All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 226
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NewsGladstone, Sloane team with Berger Kahn for new LA-based law firm
The Los Angeles office of Berger Kahn has re-formed as Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & Sloane LLC.
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NewsMercuryMedia to handle select international distribution for Microcinema
San Francisco-based Microcinema International has partnered with London-based MercuryMedia to distribute certain Microcinema titles in Europe, Australia and Asia.
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NewsEPIX adds Samuel Goldwyn Films as content partner
Samuel Goldwyn Films has entered an exclusive output agreement for up to 20 of its theatrical releases in 2010-2011 to play across all EPIX platforms.
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NewsG.I. Joe ready to invade 35 territories day-and-date
It’s time for summer’s last blockbuster as Paramount Pictures International launches GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra in 35 international territories day-and-date with its domestic launch.
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NewsTechnomedia buys VRT Enterprises, launches new digital cinema arm
Florida-based Technomedia has restructured its Cinema Technologies Group and launched TMS Digital Cinema LLC. In a related move, Technomedia has acquired Miami-based VRT Enterprises, a digital cinema engineering services and product development company.
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NewsDomestix to handle domestic sales on documentary Jesse's Story
Beverly Hills-based Domestix has taken on domestic sales rights to Jesse’s Story.
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NewsZurich Film Festival will honour Polanski, host retrospective
The Zurich Film Festival will present its Golden Eye Award to Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski.
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NewsRosefelt, Harris launch beta version of legal film finder SpeedCine
SpeedCine has launched its beta version today, offering a searchable database to find legal films online internationally. That includes free and paid streams or downloads.
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NewsAlquimia looks for screenwriters with Puerto Rican connections
New York-based Latino content development company Alquimia Films is working with the Puerto Rico Film Commission to uncover new screenwriters.
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NewsNY International Latino Festival gives prizes to Pachamama, Stages
The 2009 New York International Latino Film Festival has announced the award winners from its 10th anniversary event.
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NewsMcPherson's The Eclipse to open LA Irish Film Festival
Conor McPherson’s supernatural drama The Eclipse, a hit with its world premiere in Tribeca, will be the opening night gala film of the 2009 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival.
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NewsPray The Devil Back To Hell to go on peace tour of grassroots screenings
Director Gini Reticker and producer Abigail Disney of documentary Pray The Devil Back To Hell are organising a Global Peace Tour of grassroots screenings across the world in September and October.
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NewsDowler finishes shoot for directorial debut Rock And Roll The Movie
Actor-writer-director Darren Dowler has finished prinicpal photography on his feature directorial debut, Rock And Roll The Movie, for California-based Saddle Ranch Productions.
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NewsSpielberg hops on to direct Harvey for Fox and DreamWorks
Steven Spielberg’s next project will be directing Harvey, to be co-financed by 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Studios.
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NewsHarry Potter nears $500m mark; The Hangover crosses $100m
Warner Bros Pictures International continues to stir up magic with Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, which made an estimated $42.7m on 13,200 screens in 64 markets this weekend.
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NewsFunny People gets off to slow start in lacklustre domestic weekend
Funny People was not quite funny enough to inspire the US box office to a stellar weekend - the new Judd Apatow comedy/drama, starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, was top of the chart with an estimated $23.4m.
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NewsLA Shorts Fest honours 8th Samurai, Alma, Hotel, Bouttenniere
The LA Shorts Fest has announced the winners from its 2009 edition, with Justin Ambrosino’s The 8th Samurai taking the Best of the Fest prize.
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NewsCine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicks off with If I Were You 2
The seventh-annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicked off last night with a Central Park Summerstage concert by Silvia Machete and screening of Brazilian box-office record-setter If I Were You 2, directed by Daniel Filho.
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NewsPlanet Green to kick off documentary strand with The Last Beekeeper
US TV channel Planet Green will start new weekly documentary strand Reel Impact, hosting the world TV premiere of Jeremy Simmons’ SXSW selection The Last Beekeeper on September 12.
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NewsFrench Producers Guild starts desk for US, international producers
APC, the French Producers’ Guild, has now started an American & International Desk to advise foreign producers who seek a French company to work with on the new French Tax Rebate For International Production (TRIP).