All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 981
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The Film Sales Company snaps up Hollywood Complex
Andrew Herwitz has acquired US sales rights to Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman’s film ahead of its premiere this weekend at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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News69th Golden Globes ceremony set for Jan 15, 2012
Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk has announced the awards timetable for the upcoming awards season.
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Dimension swoops on spec script The Greys
The studio has concluded a deal with Adam Cohen and producers Sean and Bryan Furst, who have previously worked with Weinsteins on Sundance hit The Matador and three other projects.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Tribeca entry Blackthorn
Spanish screenwriter Mateo Gil’s English-language debut will receive its market premiere in Cannes and screened at Tribeca last week.
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NewsFirst Grader, Life In A Day bookend 37th Seattle fest
The First Grader will open the 37th Seattle International Film Festival on May 19 and Ewan McGregor will receive the 2011 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.
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Variance Films takes US theatrical rights to eclectic trio
Founder Dylan Marchetti said the company has acquired experimental documentary General Orders No. 9,Littlerock and The Weird World Of Blowfly.
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Fox to distribute Cannes entry Miss Bala in Mexico
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch said the film will open in its home county this autumn and added that sales head Shebnem Askin-Schreger had closed a deal with Ad Vitam for France.
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FeaturesGiuseppe Capotondi
Commercials and video director Giuseppe Capotondi talks to Screen about his debut feature The Double Hour, recently released in the US.
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Santa Barbara festival announces 2012 dates
The Californian event will run from Jan 26-Feb 5, executive director Roger Durling said on Thursday [28].
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FeaturesOpen season
The fourth Pirates and the eighth Harry Potter are the summer tentpoles around which all other releases are circling. International distribution heads reveal their summer plans to Screen.
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Annie McDonough promoted at Falco Ink
The publicist becomes senior account executive, Falco Ink partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch announced today [27].
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NewsThe Tree Of Life caught in UK crossfire as Cannes approaches
Uncertainty hangs over the UK release of Terrence Malick’s upcoming Cannes competition entry after a disagreement appears to have broken out between Icon Film Distribution and Bill Pohlad’s River Road.
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NewsBleiberg heads to Cannes with Renner drama Ingenious
The Los Angeles-based company has swooped on sales rights two weeks before the industry descends on the Croisette.
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Sales veteran Mark Austin joins LongTale International
Austin arrives as vp of international sales as the company announces it is expanding its production activities.
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NewsARC, XLrator take US rights to action title Bunraku
Snoot Entertainment’s martial arts bonanza stars Josh Hartnett, Ron Perlman, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson.
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NewsAcademy, Bafta set dates for 2012 awards shows
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb 26 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, while the Baftas are set for Feb 12 at London’s Royal Opera House.
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Film Movement takes Norwegian thriller King Of Devil’s Island
Hollywood’s fascination for all things Scandinavian continues apace as Film Movement announced it has picked up North American rights to the Norwegian thriller.
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NewsWeinsteins swoop on Tribeca doc The Bully Project
TWC has acquired all rights for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Germany as well as pan-Asian satellite TV. The company will act as sales agent for outstanding territories.
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AMPAS announces student Academy Awards finalists
Five finalists selected from 52 entries spanning 32 countries will advance in the foreign student film category in the Academy’s 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.
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Sierra / Affinity brings Man On The Train to Croisette
Mary McGuckian’s remake of the light drama from Patrice Leconte sees the screen debut of U2 drummer Larry Mullin Jr alongside Donald Sutherland.