All United States articles – Page 1287
-
News
RCR Media Group extends co-fi pact with SPWA
Rui Costa Reis and Eliad Josephson’s Beverly Hills-based private equity group has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) through 2012.
-
NewsMongrel, Submarine strike Canadian deal on Project Nim
Mongrel Media has acquired all Canadian rights to James Marsh and Simon Chinn’s Project Nim following its award winning world premiere at Sundance last month.
-
NewsGlobal box office reached record $31.8bn in 2010
The level climbed 9% from 2009 while the booming Chinese market fuelled a 13% climb in international ticket sales to a $21.2bn high, according to the Motion Picture Association Of America’s (MPAA) annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report.
-
News
Lorber Films acquires US rights to French wartime drama Korkoro
Lorber Films has taken US rights to Tony Gatlif’s world war two drama Korkoro (Liberté).
-
News
Fifth Korean American Film Festival to honour Kim-Gibson
The fifth annual Korean American Film Festival (KAFFNY) in New York will stage a retrospective of six films from documentary filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson.
-
NewsWarner Bros to slim down New Line supply line
Warner Bros is expected to reduce the input from its feeder division as the studio focuses on developing a leaner slate of commercial heavyweights.Reports circulating Hollywood yesterday [22] said the annual number of films provided by New Line would drop to around four.Warner Bros declined to comment on such a ...
-
NewsMagnolia licenses Humpday French remake rights to UGC
The deal with UGC is an example of how buyers in several territories are exploring ways to develop Lynn Shelton’s Sundance 2009 crowd-pleaser for local audiences.
-
News
Gen Art names new leadership following take-over
The branding and marketing company Gen Art has relaunched following its acquisition by Sandow Media and unveiled new leadership.
-
News
AFI appoints Tom West to key fundraising role
The American Film Institute (AFI) has hired fundraising veteran Tom West to lead its advancement initiatives covering such matters as corporate sponsorships and grants.
-
News
Palisades Tartan picks up North America, UK on Some Days
Palisades Tartan has acquired North American and UK rights to Matt McCormick’s debut feature Some Days AreBetter Than Others.
-
News
Maya co-founder Moctesuma Esparza earns lifetime achievement honour
Maya Entertainment founder, co-chairman and CEO Moctesuma Esparza has received the Henry L Lacayo Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI).
-
News
Rose Shiner joins Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Rose P Shiner has joined the Los Angeles / Century City office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in the firm’s entertainment, media and technology practice.
-
News
Steve Carell to star in Dogs Of Babel for Mandate
Lionsgate International is handling foreign sales on the adaptation of Carolyn Parkhurst’s bittersweet novel of love and loss for Mandate Pictures.
-
NewsUnknown clinches top spot in the US on $22m launch
He did it with Taken in 2009 and Liam Neeson proved he hasn’t lost his allure as a lead action star as Unknown opened at number one on an estimated $21.8m through Warner Bros.
-
NewsBlack Swan beset by rivals to the overseas crown
Can Fox International’s Black Swan rule for a second consecutive weekend as it bears down on $100m? It stands a good chance, although there are going to be several major scraps in key markets.
-
News
Little Film Co acquires Jewish sex abuse doc Standing Silent
The Little Film Company has picked up worldwide sales on the documentary Standing Silent.
-
News
Echo Bridge, Miramax strike home entertainment deal
The companies have announced a long-term domestic distribution deal that will provide retailers with titles from the coveted library.
-
News
Los Angeles-based Ginsberg/Libby bulks up executive ranks
The ambitious publicity house has announced several new hires and names Lisa Danna director of the film and corporate entertainment unit.
-
News
Richard Kelly lines up Texas thriller Corpus Christi
The US filmmaker has selected his next project, a contemporary thriller about an unstable Iraq War veteran who forges a strange bond with a politically ambitious retail magnate.
-
NewsThe Little Film Company picks up Scott Rosenfelt doc
The LA based company will handle sales on Rosenfelt’s documentary about an orthodox Jew who stands up to his community.