All United States articles – Page 1100
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NewsCrudo returns to ASC presidency
Former president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Richard Crudo has been voted to the post for the fourth time.
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NewsSelects acquires Polanski’s Venus In Fur
Sundance Selects announced on Wednesday [5] its latest acquisition from Cannes, taking US rights from Resolution’s Jeff Berg to Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur.
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NewsCinedigm, Slamdance plan digital slate
The pioneering distributor has struck a digital deal with Slamdance to launch a roster of features on Jun 11.
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NewsUni hires Seth Byers to strategy, research role
Seth Byers has joined Universal’s marketing team as evp of creative strategy and research.
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Film Society, Jaeger-LeCoultre launch residency
Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society Of Lincoln Center are partnering on a multi-year partnership and launch of the upcoming Filmmaker in Residence initiative.
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NewsSchrader to head Venice Orizzonti jury
Director’s The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan, to screen out of competition.
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NewsAmazon strikes global Viacom deal
Amazon has struck a global deal with Viacom that will see a raft of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central series distributed via its Lovefilm streaming service.
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Goeckner joins HFPA exec ranks
Gregory Goeckner has been appointed COO and general counsel at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
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NewsGirlfriend's Day gears up for autumn
Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment announced on Tuesday [Jun 4] they will produce the feature Girlfriend’s Day.
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NewsFundAnything hires Monster producer
In a novel development FundAnything has brought in Brad Wyman to serve as chief crowdfunding officer and head of the film/video/web division.
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NewseOne takes Midnight Special for UK
EXCLUSIVE: eOne has nabbed UK rights to Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi script from FilmNation.
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NewsLAFF unveils special events
Top brass at the Los Angeles Film Festival have unveiled the programming on their Coffee Talks event on Jun 16 as well as other attractions.
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NewsFFI reports Cannes sales surge
Focus Features International co-president Alison Thompson announced on Monday [Jun 3] a raft of multi-territory deals from the Croisette on the Amy Winehouse doc, Mike Leigh’s Turner project, submarine thriller Black Sea and genre title Oculus.
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NewsTroika, Coup ready Road
Troika Pictures and Coup d’Etat Films have signed Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel and Zoë Kravitz to star in The Road Within, an English-language adaptation of German comedic drama Vincent Will Meer.
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NewsOutfest names writing lab fellows
Adam Baran, Rosie Haber, J Michael Feldman, Pete Mercurio and Julia Dwyer Sullivan have been selected for this year’s 2013 Screenwriting Lab, now in its 11th year and set to take place in June.
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NewsLock & Monkey readies Ruby
Producer-director Zoe Quist has cast Judd Nelson, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Ponickly and Antoinette Kalaj to play the leads in her upcoming Mining For Ruby.
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NewsRelativity boss to deliver Mipcom keynote
Chiefs at Relativity Media, Amazon Studios, Bravo and Style Media, and FremantleMedia are to deliver keynote speeches at Mipcom in October.
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NewsFox Searchlight finds Dom Hemingway
Fox Searchlight takes US on RPC crime-caper starring Jude Law.
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NewsWild Bunch makes first DSK sales
EXCLUSIVE: Abel Ferrara’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn film acquired for US, Japan and Benelux during Cannes. Palme d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour and contender Young and Beautiful sold out.
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NewsAfter Earth debuts third at US box office
Fast & Furious 6 held on to its number one berth in a second weekend for Universal while Lionsgate’s mystery Now You See Me arrived in second place and Sony had to settle for third with Will and Jaden Smith starrer After Earth.