All Sony articles – Page 11

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    SPC expands Before Midnight run

    2013-07-31T15:53:00Z

    Sony Pictures Classics will increase the theatre count on Before Midnight to 226 screens this weekend. Separately, FilmBuff and release IPF Productions said they will release SXSW entry Rewind This! exclusively on iTunes.

  • Girl With A Pearl Earring
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    SPC acquires Tim’s Vermeer

    2013-07-29T17:34:00Z

    The distributor, riding high on a mighty launch for Blue Jasmine over the weekend, said on Monday [29] it had taken worldwide rights to the documentary.

  • Lance Armstrong
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    SPC takes Armstrong doc

    2013-07-24T17:30:00Z

    Alex Gibney’s The Armstrong Lie recounts the story of the disgraced cyclist’s life and career over the last four years.

  • Jodorowsky's Dune
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    Jodorowsky’s Dune goes to SPC

    2013-07-11T22:24:00Z

    Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to the Cannes Director’s Fortnight selection.

  • Jackie Weaver
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    Weaver joins Allen cast

    2013-07-02T19:46:00Z

    Australian Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver is among a coterie of actors to join Woody Allen’s latest film, which takes place in the south of France and is currently shooting.

  • I’m So Excited!
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    I’m So Excited! to open LAFF

    2013-04-10T19:14:00Z

    The North American premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s new comedy will kick off the Los Angeles Film Festival on Jun 13.

  • Turner
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    SPC acquires Turner biopic

    2013-03-19T15:55:00Z

    The distributor has made a pre-emptive swoop on North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights. Focus Features International handles the rest of the world and introduced the Mike Leigh project at the EFM last month.

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    SPC acquires North America on Fill The Void

    2012-10-02T13:38:00Z

    Rama Burshtein’s directorial debut earned seven Israeli Ophir Awards including best picture and screened in Venice and Toronto. It will receive its US premiere at the New York Film Festival.  

  • News

    Sony Pictures, Scott Sanders team up on stage partnership

    2012-08-23T21:20:00Z

    The studio has signed a five-year deal with Scott Sanders Theatrical Productions (SSTP) to develop and produce stage versions of Sony films.

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    Sony Pictures Classics snaps up Venice-bound At Any Price

    2012-08-04T02:02:00Z

    The distributor has acquired all North American and Eastern European rights excluding CIS and Russia to Ramin Bahrani’s drama ahead of its upcoming world premiere in Italy. Exclusive Media handles international sales.

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    Sony Pictures Classics acquires The Gatekeepers

    2012-07-30T19:04:00Z

    Dror Moreh’s documentary premiered at the recent Jerusalem International Film Festival.

  • all_you_need_is_love
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    SPC takes North America on Love Is All You Need

    2012-05-16T16:09:00Z

    Susanne Bier’s follow-up to the Oscar winning In A Better World stars Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm and Paprika Steen. SPC negotiated the deal with CAA on behalf of TrustNordisk.

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    SPC takes North American rights to Amour

    2012-04-17T23:03:00Z

    Michael Haneke’s latest film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert and explores the aftermath of a stroke and its effect on an elderly couple.

  • Woody Allen
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    North American premiere of To Rome With Love to open LAFF

    2012-04-12T08:24:00Z

    Woody Allen’s Italian-set tale of romance and adventure stars the man himself with Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page.

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    SPC sets summer release for Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love

    2012-03-19T19:19:00Z

    The distributor has earmarked Jun 22 for the comedy formerly known as Nero Fiddled on the back of its successful release of Oscar nominee Midnight In Paris.

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    SPC swoops on Jacques Audiard’s Rust & Bone

    2012-02-01T21:41:00Z

    The distributor negotiated terms with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams to North America, Latin America and East European rights to the filmmaker’s follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 Cannes world premiere A Prophet.

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    SPC confirms Hysteria deal

    2011-11-10T15:23:00Z

    The distributor has confirmed reports that first emerged during Toronto that it had acquired US rights to Tanya Wexler’s rom-com.

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    SPC expected to announce Hysteria deal shortly

    2011-09-30T21:26:00Z

    The distributor is understood to have acquired domestic and possibly select territory rights to Tanya Wexler’s period rom-com in a deal that Screendaily first learned about on Wednesday (28) but is yet to be confirmed.

  • WHERE_DO_WE_GO_NOW
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    SPC takes all US rights to Where Do We Go Now?

    2011-09-28T23:27:00Z

    Nadine Labaki’s film recently claimed the Cadillac People’s Choice Award in Toronto and will represent Lebanon in the foreign language Academy Award race.

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    SPC takes North America on Golden Bear winner A Separation

    2011-05-03T22:44:00Z

    The distributor closed the deal on Asghar Farhadi’s Nader And Simin, A Separation with Memento Films International.