All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 948
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Image Entertainment takes North America on Beneath The Darkness
Dennis Quaid stars in Martin Guigui’s psychological thriller which is said to be in the vein of Disturbia.
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Multiple Media, Pacific Northwest launch Canadian venture Cross Country
Toronto-based Multiple Media Entertainment and new Vancouver-based production, acquisition and distribution company Pacific Northwest Pictures have launched distributor Cross Country Entertainment (CCE).
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Emmett / Furla unveil $250m fund for high-end star material
LA-based Emmett / Furla Films has partnered with Stepan Martirosyan and Remington Chase’s Envision Entertainment to launch a $250m revolving equity and debt fund to produce star-driven commercial fare.
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Exclusive revs up on Ron Howard F1 drama Rush
Exclusive Media Group (EMG) has come aboard Ron Howard’s Formula 1 motor racing drama Rush and will split financing duties with Cross Creek Pictures.
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Nanking among slew of market buzz titles
Sales companies head into the first weekend of Toronto hopeful that the independent sector’s appetite for commercial fare will continue to fuel business in a burgeoning unofficial market
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Joe Wright to start UK shoot on Anna Karenina this month
Focus Features has confirmed it will handle the domestic release on Working Title’s upcoming classic adaptation based on a screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Universal Pictures International will distribute outside North America in the second half of 2012.
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Maya Entertainment takes international sales on Joe May
President of international distribution Elias Axume and the team will commence sales on Joe Maggio’s The Last Rites Of Joe May starring Dennis Farina as a hustler on the road to redemption.
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IM Global, Penny Black launch 1840 Fund entertainment venture
Stuart Ford’s IM Global and New York-based investment firm Penny Black led by executive chairman Lawrence Salemeno have established the 1840 Fund to create entertainment properties with multi-media potential.
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Tribeca Film picks up all US rights to Detachment
Tony Kaye’s drama premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and stars Adrien Brody as a gifted teacher who connects with a class of disillusioned youths.
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Cameron | Pace teams up with BBC, Evergreen, Reliance on Walking With Dinosaurs
James Cameron and Vince Pace are brining their Fusion 3D expertise to the upcoming CGI-live action feature.
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IFTA confirms talks underway to move AFM Downtown
AFM top brass confirmed on Thursday (8) they are exploring a possible relocation of the event into the L.A. LIVE Downtown district for 2013.
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Jiande Chen named CEO of IMAX China
Chen will oversee expansion of the wholly-owned IMAX subsidiary in the greater China region, reporting to the board and IMAX chairman and CEO Rich Gelfond.
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Wendy Reeds relocates to Hong Kong for key sales role at Tiger Gate
After four years at Lionsgate’s Santa Monica offices, the executive has been named evp of sales and distribution at Tiger Gate Entertainment, the joint venture between Lionsgate, Saban Capital Group and Tiger Gate management.
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James Mangold attached to direct Juliet
Cathy Konrad and James Mangold’s production company Tree Line Films will partner with Tom Pollock and Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Picture Company to adapt Anne Fortier’s novel Juliet.
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Alcon boards heist action thriiler Leonardo Job
Alcon Entertainment is in final negotiations to acquire, finance and produce the David Twohy screenplay The Leonardo Job.
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Toronto 2011: Nick Broomfield
British documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield talks to Jeremy Kay about the challenges of making Sarah Palin - You Betcha! which world premieres in Toronto.
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Will Toronto see a buying spree?
The heavyweight US sales companies are set to unveil new projects at Toronto ahead of the AFM, confident a weaker US dollar and a buoyant mood from Cannes will prove good for business.
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Content to handle international sales on The Day
Doug Aarniokoski’s post-apocalyptic thriller is set to premiere in Toronto’s Midnight Madness strand on Sept 15 and stars Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell and Michael Eklund.
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Independent streak
Steve Bersch leads the formidable Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions team, which has made its mark on numerous indie hits in recent years. He tells Screen what they will be looking for at Toronto.
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Sierra / Affinity boards int’l sales on Europa
Nick Meyer and his team will commence talks in Toronto this week on the space adventure to star Daniel Wu, Sharlto Copley, Anamaria Marinca and Michael Nyquist from Scandinavian smash The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.