Latest – Page 962
-
NewsLast Vegas begins principal photography in Las Vegas
CBS Films and Good Universe’s comedy starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline has commenced shooting in Las Vegas and will continue on to Atlanta, Georgia.
-
News
Benaroya on board to produce Felony as shooting begins
Benaroya Pictures made the announcement on Monday (5) and joins Goalpost Pictures Australia and Blue-Tongue Films on the drama, which The Solution Entertainment Group has been selling at AFM. Village Roadshow will distribute in Australia.
-
NewsIFC feels Java Heat from Margate House Films
The US deal on Conor Allyn’s action thriller starring Lutz and Mickey Rourke was announced on Monday (5).
-
News
JuntoBox Films, Indiegogo joins forces to help filmmakers
The collaborative studio announced at AFM it has teamed up with the crowdfunding platform and greenlit Sharon Is Caring, the fourth project selected by JuntoBox co-chairman Forest Whitaker.
-
News
Oscilloscope Laboratories hires Amanda Lebow
Lebow arrives from Submarine as part of an initiative to ramp up the digital department and will take the lead on digital and ancillary sales.
-
News
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani to receive Cinema Italian Style Award
The prize goes to a person or people who have “promoted exchange between the Italian and international film industry.” Previous recipients include George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Terry Gilliam, Vittorio Storaro, Milena Canonero, John Turturro and Douglas Kirkland.
-
NewsIFP announces audience award nominees
The nominees for the 3rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award are: Artifact, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Burn: One Year ON The Front Lines Of The Battle To Save Detroit, The Invisible War (pictured), and Once In A Lullaby: The PS 22 Chorus Story.
-
News
Submarine genre label Torpedo lines up Thai remake
Torpedo Pictures will produce the English language version of the thriller 6IXTYNIN9.
-
News
New Films to commence production on Air Disturbance
Joe Dante will commence shooting the horror thriller on Nov 27 in Los Angeles.
-
NewsBuyers soak up IM Global musical Sunshine
IM Global has reported a strong response to the comedy-musical Walking On Sunshine with Kylie Minogue and Gemma Arterton attached to star.
-
News
Freestyle plans theatrical release for InAPPropriate Comedy
Freestyle Releasing has acquired North American rights to the sketch comedy and plans a theatrical launch followed by DVD and VoD through Freestyle Digital Media.
-
NewsWreck-It Ralph opens top on $49m in strong US session
An early November surge saw the North American top 12 climb 53% against last weekend and gain 20% on the comparable session in 2011 as Buena Vista’s highly regarded animation stormed to the top.
-
NewsScarcity of AFM must-haves drives up prices
In contrast to the deadly Storm Sandy that ravaged the East Coast on the eve of the AFM and delayed the arrival of a number of attendees, the pace of the market itself some 3,000 miles away in Santa Monica has been far more languid.
-
News
Home, Stung sell well for XYZ, Celluloid Nightmares
Celluloid Nightmares has struck a multi-territory deal with Wild Bunch on Home, Nicholas McCarthy’s follow-up to Sundance hit The Pact.
-
News
Dracula project among 10-strong Steven Paul roster
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Paul has wrapped production on Dracula: The Dark Prince, one of 10 features he has committed to producing in the next 12 months through his group of companies SP Entertainment Group, Crystal Edge and Crystal Sky.
-
NewsSeven Arts founder Peter Hoffman talks Thomasina, Winter Queen
Peter Hoffman’s Seven Arts has moved into self-distribution and is lining up a remake of the family property Thomasina after acquiring rights from the late author Paul Gallico’s estate.
-
News
Cargo, Jump Street solidify Australian ties
EXCLUSIVE: Cargo Entertainment and Australia’s Jump Street Films have signed a multi-year output deal and formed a financing, production, distribution and sales company to develop original Australian content.
-
News
Raven Banner closes deals on Manborg
MPI Media Group has picked up US rights to Steve Kostanski’s sci-fi action Manborg.
-
News
CMG closes Sarila deals for Russia, Germany
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (CMG) has licensed Canadian 3D animated adventure The Legend Of Sarila to Luxor for Russia, Telepool for Germany and 5 Star Pictures for Israel.
-
News
Myriad Pictures to sell Olivia Wilde comedy Relanxious
CEO Kirk D’Amico has introduced the project from The Allegiance Theater to buyers at AFM.