operative and his friend charged with protecting two mysterious female prisoners from a mercenary team.
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NewsHollywood firmament reacts to Globe nominations
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread the love among an eclectic circle of awards season contenders, recognising The Artist with six nods, followed by The Help and The Descendants on five apiece.
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IFC Midnight acquires US rights to Rites Of Spring
Padraig Reynolds’ thriller stars A J Bowen, Anessa Ramsey and Sonny Marinelli in the story of a kidnapping that falls foul of a mysterious creature.
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FeaturesKathleen Kennedy
Tintin producer Kathleen Kennedy talks about a collaboration between two Oscar-winning directors that involved half a million hours of animation work.
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NewsConsortium to back Keanu Reeves’ Beijing-set directorial debut
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia will produce Man Of Tai Chi with China Film Group and Wanda Media Group. Universal will co-finance, co-produce and distribute with the partners.
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NewsRelativity takes stake in recently recapitalised Senator
Senator will release all Relativity’s upcoming slate as the companies plan to build the German distributor’s presence in the local market.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Brad Pitt with Desert Palm Award
The star of Moneyball, nominated today for a SAG lead actor award, will collect the acting honour at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) awards ceremony on Jan 7.
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Anchor Bay takes US rights to Seeking Justice
The distributor plans a Mar 16 theatrical launch for Roger Donaldson’s thriller, previously called The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, which also stars January Jones and Guy Pearce.
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NewsAcademy names 10 live-action shorts contenders
The group will advance to the nomination stage when short films and feature animation branch members will select three to five titles.
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NewsToronto critics honour Tree Of Life with best film, director
Terence Malick’s treatise on faith, family and mortality emerged victorious on Wednesday (Dec 14) as the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) announced its choices.
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NewsSlamdance announces narrative, doc programmes
The 18th Annual Slamdance Film Festival will showcase 18 competition films in all, culled from close to 5,000 submissions.
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NewsSAG unveils nominations for 18th annual awards
The Help dominates the individual categories where the shock omissions are Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shailene Woodley for The Descendants.
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NewsSundance Institute adds two to From The Collection
Julie Dash’s 1991 drama Daughters Of The Dust and Ben Stiller’s 1994 comedy Reality Bites will play during the festival in the preservation programme.
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Sony Pictures extends first-look deal with Escape Artists
The non-exclusive arrangement with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch’s company will run for another three years.
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NewsYoung Adult to receive PSIFF Vanguard Award
The Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) annual honour comes in recognition of the “outstanding creative ensemble” on Jason Reitman’s dark comedy.
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NewsNine-strong roster announced for Sundance Film Festival USA
The Sundance Institute has unveiled the line-up for the touring programme of films, now in its third year, that will take place on Jan 26 during the festival proper.
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NewsPGA to honour Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut
In The Land Of Blood And Honey will receive the PGA’s 2012 Stanley Kramer Award at the annual awards ceremony on Jan 21.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to receive SBIFF’s American Riviera Award
Riding high on critical acclaim for Hugo, the master filmmaker will attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on Jan 30.
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IFC Films acquires US rights to The Moth Diaries
Mary Harron directed Alliance Films and Ed Pressman’s gothic tale and adapted the screenplay from Rachel Klein’s novel.