All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 230
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NewsPinball starts UK shoot on Erotology
Director Ashley Horner has started principal photography on his second feature, Erotology, being shot at locations around Northeast England.
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NewsParamount International launches Shanghai-based office
Paramount Pictures International has launched its new China office, based in Shanghai, which officially opens today (July 1).
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NewsParamount continues cuts in literary arm, production execs
Following the ousting of Brad Weston and John Lesher, Paramount is now shutting its New York-based literary office and trimming a number of production staff.
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NewsAcademy invites 134 artists/executives to become members
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has revealed this year’s list of artists and executives invited to join the Academy.
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NewsKimmel plans July shoot for Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is financing and presenting the feature comedy Cloudburst, which is set to star Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker.
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NewsClooney and Heslov's Smokehouse moves to Sony
George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s production company Smokehouse Pictures are in final negotiations to sign an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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NewsMontreal's Fantasia genre festival expands for two more days
Montreal’s Fantastia Festival will open with Takashi Miike’s Yatterman. Producer Yoshinori Chiba will be in attendance for the Canadian premiere.
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NewsOscilloscope signs digital deal with Warner Bros
Oscilloscope Laboratories has signed an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to offer O-Scope films on VOD, downloads to own across platforms including cable, wireless, satellite and digital.
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NewsGreenbox rides with Sandow, Batistick's Ponies
New York-based Greenbox Entertainment has started production on its dramatic feature Ponies.
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NewsGlenn McQuaid plans further projects related to I Sell The Dead
Writer/director Glenn McQuaid says he plans to follow his festival hit I Sell The Dead with another project exploring the same graverobbing characters.
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NewsSteven O'Dell promoted to SVP of International Distribution at Sony
Steven O’Dell has been named Senior Vice President, International Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsRebranded Here Films takes on I Killed My Mother
Here Media has officially launched Here Films, the new acquisition and distribution division that incorporates the former Regent Releasing. The outfit has acquired three high-profile titles.
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NewsPalm Springs ShortFest winners include The Dinner, Jonathan's Home
The Palm Springs International ShortFest wrapped its 15th edition Sunday night with the the Best of Festival Award going to The Dinner (Vacsora) by Hungary’s Karchi Perlmann.
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Newsm-appeal takes on comedy Small Crime ahead of Karlovy Vary
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has added Christos Georgiou’s comedy Small Crime to its sales slate.
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NewsWah Do Dem, Those Who Remain get Target awards at LAFF
The Los Angeles Film Festival wrapped its 15th edition Sunday, with the Target Filmmaker Award going to Sam Fleischner & Ben Chace’s Wah Do Dem (What They Do).
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NewsOscars moves testimonial awards to earlier dinner; changes Song rules
If there were worries that the increased 10 Best Picture Nominees were going to make the Oscars telecast even longer, the Academy has taken at least one step to keep the telecast less bloated.
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Newsm-appeal closes more sales on Dot.Com, Yuri's Day
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has closed several key deals post-Cannes.
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Christine Brand promoted at MGM Networks Germany
Christine Brand has been promoted to managing director of MGM Networks (Deutschland) GmbH.
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NewsBabelgum hosts music festival web series
Online content platform Babelgum is working with production company Dig For Fire for an exclusive new music series, Road Trippin With Ice Cream Man.
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NewsNew music/film label Factory 25 launches with Frownland, 10001 Nights
Matt Grady, the former director of production at Plexifilm, has launched Factory 25, a Brooklyn, NY-based film and music label.