All AFM articles – Page 84
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Anchor Bay Films hires distribution ace Bill Lewis
Lewis joins as svp of theatrical distribution and marketing and most recently served as evp and general sales manager at Summit Entertainment, where he worked on the Twilight and The Hurt Locker, among others.
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NewsDistribution round-up: XLrator finds Inbred, FDM takes Samsara
XLrator Media has picked up all US rights from Darclight to the horror comedy Inbred. Separately, Freestyle Digital Media has acquired digital and television rights to Samsara.
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NewsShout! Factory, SC Films International enter multi-film pact
UK genre titles Cockneys Vs. Zombies [pictured] and Tower Block, both written by James Moran, to be distributed by Shout! Factory.
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NewsRainbow World strikes deal with Wide for Approved For Adoption
The animated documentary [pictured] will be the company’s first release.
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Visit Films boards sales on The Wait
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has acquired world sales rights to M Blash’s The Wait starring Jena Malone and Chloë Sevigny.
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NewsDanny Glover, Derek Luke join Phil Driscoll prison drama
Danny Glover, Derek Luke and Brian Dennehy will star alongside Grammy winner Phil Driscoll in Saboa Entertainment’s true-life prison drama Long Day Journey.
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NewsCinema do Brasil brings seven titles to AFM
Brazilian film promotion body Cinema do Brasil is presenting seven titles to buyers during the AFM including Brazil’s foreign language Oscar submission The Clown.
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NewsPanorama, Cross Creek to co-finance 999
EXCLUSIVE: Panorama Media will finance 999, John Hillcoat’s follow-up to Lawless, and is in talks with Cross Creek Pictures to come on board as co-financier.
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NewsPeace Point Rights, Stealth announce distribution agreement
Agreement sees Peace Point Rights service worldwide television, home entertainment and digital distribution rights for Stealth’s catalogue.
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NewsThe Works finds Jared Leto’s Artifact
Leto’s documentary [pictured] won the People’s Choice Award Documentary at TIFF.
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NewsCelluloid spins sales on Frances Ha
EXCLUSIVE: Celluloid Dreams has picked up Noah Baumbach comedy Frances Ha [pictured] and closed deals for France (Memento), Australia (Transmission) and Benelux (A-Film), with further sales imminent.
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NewsElijah Wood clicks on Nacho Vigalondo’s Open Windows
EXCLUSIVE: Wild Bunch launches international sales on Spanish director’s English-language debut which began shooting on a high-security set in Madrid this week.
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NewsARRI boards sales for Indian Summer
EXCLUSIVE: ARRI Worldsales has boarded world sales (excluding UK and Ireland) for Brian Ward’s Indian Summer.
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NewsK5 to handle sales on Eggers' Witch of New-Canaan Woode
Van Hoy and Knudsen to produce with Redmond and Bekerman.
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NewsGlobal Screen spends Night with Binoche
EXCLUSIVE; German sales company boards drama starring Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr.
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NewsPapadopoulos and Sons to get European Parliament screening
EXCLUSIVE: Sales consultancy 7&7 also adds thrillers Vampires vs Leprechauns and DEADlocked.
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NewsShowbox sells Confession of Murder
Korean’s Showbox Mediaplex has sold action thriller Confession Of Murder to multiple territories, including Japan (Twin Co) and German-speaking Europe (Splendid Films).
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NewsAll Rights Entertainment takes on Mumbai Cha Raja
Paris and Hong Kong-based sales company All Rights Entertainment has picked up international rights excluding India to Manjeet Singh’s Mumbai Cha Raja.
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NewsAFM Hong Kong panel: Chinese audiences seek quality movies
Speakers at the co-production panel, held as part of ‘Hong Kong Day’ yesterday, discussed how Chinese audiences are gravitating towards films that reflect one culture rather than co-productions or ‘hybrid’ films.