All News articles – Page 2641
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NewsAlesia Weston to quit Jerusalem fest
Former Sundance exec to resign from Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israeli Film Archive and the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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NewsRezo picks up Aoyama’s Backwater
Japan’s Pictures Dept has announced that Shinji Aoyama’s The Backwater has been picked up by Rezo International for worldwide sales.
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NewsLacaze to head Wild Bunch Distribution
Former Pathé Distribution head of marketing to take up position mid-May.
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NewsVersatile unveils first Cannes slate
Pape Boye and Violane Pichon’s fledgling Versatile Films to launch first slate in Cannes.
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NewsIM Global to sell Joplin biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Ford’s LA-based powerhouse is back in business with Lee Daniels and will introduce buyers in Cannes to the upcoming Janis Joplin biopic Get It While You Can to star Amy Adams.
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NewsIM3 crosses $450m global
Marvel Studios’ summer curtain raiser Iron Man 3 is fast becoming a behemoth after adding more than $110m worldwide on Friday – of which $68.3m came from the North American opening day – to reach $456.6m.
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NewsFilmBuff, Tugg in Arrested Development doc release
FilmBuff, Tugg and direct-to-consumer service VHX are partnering on the May 3 release of the Arrested Development Documentary Project.
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NewsContinental Media adds four for Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles-based boutique sales agency run by partners James Andrew Felts, Matthew Shreder and Neil Harrington heads to the Croisette with Coldwater, God’s Slave, Solo and Duke.
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NewsTWC, Sundance Channel hail Kon-Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl’s 1951 documentary will air exclusively on May 11 on Sundance Channel and will be followed by a broadcast of the featurette Kon-Tiki: The Incredible True Story.
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NewsWorldview takes US on Jimmy P.
Chris Woodrow’s ambitious financier has acquired US rights to Arnaud Desplechin’s Cannes competition entry in a deal with Wild Bunch that marks its latest foray into the US distribution arena.
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NewsTimberlake to spin Gold for Foresight
Foresight Unlimited heads to Cannes with Spinning Gold, a biopic to star Justin Timberlake as the iconic 1970s music entrepreneur Neil Bogart. Timberlake will attend the market and host a buyers dinner.
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NewsMulroney joins JuntoBox’s Sacrifice
Dermot Mulroney has joined the crowdfunding platform’s first feature, currently shooting in Houston, Texas.
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NewsLocarno co-pro projects unveiled
New projects from Ovashvili, Pirveli and Shek selected for Locarno’s Open Doors.
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NewsSecret Cinema cleared to open
Secret Cinema has been given the green light to stage its latest screenings but without any alcohol until next weekend.
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NewsAlpha Violet hooks Flying Fish
Paris-based sales outfit adds Marcela Said’s film to Cannes line-up.
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NewsExchange plots Supremacy
Brian O’Shea and his sales team have added the Danny Glover thriller to its Cannes slate.
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NewsIM3 sets new China record
DMG said on Thursday [May 2] the official SARFT/CFG opening day number came to $18.7m or 117.5m RMB, which Disney said would rise to $21.5m including cinemas that have not reported. The film has crossed $300m internationally.
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NewsMyriad takes Life Partners to Cannes
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has come on board to sell Life Partners starring Leighton Meester [pictured], Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody.
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NewsMPAA promotes Bedingfield, Gantman
The Motion Picture Association Of America announced on Thursday [May 2] key changes to its communications team led by evp global communications Laura Nichols.
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Greece guest of honour at Cannes
Nine young Greek producers selected to promote their projects at Cannes.