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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 964
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NewsSundance Selects rides with Dardenne brothers and Bonello
Sundance Selects continues on its spree of Cannes competition acquisitions for US.
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NewsPirates sets sail on 17,000 prints
The fourth entry in the adventure franchise took 50% more than its predecessor on its first day.
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NewsCannes market boosted by festival hits, $100m studio-level projects
High deal volume, a compelling roster of commercial must-haves and the return of a competitive US marketplace coupled with a renewed appetite for Japanese pre-buys were among the highpoints of a stirring Cannes market.
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NewsTopanga licenses parkour thriller Freerunner with SND, Eagle
Lawrence Silverstein’s Topanga Pictures has closed a slew of deals on parkour title Freerunner, with SND acquiring French rights, Horizon One moving on Australia and Eagle set to release in Italy.
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FilmSharks closes deals on Brazilian smash Our Home The Astral City
EXCLUSIVE: FilmSharks International has closed a deal for the smash Brazilian spiritual drama Our Home The Astral City (Nosso Lar) with VideoVision for all rights in Africa.
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Ender's Game, Expendables 2 among buying spree for Taiwan's SSG
Johnny Lin’s Taiwanese buyer SSG has closed multiple deals here, taking rights from Sierra/Affinity to hot title Ender’s Game, Parker and The Place Beyond The Pines.
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Spotlight Films announces deals on thriller Pressed
Spotlight Films sales chief Jack Campbell has closed a slew of deals on the Luke Goss action thriller Pressed.
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Darclight boards musical horror spoof Tracey's Slumba Party
Arclight Films genre unit Darclight has picked up international rights excluding the UK, Australia and New Zealand to Louise Alston’s upcoming horror musical spoof Tracey’s Slumba Party.
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NewsMagnolia, Madman pre-buy Obstructions, A Royal Affair
Magnolia Pictures and Madman have pre-bought North American and Australia/New Zealand rights respectively to Lars von Trier and Martin Scorsese collaboration The Five Obstructions: Scorsese Vs Trier and A Royal Affair.
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Cinema Libre takes US rights to Genius On Hold
Cinema Libre Studio and Top Cat Productions have struck a US distribution deal for documentary Genius On Hold and has committed $500,000 in p&a to release in at least 25 US cities starting in October.
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Bleiberg closes UK, China on There Be Dragons
Bleiberg Entertainment has licensed Roland Joffe’s epic There Be Dragons to key territories including Stealth Media in the UK and HIG in China.
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NewsPhase 4 picks up Canadian rights to Red State
Kevin Smith’s genre thriller premiered at Sundance and centres on a group of teenagers who fall into the clutches of an evangelist and his sinister army of followers.
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FeaturesLiza Johnson
Artist turned film-maker Liza Johnson makes her feature debut with Return, a portrait of her hometown in Ohio starring Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon and Tim Blake Nelson, which is screening in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight.
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Salzgeber gets the Jitters for Germany
Raven Banner has licensed German rights to Baldvin Z’s teen drama Jitters to Salzgeber, which plans to release the film in 50 cities.
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NewsCannes buyers flock to Pompeii, End Of Watch, Great Hope Springs
A revitalised Cannes market has translated into sell-outs on key titles as buyers flocked to Summit International’s Pompeii and Tarzan 3D, Exclusive Films International’s End Of Watch and Lionsgate’s Great Hope Springs.
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NewsBeyond The Black Rainbow attracts Magnet for US
EXCLUSIVE: Magnet has picked up US rights and Mongrel Media has acquired Canada from XYZ Films to Panos Cosmatos’ sci-fi thriller Beyond The Black Rainbow.
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NewsATO signs North American deal for Moll thriller The Monk
EXCLUSIVE: Memento Films International handles sales.
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CommentMoney talks
Screen chats to director Roger Donaldson, who is in Cannes to promote his new film, Cities, which begins shooting in September.
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Industrial prepares J-horror shoot Haunted Temple
Eric Bassett’s LA-based Industrial Entertainment is lining up a Japan shoot with Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari and Shinya Egawa formerly of Kadokawa Pictures on horror project Haunted Temple, which genre specialist J T Petty will direct.
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Recreation Media, DPS form post-production alliance
Los Angeles-based sales company Recreation Media has signed a partnership with post-production laboratory Digital Post Services (DPS) to offer complete post finding for select projects.