All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 987
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Susan Bedusa earns development stripes at 4th Row Films
The executive is promoted to vp of development at the production company.
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NewsWeinsteins take US rights to Madonna's W.E.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has picked up Madonna’s drama, one of two acquisitions it made in the dying days of Cannes along with a competition title that is expected to be announced this week.
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NewsSeattle bestows awards on Gandu, On The Ice
“Q” Kaushik Mukherjee won the best new director grand jury prize as the 37th Seattle International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday [12].
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NewsPanda rules overseas on $57m as Pirates 4 heads for $700m
An excellent weekend for Paramount Pictures International (PPI) saw Kung Fu Panda 2 cruise past $200m to dominate the overseas arena on a confirmed $56.7m weekend haul alongside a $6.7m debut for Super 8 from Australia and a handful of territories.
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NewsSuper 8 tops US charts in $38m opening weekend
Paramount’s sci-fi mystery defied expectations to pull off a solid launch and earn the first number one debut for an original storyline of the summer, while Relativity Media’s Judy Moody flopped in seventh place.
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NewsPirates 4 bids to hold on to overseas crown
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be locked in a battle for international box office supremacy this weekend with The Hangover Part II, X-Men: First Class and Kung Fu Panda 2.
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NewsAida Takla O'Reilly named HFPA president
O’Reilly was voted in at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) annual election meeting on June 7 and succeeds Phil Berk.
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NewsFixed Point Films to adapt family drama Hope's Wish
LA-based Fixed Point Films’ Jonah Hirsch and Shining Star Productions’ Stuart Stout will turn Stuart and Shelby Stout book Hope’s Wish into a feature and have set Oscar-winner Diana Ossana to adapt the screenplay.
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NewsTribeca Film picks up Shut Up Little Man!
Tribeca Film has acquired select US rights from Closer Productions including VoD, theatrical, digital, DVD and festival to Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure.
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NewsArclight, Singapore's IFS Capital sign financing deal on Mental
Arclight Films has brought on Singapore’s IFS Capital to finance the comedy Mental, reuniting director PJ Hogan with Toni Collette 17 years after they collaborated on Muriel’s Wedding.
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Palm Springs International ShortFest unveils roster
More than 330 films will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market, set to run from Jun 21-27.
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NewsFilm Sales Company, First Run strike US deal on Garbo: The Spy
First Run Features has acquired US theatrical, DVD and select ancillary rights from The Film Sales Company to Garbo: The Spy.
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NewsGun Hill Road to open LA Outfest in July
Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Gun Hill Road will open ths year’s Outfest, set to run in Los Angeles from Jul 7-17.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures takes US rights to Tucker & Dale Vs Evil
The award winning comedy-horror screened in Sundance last year and stars Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine as a pair of well intentioned Appalachian hillbillies who fall foul of a group of preppy campers.
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NewsSearchlight takes over UK distribution on Tree Of Life
Fox Searchlight will release Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or winner on Jul 8 after striking a deal with Bill Pohlad’s River Road Entertainment in the wake of the Icon debacle.
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Tulchin, Norris join producers roster on The Laureate
Harris Tulchin has boarded Deya Productions’ Robert Graves drama The Laureate as executive producer while former British Film Commissioner Steve Norris joins as UK producer.
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MGM names Roma Khanna head of television group and digital
Khanna joins the company after recent tenure as president of Universal Networks international & digital initiatives.
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FeaturesOne size does not fit all
In a fast-moving US distribution market, XLrator Media is focused on multi-platform releasing and is now moving into production. CEO Barry Gordon talks to Screen.
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FeaturesWhere money finds talent
The film finance department at CAA is thriving as the agents work as strategic consultants to high-net-worth individuals, gaining investment for mid-range projects. Screen talks to Roeg Sutherland and Micah Green.
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Shoreline, Perfect Circle launch Straightline Animation
Shoreline Entertainment and Perfect Circle Productions have partnered on a new animated acquisition and production division called Straightline Animation.