All AFM articles – Page 91
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NewsGreen Isle adds $20m UK-Australia comedy to maiden slate
The new LA-based production company led by industry veterans Edwin Larson And Scott Vandiver is backing the $20m project A Monster Problem.
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NewsGoldwyn takes Island President, Strand Releasing acquires Unforgivable
A flurry of domestic distribution deals were announced on Monday [Nov 7], led by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Strand Releasing taking US rights to The Island President and Andre Techine’s Unforgivable, respectively.
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NewseOne acquires Canadian rights to Hysteria
Tanya Wexler’s rom-com charts the invention of the vibrator and stars Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett and Felicity Jones.
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NewsJennifer Lynch talks Chained at AFM
It’s no surprise that Jennifer Lynch is smart and enjoys discussing the darker side of life but she is also disarmingly jolly considering that her credits include Boxing Helena and Surveillance.
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Ariztical Entertainment acquires Movie Star for US
The distributor has earmarked a spring 2012 release for the drama starring Shawn Doyle.
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Love sells at AFM for VMI Worldwide
The sales agent has closed a raft of key sales on its space travel drama Love at AFM.
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NewseOne takes UK on hot AFM seller 12 Years A Slave
The distributor has prevailed in a bidding war to acquire UK rights to Summit International’s sold-out prestige title to be directed by Steve McQueen.
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NewsMorena, Vaca now shooting Calparsoro's Invader
Daniel Calparsoro (The Absent) returns to the big screen with Invader, a thriller that sees a new collaboration between Morena Films and Vaca Films after their great success with Cell 211.
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W2 Media acquires remake rights to Finnish prestige hit Princess
Busy W2 Media has taken English language remake rights to Arto Halonen’s acclaimed Finnish feature Princess, based on the true story of cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen.
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96 Minutes goes to ARC, XLrator for US
ARC Entertainment and XLrator Media have picked up all North American rights to the urban thriller 96 Minutes.
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NewsMyriad, STV get Seconds Of Pleasure with Figgis, LaBute
Myriad Pictures has brought a Mike Figgis project into the AFM, acquiring worldwide rights excluding the UK to Seconds Of Pleasure based on a screenplay by Neil LaBute. Shooting is set for summer 2012.
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NewsSolid AFM deal-flow despite lack of new high-end fare
AFM trade appeared to be solid at the half-way mark despite a dearth of new high-end packages that in light of an extraordinary Cannes market was perceived more as a foible of the production and financing cycle than any harbinger of doom.
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NewsMatch Factory sees more sales on The Sleeping Voice
War drama goes to Brazil (Imovision), Colombia (Cineplex) and Latin American pay TV (Movie City).
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NewsFortissimo keeps punching with Warrior sales
Fortissimo closes more deals on Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale.
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NewsDead Man Down scores multiple sales for IM Global
Stuart Ford’s sales, production and finance company has reported a roaring trade on its fully financed thriller to star Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell.
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NewsPTZ's Headwinds blows to new territories
Headwinds sells to Australia, Benelux, Latin America among other territories.
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NewsMagnet Media attracts Joe Dante to direct O2
Joe Dante will direct the $50m sci-fi thriller O2, the first of three projects set up by Jeanette Buerling’s Magnet Media Group and effects house Prime Focus.
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NewsScandinavian crime wave still surging for Svensk
Svensk sells ‘Scandinavian James Bond’ at AFM; Hypnotist goes to StudioCanal in UK.